Interior - Internal Medicine
University of British ColumbiaInterior, British ColumbiaCMG streamNew for 2027
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 3
- Length
- 4
- Applications per year
- 201–400
- Offered interviews
- 0–25%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Info session
details info sessions of this programWed 4 Nov 2026,7:00–8:00 pm PDTvia CANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Interviews
Not stated on CaRMS page
Interior, 1 teaching site · optional rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Over 80% of call is evening call ending around 2300, limiting overnight in-hospital call.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Required community internal medicine rotation every year at Interior partner sites.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Clinical services run independently of residents, giving more emphasis to education than service.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- This is a four-year internal medicine residency based mainly at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.
- Residents complete one community internal medicine rotation per year at Interior partner sites such as Salmon Arm, Cranbrook, Trail, Penticton and Vernon.
- Most call is evening call ending around 2300 hours, and a longitudinal clinic begins in PGY-2.
Based on what the program says about itself.
- You’re open to training at sites across a region, not at one hospital.
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What training looks like
- Setting
- Regional community
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Rural exposure
- Optional rural rotation
- Focus areas
- Small program
- Early independence
- Research
- Required · research or quality-improvement project
By year
- PGY-1
- Internal Medicine Clinical Teaching Unit4 blocks
- Subspecialty rotations4 blocks
- Cardiology1 block
- Intensive Care Unit1 block
- GIM Ambulatory1 block
- Community Internal Medicine1 block
- Boot Camp in Vancouver and 2 weeks of inpatient clinical experience1 block
- PGY-2
- Subspecialty rotations4/5 blocks
- Internal Medicine Clinical Teaching Unit2 blocks
- Electives2/3 blocks
- Intensive Care Unit1 block
- CCU1 block
- GIM Ambulatory1 block
- Community Internal Medicine1 block
- PGY-3
- Subspecialty rotations5/6 blocks
- Internal Medicine Clinical Teaching Unit2 blocks
- Cardiology1 block
- Intensive Care Unit1 block
- Community Internal Medicine1 block
- GIM Ambulatory1 block
- Electives1/2 blocks
- PGY-4
- Transition to Practice
Where you train
Interior, British Columbia: 1 teaching site; optional rural rotation.
- Royal Inland Hospital (Kamloops)
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: MEDITECH at 1 of 1.
Hospital facts
Public figures for hospitals named above, each with its source and reference period. They describe the hospital, not the program. We match names to the sources by name, so check each source before you rely on it.
Royal Inland Hospital
- Clinical record
- MEDITECH Expanse, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 10,812
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 2,914
How they choose
- Application file components
- CV
- Electives
- Examinations
- Extra-curricular
- Leadership skills
- MSPRs
- Personal letters
- Reference documents
- Research/Publications
- Transcripts
- Return of service
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Format
- MMI or rotating station
Info sessions
Wed 4 Nov 2026
7:00–8:00 pm PDT
Info session · VirtualCANPREPP source (opens in a new tab)
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $71,390 / year |
| PGY-2 | $79,571 / year |
| PGY-3 | $86,655 / year |
| PGY-4 | $93,230 / year |
Call
- Call (as the program states it)
- In-house call
- Call (provincial max)
- 1 in 4 in-house
- Post-call rule (provincial)
- Relieved within 2 hours of the call ending, or by 10:00 if earlier, when a resident on a 24-hour or longer shift could not get 6 uninterrupted hours of rest
Benefits
- Annual vacation
- 4 weeks
- CMPA dues paid
- Yes. Mandatory
- Dental plan
- 100% Premiums Paid
- Educational leave
- Yes
- Extended health insurance
- 100% Premiums Paid
- Life insurance
- 100% Premium Paid
- Long-term disability insurance
- Yes 100% Premiums Paid
- Maternity leave
- 17 weeks, plus up to 78 weeks Parental Leave
- Meal allowance
- No
- Provincial dues (% of salary)
- 1.5%
- Provincial health insurance
- 100% Premiums Paid
- Sick leave
- Yes
- Statutory holidays
- 2 x pay plus extra day with pay
Past matches
No repeated vacancies in CaRMS’s lists of open positions, 2019–2026.
What this means
- A position can go unfilled because of where the site is, because it is open to IMGs only or to another restricted stream, or because the quota changed late.
- It says nothing about the quality of the training or how heavy the workload is.
- A site’s numbers are shown when it had positions open after round 1 in at least 2 of 8 years or at least 3 in one year.
Contacts and links
- Program directors
Dr. Tristen Gilchrist
Dr. Kathryn ScobieAssociate Program Director - Interior
- Program office
Provincial Program Manager
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Discussed on Reddit
Public Reddit posts and comments where someone describes this program. Each one links to Reddit.
- New CTU Program (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Clerk describes CTU teaching and workload across teaching sitesTopics: service · teaching
- UBC vancouver island internal medicine? (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Rotator describes Vancouver Island IM culture, case mix and teachingTopics: teaching
- Canadian IM Programs – Pros and Cons Thread (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Partner of IM resident compares McGill and UBC IM sites, call, FrenchTopics: call · service · teaching
- Canadian IM Programs – Pros and Cons Thread (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Friends' accounts of UBC IM elective flexibility, service load and callTopics: call · service
Internal Medicine elsewhere
Nearest to Interior
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