Vancouver - Community Impact - Pediatrics
University of British ColumbiaVancouver, British ColumbiaCMG stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 1
- Length
- 4
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 26–50%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Interviews
1 date, 29 Jan 2027
Vancouver, 10 teaching sites · optional rural rotation
What stands out about this program
First-year residents in Prince George are the most senior pediatric trainee, without layers of seniority.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Integrated longitudinal first-year training in Prince George combining CTU, community pediatrics and level II NICU.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- The Community Impact stream is a 4-year UBC pediatrics residency at the Vancouver site focused on care of underserved populations.
- Most training occurs at BC Children's Hospital, with six Foundations blocks based in Prince George in Northern BC.
- In Prince George, CTU, community pediatrics and level II NICU are experienced in an integrated longitudinal manner.
- Residents must complete a research project, with 4 weeks of research enrichment time.
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
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Regional community
- Rural exposure
- Optional rural rotation
- Focus areas
- Northern
- Longitudinal / integrated
- Early independence
- Research
- Required · research or quality-improvement 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
- Orientation block (Transition to Discipline)
- Pediatric emergency medicine (Transition to Discipline)
- CTU (clinical teaching unit) (Transition to Discipline · BC Children's Hospital)
- Community Pediatrics (Transition to Discipline · Prince George)
- integrated training which includes CTU, well newborns and level II nursery, community general pediatrics, social pediatrics, ambulatory clinics and outreach programs (Foundations · 5 blocks · Prince George)
- endocrinology (Foundations)
- gastroenterology (Foundations)
- neurology clinics (Foundations)
- hematology-oncology clinics (Foundations)
- respirology (Foundations)
- Level II NICU (Foundations · BCCH)
- CTU (Core 1 · BCCH)
- hospital consults (Core 1)
- social pediatrics (Core 1)
- Community general pediatrics (Core 1 · Prince George)
- nephrology (Core 1)
- oncology (Core 1)
- cardiology (Core 1)
- tertiary level III nursery (Core 1)
- Pediatric intensive care (Core 1)
- Electives (Core 1 · x 2)
- CTU Senior (Core 2 · Prince George)
- night float (Core 2)
- community hospital pediatrics (Core 2)
- developmental pediatrics (Core 2)
- neurology (Core 2)
- adolescent medicine (Core 2)
- psychiatry (Core 2)
- emergency (Core 2)
- complex care (Core 2)
- surgical specialties (Core 2)
- medical selective (genetics, infectious diseases, metabolic diseases, allergy/immunology, dermatology or rheumatology) (Core 2)
- tertiary level III nursery (Core 2)
- Pediatric intensive care (Core 2)
- Elective (Core 2 · x 2)
- Junior consultant and community ambulatory pediatrics (Transition to Practice · Prince George)
- CTU (Transition to Practice · BCCH)
- Emergency medicine (Transition to Practice)
- NICU selective (Transition to Practice)
- Electives (Transition to Practice · x3)
Where you train
Vancouver, British Columbia: 10 teaching sites; optional rural rotation.
- BC Children’s Hospital
- BC Women’s Hospital
- Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children
- University Hospital of Northern BC (Prince George · rural or distributed site)
- Surrey Memorial Hospital (Surrey · rural or distributed site)
- Royal Inland Hospital (Kamloops · rural or distributed site)
- Royal Columbian Hospital (New Westminster · rural or distributed site)
- Abbotsford Regional General Hospital (Abbotsford · rural or distributed site)
- Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (Nanaimo · rural or distributed site)
- Kelowna Regional General Hospital (Kelowna · rural or distributed site)
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: MEDITECH at 3 of 10, Oracle Health (Cerner) at 3; no published record for 4.
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 Feb 2022
- Clinical record
- MEDITECH Expanse, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
BC Children’s Hospital
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 7,396
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 1,910
BC Women’s Hospital
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 5,033
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 1,348
University Hospital of Northern BC
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 4,520
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 1,127
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Surrey Memorial Hospital
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 11,911
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 2,849
Royal Inland Hospital
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 10,812
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 2,914
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
Abbotsford Regional General Hospital
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 6,232
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 1,667
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
- Clinical record
- IHealth (Cerner electronic health record), fully electronic record since 2016
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 9,004
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 2,040
Kelowna Regional General Hospital
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 15,707
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 4,090
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
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
- Other file component(s)
- Return of service
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 29 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- MMI or rotating station
Info sessions
The 1 session listed for 2027 has passed.
8 Pediatrics 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 |
Call
- Call (as the program states it)
- In-house call · night float · frequency “6 night shifts over 2 weeks”
- 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 | 1 | 4 years | 1 date, 29 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 1 | 5 years | 2 dates, 13–29 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The UBC Pediatrics Community Impact stream provides one resident per year with specialized training focused on pediatric care for underserved populations.
- Residents spend six blocks of their first year in Prince George, gaining unique experience in community pediatrics, social justice, and rural medicine.
- Research
- Residents are expected to complete a research project, with 4 weeks of research enrichment time available during their 4-year training.
- Training setting
- Training occurs across multiple sites including BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver and University Hospital of Northern BC in Prince George, providing diverse urban and rural pediatric experiences.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) with a focus on progressive independence, social justice, and developing residents' skills as educators, scholars, and medical leaders.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CASPer assessment
- Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
- Reference documents
- Personal letter
- CV/Resume
- Interview performance
Contacts and links
- Program directors
Dr. Melissa Chan
Dr. Sara Jassemi
CaRMS lists no email for the directors.
- Program office
Program Assistant
“For questions not covered on CaRMS site contact:” · the program’s note on CaRMS
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing. Site staff and other contacts are listed there too.
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