Vancouver - Neurology
University of British ColumbiaVancouver, British Columbia
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 51
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 76–100%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Competitive RoS stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates
Interviews
1 date, 3 Feb 2027
Vancouver, 5 teaching sites · optional rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Optional PGY4/5 outreach clinics in underserved areas such as Haida Gwaii, Whitehorse and Kitimat.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Active neuroethics program including neuroethics movie nights and optional evening seminars.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- UBC's adult neurology residency in Vancouver is a 5-year program organized into Transition to Discipline, Foundations, Core, and Transition to Practice stages.
- Training sites include Vancouver Hospital, UBC Hospital, St. Paul's Hospital and BC Children's Hospital, and community rotations are part of the curriculum.
- Residents are expected to complete a scholarly project, and longitudinal clinic experience runs from PGY3 to PGY5.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Urban community
- Rural exposure
- Optional rural rotation
- Research
- Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- inpatient neurology (Transition to Discipline · one block)
- CTU (Transition to Discipline · one block)
- CTU (Foundations)
- internal medicine subspecialties (Foundations)
- emergency medicine (Foundations)
- psychiatry (Foundations)
- ICU (Foundations)
- neurosurgery (Foundations)
- inpatient neurology (Core)
- ambulatory clinics (Core)
- neuromuscular/EMG (Core)
- epilepsy/EEG (Core)
- pediatric neurology (Core)
- Transition to Practice (Transition to Practice)
- inpatient neurology CTU (Junior residents · six blocks)
- inpatient consultation (Junior residents · two blocks)
- community neurology (Junior residents · a block)
- ambulatory rotation (3-month · UBC Point Grey campus)
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- inpatient neurology (Transition to Discipline · one block)
- CTU (Transition to Discipline · one block)
- CTU (Foundations)
- internal medicine subspecialties (Foundations)
- emergency medicine (Foundations)
- psychiatry (Foundations)
- ICU (Foundations)
- neurosurgery (Foundations)
- inpatient neurology (Core)
- ambulatory clinics (Core)
- neuromuscular/EMG (Core)
- epilepsy/EEG (Core)
- pediatric neurology (Core)
- inpatient neurology CTU (junior resident · six blocks)
- inpatient consultation (junior resident · two blocks)
- community neurology (junior resident · a block)
- ambulatory rotation (3-month · UBC Point Grey campus)
Where you train
Vancouver, British Columbia: 5 teaching sites; optional rural rotation.
- Vancouver Hospital (VH)
- UBC Hospital
- St. Paul's Hospital
- BC Children's Hospital
- BC Cancer Agency
Record systems at the listed sites: Oracle Health (Cerner) at 4 of 5; no published record for 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.
- Clinical record
- CST Cerner, fully electronic record since Nov 2022
Vancouver Hospital (VH)
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 13,790
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 3,855
UBC Hospital
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 7,983
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 2,043
St. Paul's Hospital
- Clinical record
- CST Cerner, fully electronic record since Nov 2019
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 8,691
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 2,240
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BC Children's Hospital
- Clinical record
- CST Cerner, fully electronic record since Feb 2022
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 7,396
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 1,910
About Vancouver
People
662,248residents, 2021 Census
Housing
3.7%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
5.3 °CJanuary mean19.0 °CJuly mean
Job outlook
Moderatefor the specialty here, 2025–2027
How they choose
- Application file components
- CV
- Electives
- Examinations
- Extra-curricular
- Leadership skills
- MSPRs
- Personal letters
- Reference documents
- Research/Publications
- Transcripts
- Return of service, CMG stream
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
- Return of service, Competitive RoS stream
- Required
- IMG requirements, Competitive RoS stream
- Assessment by a provincial clinical assessment program
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 3 Feb 2027
- Format
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
Info sessions
The 1 session listed for 2027 has passed.
2 Neurology info sessions at other programsAll info sessions
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 |
| PGY-5 | $100,215 / year |
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.
Year by year
2027 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 5 | 5 years | 1 date, 3 Feb 2027 | Nothing noted |
| Competitive RoS stream | 1 | 5 years | 1 date, 3 Feb 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 5 | 5 years | 1 date, 4 Feb 2026 |
| Competitive RoS stream | 1 | 5 years | 1 date, 4 Feb 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The University of British Columbia's Neurology Residency Program is a comprehensive 5-year postgraduate training program located in Vancouver.
- The program offers residents extensive clinical exposure across diverse neurological subspecialties, with a strong emphasis on competency-based medical education and opportunities for research and scholarly activities.
- Research
- Residents are expected to complete a scholarly project, with research opportunities in multiple neurological subspecialties including stroke, multiple sclerosis, movement disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases.
- Training setting
- Urban academic medical center in Vancouver, with training across multiple hospitals including Vancouver Hospital, UBC Hospital, St. Paul's Hospital, and BC Children's Hospital. Includes community rotation options in various British Columbia cities.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) with progressive independence, focusing on developing clinical skills through structured rotations and emphasizing individual resident interests and aptitudes.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CV review
- Electives performance
- Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
- Personal letter
- Reference documents
- Research/Publications
- Interview performance
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Samuel Yip
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Program Administration
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Neurology elsewhere
Nearest to Vancouver
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