Toronto - Family Medicine - Family Practice Anesthesia
University of TorontoToronto, OntarioCompetitive stream
Enhanced skills (FM/ES) match
Family medicine residents applying for a PGY-3 year (the "+1").
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- Length
- 1
- Applications per year
- 0–50
- Offered interviews
- 51–75%
Competitive stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates
Interviews
1 date, 11 Nov 2026
Toronto, 11 teaching sites · 4 rural weeks
What stands out about this program
Competitive one-month selective in Nunavut focused on Indigenous health in remote regions.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Dedicated one-block trauma anesthesia rotation at Sunnybrook Hospital.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Optional two-week acute on chronic pain management selective at Wasserman Pain Management Centre.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- This 52-week program trains family physicians to provide anesthesia care for low-risk patients, particularly in smaller rural and underserviced communities.
- Core training includes 7 blocks of anesthesia at Michael Garron Hospital, obstetrical anesthesia at Mount Sinai, pediatric anesthesia at SickKids, ICU, trauma anesthesia at Sunnybrook and one month at a rural/remote site.
- Residents complete a scholarly project and Grand Rounds presentation.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Urban community
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Rural / remote
- Rural exposure
- Required rural rotation (4 weeks)
- Focus areas
- Indigenous health
- Research
- Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- Anesthesia (7 blocks · Michael Garron Hospital)
- Obstetrical Anesthesia (2 blocks · Mount Sinai Hospital)
- Pediatric Anesthesia (1 block · The Hospital for Sick Kids)
- ICU (1 block)
- Trauma Anesthesia (1 block · Sunnybrook Hospital)
- FPA-practice (one month · one of four rural/remote sites)
- one month selective in the community of Nunavut (Selectives · one month · Nunavut)
- Acute on Chronic Pain Management selective (Selectives · two week · Wasserman Pain Management Centre)
- Community Hospital Rotation (Anesthesia) (Sample Rotation · 28 Weeks · Michael Garron Hospital)
- Pediatric Anesthesia (Sample Rotation · 4 Weeks · Hospital for Sick Children)
- Tertiary Care & High-Risk OB (Sample Rotation · 8 Weeks · Mount Sinai Hospital)
- Rural Community Hospital (Sample Rotation · 4 Weeks · Port Perry Hospital or Orangeville Hospital)
- Intensive Care (Sample Rotation · 4 Weeks · Humber River Hospital or Lakeridge Health)
Where you train
Toronto, Ontario: 11 teaching sites; 4 rural weeks.
- Michael Garron Hospital
- Mount Sinai Hospital
- The Hospital for Sick Kids
- Sunnybrook Hospital
- Lakeridge Health
- Humber River Hospital
- Wasserman Pain Management Centre
- Lakeridge Health – Port Perry (Port Perry · rural or distributed site)
- Headwaters Health Care Centre (Orangeville · rural or distributed site)
- Georgian Bay General Hospital -Midland (Midland · rural or distributed site)
- Orillia Soldier's Memorial Hospital (Orillia · rural or distributed site)
Record systems at the listed sites: Epic at 2 of 11, MEDITECH at 2, Oracle Health (Cerner) at 2; no published record for 5.
Moving to a new system: Sunnybrook Hospital (scheduled 2027). Mount Sinai Hospital.
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.
Mount Sinai Hospital
- Clinical record
- Epic (shared instance with Unity Health), moving to a new system
Sunnybrook Hospital
- Clinical record
- Oracle Health, moving to a new system, scheduled 2027
Lakeridge Health
- Clinical record
- Epic, fully electronic record since Dec 2021
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Humber River Hospital
- Clinical record
- MEDITECH Expanse, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Headwaters Health Care Centre
- Clinical record
- MEDITECH Expanse (CARE4 shared record), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Orillia Soldier's Memorial Hospital
- Clinical record
- Cerner, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Hospital size and activity: Ontario doesn't publish this as open data.
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Job outlook
not published for this specialty
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
- Required · IMGs only
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (FM/ES 2027 match)
- 11 Nov 2026
- Format
- Virtual
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-3 | $85,564 / year |
Call
- Call (as the program states it)
- In-house call · frequency “up to 7 overnight calls per month”
- Call (provincial max)
- 7 nights in 28 in-house
- Post-call rule (provincial)
- No new patient responsibilities after 24 hours in-hospital, except what clinical handover needs
- Max continuous duty (provincial)
- 24 hours in-hospital, then relieved after handover (up to 2 hours)
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Razvan Purza
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Program Assistant
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
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