Nunavut - Family Medicine
University of OttawaNunavut, NunavutNon-MOH CMG streamNew for 2027
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 4
- Length
- 2
- Applications per year
- 601+
- Offered interviews
- 51–75%
Non-MOH CMG stream · open to Canadian medical graduates
Interviews
3 dates, 26–28 Jan 2027
Nunavut, 2 teaching sites · required rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Seven blocks of training in Nunavut over two years, in regional and remote communities.
From “Training sites” on the CaRMS page
Stream built on Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit guiding principles.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Residents travel to Nunavut in pairs, with all costs funded by the program.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- This two-year University of Ottawa family medicine stream prepares residents to serve northern and Inuit communities.
- Residents spend two blocks in PGY-1 and five blocks in PGY-2 in regional and remote Nunavut communities, travelling in pairs with travel and accommodation covered.
- In Ottawa, residents work with a rural community preceptor and do off-service rotations at the Civic or General Campus.
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
- Mixed settings
- Rural / remote
- Regional community
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Rural exposure
- Required rural rotation
- Focus areas
- Indigenous health
- Northern
- Rural / remote
- Getting around
- A car is recommended
- Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
- Travel is reimbursed
By year
- PGY-1
- Nunavut2 blocks
- PGY-2
- Nunavut5 blocks
Other rotations
- Family Medicine (community-based Ottawa teaching site)
- Obstetrics
- Internal Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- ICU
- Geriatrics
- paediatrics
- palliative care
Where you train
Nunavut, Nunavut: 2 teaching sites; required rural rotation. A car is recommended.
- Civic Campus (Ottawa)
- General Campus (Ottawa)
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: Epic at 1 of 2; no published record for 1.
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.
Civic Campus
- Clinical record
- Epic (Atlas Alliance shared system), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Hospital size and activity: Nunavut doesn't publish this as open data.
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)
- 26, 27 and 28 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
Info sessions
The 1 session listed for 2027 has passed.
59 Family Medicine info sessions at other programsAll info sessions
Pay and call
No salary scale on file for Nunavut. See the CaRMS salary page(opens in a new tab).
After residency
How family doctors in Nunavut are paid after residency: not published by the territory yet. Compare provinces
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Sohil Rangwala
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Postgraduate Program Manager
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Videos and podcasts
From the program
Public podcast episodes and videos where the program presents itself. The short descriptions are ours; each link goes to the original.
Family Medicine elsewhere
Nearest to Nunavut
- City
- City
- Rural
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