Rural Portage la Prairie - Family Medicine
University of ManitobaRural Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 52
- 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 Portage la Prairie, 6 teaching sites · based in a rural community
What stands out about this program
Weekly visits to Dakota Wicozani Health Centre for First Nations community exposure.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
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From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- This two-year family medicine residency is based in the rural community of Portage la Prairie, with Portage Clinic as the home unit.
- Residents care for admitted patients at Portage District General Hospital and complete internal medicine and obstetrics blocks at St. Boniface Hospital.
- A driver's licence and access to a reliable 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
- Rural / remote
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Urban community
- Rural exposure
- Based in a rural community
- Focus areas
- Rural / remote
- Indigenous health
- POCUS curriculum
- Procedural emphasis
- Longitudinal / integrated
- 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
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- Family Medicine Block Time (FMBT) (Portage Clinic)
- PEDIATRICS (Children’s Hospital of Winnipeg)
- ICU / CCU (a Winnipeg community hospital)
- PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
- NOTRE DAME (One block · Notre Dame hospital & clinic)
- INTERNAL MEDICINE (Two blocks · St. Boniface Hospital)
- OBSTETRICS (Two blocks · St. Boniface Hospital)
Where you train
Rural Portage la Prairie, Manitoba: 6 teaching sites; based in a rural community. A car is required.
- Portage Clinic (Portage la Prairie)
- Portage District General Hospital (Portage la Prairie)
- Dakota Wicozani Health Centre (rural or distributed site)
- Children’s Hospital of Winnipeg (Winnipeg)
- Notre Dame hospital & clinic (rural or distributed site)
- St. Boniface Hospital (Winnipeg)
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: Altera at 3 of 6; no published record for 3.
Moving to a new system: Portage District General Hospital; Children’s Hospital of Winnipeg; St. Boniface 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 Portage la Prairie
People
13,270residents, 2021 Census
Housing
8.4%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−14.6 °CJanuary mean19.8 °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
- 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 3 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 1 of 9 years.
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| Year | Open after round 1 | Open after round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | not available | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 position 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) | 1 position open after round 2 in 2021, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 position open after round 1 in 2023, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 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 | 2 | 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 | 2 | 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 Portage la Prairie stream offers a comprehensive two-year residency training in a rural community setting.
- Residents will gain extensive clinical experience by caring for patients at Portage Clinic and Portage District General Hospital, with opportunities to work across diverse medical contexts and develop a broad range of family medicine skills.
- Research
- The Department of Family Medicine provides opportunities to perform research with practical outcomes, supporting the development of research skills through workshops for all Family Medicine residents.
- Training setting
- Rural community of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, with training at Portage Clinic and Portage District General Hospital. The setting offers a comprehensive rural healthcare experience with 88 acute care beds and diverse medical services.
- Teaching approach
- A patient-centered, comprehensive approach to medical education that emphasizes interprofessional collaboration, hands-on clinical experience, and developing well-rounded family physicians capable of practicing in diverse settings.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- FMProC assessment
- Personal letter
- Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
- Reference letters
- CV/Resume
- Interview performance
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.
Family Medicine elsewhere
Nearest to Rural Portage la Prairie
- City
- Bilingual
- Rural
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