Vancouver Island - Pediatrics
University of British ColumbiaVancouver Island, British ColumbiaCMG stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 2
- Length
- 4
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 26–50%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Interviews changed: see what changed on the CaRMS page
3 dates, 25–27 Jan 2027
Vancouver Island, 5 teaching sites · required rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Community-based Victoria site emphasizing generalism, fully integrated with the Vancouver program.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Trainees visit Penelakut, a nearby First Nations community, and work in the Victoria youth clinic.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- This is the 4-year Vancouver Island site of the UBC Pediatrics Residency Program, based in Victoria with its own PGY-1 matched positions.
- Residents spend 6-14 weeks each year in Vancouver on rotations requiring a children's hospital.
- Rural community pediatric rotations of 1-2 months occur once in the junior and once in the senior years.
- Each resident is expected to do research and present it at least once.
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 / remote
- Rural exposure
- Required rural rotation
- Focus areas
- Rural / remote
- Research
- Required · research project
- 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 month (Transition to Discipline · BC Children’s Hospital)
- Intermediate nursery (Transition to Discipline)
- Longitudinal (Transition to Discipline)
- CTU Jr VGH (Foundations · VGH)
- CTU Jr BCCH (Foundations · BCCH)
- GI BCCH (Foundations · 2 weeks · BCCH)
- Hem-Onc Clinics BCCH (Foundations · 2 weeks · BCCH)
- Emergency medicine (Foundations)
- pediatric surgery (Foundations)
- rural (Foundations)
- psychosocial (Foundations)
- longitudinal blocks (Foundations · 4 longitudinal blocks)
- CTU Jr VGH (Core 1 · VGH)
- nephrology BCCH (Core 1 · BCCH)
- oncology BCCH (Core 1 · BCCH)
- Neonatal care: level II-III nursery (Core 1)
- Pediatric intensive care (Core 1)
- Emergency medicine BCCH (Core 1 · BCCH)
- Psychosocial (Core 1)
- Anaesthesia (Core 1 · 2 weeks)
- Electives (Core 1 · x 2)
- Longitudinal (Core 1 · x 3.5)
- CTU Sr VGH (Core 2 · VGH)
- rural pediatrics (Core 2)
- developmental pediatrics (Core 2)
- psychosocial (Core 2)
- Genetics (Core 2 · 2 weeks)
- Neonatal care: level III-IV nursery BCW (Core 2 · BCW)
- Neonatal care: VGH (Core 2 · VGH)
- Pediatric intensive care BCCH (Core 2 · BCCH)
- Elective (Core 2 · x 6)
- Longitudinal (Core 2 · x 3.5)
- CTU Sr. BCCH (Transition to Practice · BCCH)
- Junior consultant (Transition to Practice)
- Emergency medicine BCCH (Transition to Practice · BCCH)
- Complex care BCCH (Transition to Practice · BCCH)
- Subspecialty selective (Transition to Practice · x 2)
- Elective (Transition to Practice)
- Longitudinal (Transition to Practice)
Where you train
Vancouver Island, British Columbia: 5 teaching sites; required rural rotation.
- Victoria General Hospital (Victoria)
- Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health (Victoria)
- British Columbia Children's Hospital (Vancouver)
- British Columbia Women's Hospital (Vancouver)
- Distributed community pediatrics sites in Nanaimo (Nanaimo · rural or distributed site)
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: Oracle Health (Cerner) at 3 of 5; no published record for 2.
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
Victoria General Hospital
- Clinical record
- IHealth (Cerner electronic health record), fully electronic record since 2021
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 8,131
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 2,108
British Columbia Children's Hospital
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 7,396
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 1,910
British Columbia Women's Hospital
- Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
- 5,033
- Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
- 1,348
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)
- 25, 26 and 27 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
Info sessions
The 2 sessions listed for 2027 have 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 (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 | 2 | 4 years | 3 dates, 25–27 Jan 2027 |
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2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 2 | 5 years | 4 dates, 13–28 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The UBC Pediatrics Residency Program at the Vancouver Island site offers a unique training experience focused on generalist pediatrics and community-based care.
- Residents will gain comprehensive pediatric skills through rotations in Victoria and Vancouver, with a strong emphasis on developing scholarly, communication, and leadership abilities.
- Research
- Residents are expected to engage in clinical, basic science, or medical education research, with support from a dedicated research director and scholarly activities coordinator.
- Training setting
- Training occurs across multiple sites including Victoria General Hospital, BC Children's Hospital, and distributed community pediatric sites in Nanaimo, Prince George, Kelowna, and Cranbrook, offering a diverse and comprehensive learning environment.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) with progressive independence, focusing on developing residents as skilled clinicians, educators, communicators, and medical leaders through structured, staged training experiences.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CV review
- Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
- Personal letter
- Reference documents
- Interview performance
- Collaboration skills
- Communication skills
- Leadership potential
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Melissa ChanProgram Director, Pediatrics Residency
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Program Administrator
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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Pediatrics elsewhere
Nearest to Vancouver Island
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