Vancouver - Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of British ColumbiaVancouver, British ColumbiaCMG stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 10
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 26–50%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Interviews
2 dates, 18–19 Jan 2027
Vancouver, 5 teaching sites · required rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Dedicated rotations in Vulvovaginal Health, Family Planning and Chronic Pelvic Pain.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
High-volume obstetrics at BC Women's Hospital, which has more than 7500 deliveries per year.
From “FAQ” on the CaRMS page
- UBC Obstetrics and Gynecology in Vancouver is a 5-year residency program.
- Training takes place at five major teaching centres in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, plus a mandatory rural Community rotation at sites such as Nanaimo, Whitehorse, Comox, Victoria and Prince George.
- Each resident must complete a research project and gets a dedicated research rotation.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Regional community
- Rural exposure
- Required rural rotation
- Focus areas
- Rural / remote
- Research
- Required · research project · protected time
- Getting around
- Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
- Travel is reimbursed
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- General Obstetrics (Transition to Discipline)
- General Gynaecology (Transition to Discipline)
- General Surgery (Transition to Discipline)
- CRASH Course (Surgical Foundations) (Transition to Discipline · 4 week)
- ICU (Transition to Discipline)
- Emergency Medicine (Transition to Discipline)
- CTU (Transition to Discipline)
- NICU/Ultrasound (Transition to Discipline)
- Bootcamp (prepare for Transition to Foundations; introduction to Research included) (Transition to Discipline)
- Obstetrics (Foundations · BC Women's Hospital)
- Gynaecology (Foundations · Vancouver General Hospital)
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Foundations · Royal Columbian Hospital)
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Foundations · St. Paul's Hospital)
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Foundations · Surrey Memorial Hospital)
- Family Planning (Foundations)
- Research (Foundations)
- Maternal Fetal Medicine & Ultrasound (Core)
- Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility including Pediatric Gynaecology (Core)
- Vulvovaginal Health/Sexual Medicine (Core)
- Reproductive Infectious Diseases (Core)
- Gynaecologic Oncology (Core)
- Urogynaecology (Core)
- Community Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Core · 3 block · Whitehorse, Richmond, Prince George, Victoria, Courtney/Comox or Nanaimo)
- Chronic Pelvic Pain (Core)
- Surgical Selective/Elective (Core)
- Daycare O.R. (Core)
- Lead resident rotations (Transition to Practice · BC Women's, Vancouver General and St. Paul's Hospitals)
Where you train
Vancouver, British Columbia: 5 teaching sites; required rural rotation.
- BC Women's Hospital
- Vancouver General Hospital
- St. Paul's Hospital
- Royal Columbian Hospital (New Westminster)
- Surrey Memorial Hospital (Surrey)
Record systems at the listed sites: MEDITECH at 1 of 5, Oracle Health (Cerner) at 3; 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.
BC Women's Hospital
- Clinical record
- CST Cerner, fully electronic record since Feb 2022
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 5,033
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 1,348
Vancouver General Hospital
- Clinical record
- CST Cerner, fully electronic record since Nov 2022
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 13,790
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 3,855
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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Royal Columbian Hospital
- Clinical record
- MEDITECH: Fraser Health electronic health record (Advance), fully electronic record since Sep 2024
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 4,798
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 1,447
Surrey Memorial Hospital
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 11,911
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 2,849
Fraser Health's new electronic health record is live at 4 sites (Royal Columbian Hospital, Eagle Ridge Hospital, Fraser Canyon Hospital, Mission Memorial Hospital). Its other sites are still on its current clinical information system.
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
Goodfor 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
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 18 and 19 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- MMI or rotating station
Info sessions
The 1 session listed for 2027 has passed.
6 Obstetrics and Gynecology 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 | 10 | 5 years | 2 dates, 18–19 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 10 | 5 years | 2 dates, 19–20 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The UBC Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program provides an excellent environment to train highly skilled general Obstetricians and Gynaecologists while fostering residents' interests in subspecialty training.
- The program offers unique rotations, strong research support, and a commitment to resident-focused teaching across multiple hospital sites in Vancouver and British Columbia.
- Research
- Residents must complete at least one research project, receive dedicated research rotation, and are encouraged to present at local, national, and international conferences.
- Training setting
- Training occurs across five major teaching centers in Vancouver (BC Women's, Vancouver General, St. Paul's, Surrey Memorial, and Royal Columbian Hospitals) with additional mandatory rural rotations in community sites like Nanaimo, Kamloops, Victoria, and Prince George.
- Teaching approach
- The program uses Competence By Design (CBD) assessment format, focusing on Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs), milestones, and a competency committee that reviews residents' performance throughout training stages.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
- Reference letters
- Research/publications
- Electives
- Extra-curricular activities
- Leadership skills
- Personal letter
- Interview performance
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Andrew Stewart
- Program office
Program Administrator
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
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