Toronto - Public Health and Preventive Medicine including Family Medicine
University of TorontoToronto, OntarioCMG stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 3
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 0–50
- Offered interviews
- 26–50%
CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Interviews
1 date, 22 Jan 2027
Toronto, 6 teaching sites · optional rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Describes itself as Canada's largest PHPM residency, training 10-15 residents at a time.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- This is a 5-year Public Health and Preventive Medicine residency at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health.
- Residents complete 24 months of family medicine training, then most complete an MPH or equivalent in PGY-3.
- Field rotations take place at affiliated public health units and provincial sites, and all residents complete an academic project during PGY3-5.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Public health agency
- Rural exposure
- Optional rural rotation
- Research
- Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project
By year
- PGY-3
- Academic Training
Other rotations
- Family Medicine Training (24 months)
- Public Health Systems and Practice
- Communicable Disease Control
- Environmental Health
- Health Policy, Systems, Evaluation and Planning
- Chronic Disease, Health Promotion and Injury Prevention
- Leadership, Management and Consolidation
Where you train
Toronto, Ontario: 6 teaching sites; optional rural rotation.
- Toronto Public Health
- Peel Public Health
- Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
- Durham Region Health Department
- Public Health Ontario
- Chief Medical Officer of Health Office at the Ontario Ministry of Health
Record systems at the listed sites: no published record for 6 of 6.
Hospital facts
Hospital size and activity: Ontario doesn't publish this as open data.
About Toronto
People
2,794,356residents, 2021 Census
Housing
3.0%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−3.5 °CJanuary mean22.5 °CJuly mean
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
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 22 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
Info sessions
None listed on the program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab) (read 20 Oct 2026) or on CANPREPP’s events calendar (read 24 Oct 2026). Programs add sessions through the fall.
3 Public Health and Preventive Medicine including Family Medicine info sessions at other programsAll info sessions
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $73,367 / year |
| PGY-2 | $79,670 / year |
| PGY-3 | $85,564 / year |
| PGY-4 | $92,701 / year |
| PGY-5 | $98,567 / year |
Call
- 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)
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 | 3 | 5 years | 1 date, 22 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMG stream | 3 | 5 years | 1 date, 23 Jan 2026 |
The 2026 page of the CMG stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The University of Toronto's Public Health and Preventive Medicine (PHPM) residency is the largest program of its kind in Canada, offering comprehensive training to prepare specialists who can assess and manage population health issues.
- The 5-year program combines family medicine training, academic coursework, and extensive public health field rotations to develop versatile public health professionals.
- Research
- Residents are expected to complete an academic project during PGY3-5 and can engage in additional research electives with faculty.
- Training setting
- Training occurs across urban, suburban, and rural public health units in Ontario, including Toronto Public Health, Peel Public Health, and provincial sites like Public Health Ontario.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education with progressive independence, focusing on evidence-informed, community-responsive, and ethical decision-making in public health.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CV review
- Medical Student Performance Record
- Personal letter
- Reference letters
- Interview performance
- Elective experiences
Contacts and links
- Program directors
Dr. Elizabeth Birk-Urovitz
Ross UpshurProgram Director (Interim)
Elizabeth Cirk-UrowitzProgram Director (Jan 2027)
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
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