Rural Brandon - Family Medicine
University of ManitobaRural Brandon, Manitoba
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 51
- Length
- 2
- Applications per year
- 601+
- Offered interviews
- 0–25%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
IMG stream · open to international medical graduates
Info session
all 4 info sessions of this programThu 5 Nov 2026,7:00–8:30 pm CST
Interviews
3 dates, 19–21 Jan 2027
Rural Brandon, 5 teaching sites · required rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Emergency, psychiatry and geriatrics are taught longitudinally within Family Medicine Block Time instead of as separate blocks.
From “Training sites” on the CaRMS page
Training is based at a regional referral hospital serving about 200,000 people, which has around 1700 births a year.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- This two-year family medicine residency is based in Brandon, Manitoba, with hospital training at the Brandon Regional Health Center.
- Each year includes six Family Medicine blocks, 1-2 of them in a smaller rural community, with emergency and psychiatry taught longitudinally.
- Pediatric emergency and palliative medicine rotations take place in Winnipeg, and a driver's licence and vehicle are mandatory.
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
- Rural / remote
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Rural exposure
- Required rural rotation
- Focus areas
- Rural / remote
- POCUS curriculum
- Longitudinal / integrated
- Procedural emphasis
- Early independence
- Research
- Offered
- Enhanced skills
- Addiction Medicine
- Anesthesia
- Other
- Care of the Elderly
- Emergency Medicine
- Obstetrical Surgical Skills
- Palliative Care
- Sport and Exercise Medicine
- Getting around
- A car is required
- Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
- Travel is reimbursed
By year
- PGY-1
- Internal Medicine/Hospital Medicinetwo blocks
Other rotations
- Family Medicine Block Time (FMBT) (six Family Medicine Blocks in each year · Brandon / smaller rural community in the region)
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology (two blocks · Brandon Single Room Maternal Child Unit)
- Pediatrics (One block)
- Pediatric Emergency (one block · Children’s Hospital in Winnipeg)
- Emergency
- Surgery (Brandon)
- ICU / CCU
- Palliative Medicine (Winnipeg)
- Psychiatry
Where you train
Rural Brandon, Manitoba: 5 teaching sites; required rural rotation. A car is required.
- Brandon Regional Health Center (BRHC) (Brandon)
- Children’s Hospital in Winnipeg (Winnipeg)
- Child and Adolescent Treatment Center (Brandon)
- Center for Adult Psychiatry (Brandon)
- Center for Geriatric Psychiatry (Brandon)
Distributed across a region
- Brandon Regional Health Center (BRHC) (Brandon)
- Children’s Hospital (Winnipeg)
- Child and Adolescent Treatment Center
- Center for Adult Psychiatry
- Center for Geriatric Psychiatry
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites, all streams: Altera at 3 of 6; no published record for 3.
Moving to a new system: Brandon Regional Health Center (BRHC); Children’s Hospital in Winnipeg; Children’s Hospital (scheduled 31 Mar 2027 across the province).
Hospital facts
What official sources say for hospitals named above, each with its source and the date we read it. 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
- Altera Digital Health (EPR), moving to a new system in every hospital by 31 Mar 2027; this hospital’s own date is not published by the province yet
Manitoba's electronic patient record is going into every hospital by the end of March 2027, a hospital at a time (6 of 57 complete as of June 2026). Order entry is not included at this stage.
Hospital size and activity: Manitoba doesn't publish this as open data.
About Brandon
People
51,313residents, 2021 Census
Housing
not published for this area
Winter and summer
−16.7 °CJanuary mean18.4 °CJuly mean
Job outlook
Very 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
- Other file component(s)
- Return of service, CMG stream
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
- Return of service, IMG stream
- Required · IMGs only
- IMG requirements, IMG stream
- Recent clinical experience (within 10 years)
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 19, 20 and 21 Jan 2027
- Format
- Panel
Info sessions
Thu 5 Nov 2026
7:00–8:30 pm CST
Info session · Virtual
Tue 17 Nov 2026
7:00–8:30 pm CST
Info session · Virtual
Wed 2 Dec 2026
7:00–8:00 pm CST
Info session · Virtual
Wed 9 Dec 2026
7:00–8:00 pm CST
Info session · VirtualCheck with the program
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $72,171 / year |
| PGY-2 | $77,416 / year |
Call
- Call (provincial max)
- 7 calls per 4-week block, in-house and home call combined
- Post-call rule (provincial)
- No duty hours before 06:00 the next calendar day, after in-hospital call
- Max continuous duty (provincial)
- 26 consecutive hours (24, plus 2 for handover)
After residency
Family doctors in Manitoba can bill fee-for-service or join a model that pays for visits and enrolled patients: the Family Medicine Plus (FM+) tariffs. No separate new-graduate rule on the official pages we read. To join: a registered Home Clinic, enrolled patients, Most Responsible Provider. Compare provinces
Past matches
Open after round 1 in 6 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 0 of 9 years.
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| Year | Open after round 1 | Open after round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | not available | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 positions open after round 1 in 2020, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 position open after round 1 in 2021, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 positions open after round 1 in 2022, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 position open after round 1 in 2023, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 position open after round 1 in 2025, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2026 | 4 positions open after round 1 in 2026, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
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 | 2 years | 3 dates, 19–21 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
| IMG stream | 1 | 2 years | 3 dates, 19–21 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 5 | 2 years | 3 dates, 20–22 Jan 2026 |
| IMG stream | 1 | 2 years | 3 dates, 20–22 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The University of Manitoba's Family Medicine Rural Brandon program is a two-year residency that provides comprehensive training in a small urban city and surrounding rural communities.
- Residents will gain full-spectrum Family Medicine experience with hands-on learning, focusing on generalist skills and continuity of care in a supportive, community-oriented environment.
- Research
- The Department of Family Medicine supports research development and provides workshops for residents to enhance research skills.
- Training setting
- Brandon is a small city with a regional referral health centre serving approximately 200,000 people. Training occurs in various clinical settings including family medicine clinics, Brandon Regional Health Centre, and rural community sites.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education with progressive independence, emphasizing hands-on experience, continuity of care, and generalist skills development.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CV
- Electives
- FMProC
- Extra-curricular activities
- Leadership skills
- Medical Student Performance Record
- Personal letter
- Reference letters
- Research/Publications
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Leah PetersPostgraduate Program Director
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Postgraduate Program Coordinator
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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