Eastern Stream - Family Medicine

Memorial University of NewfoundlandEastern Stream, Newfoundland and LabradorCMG stream

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CaRMS program description, 2027 match, last approved 9 Sep 2026 · See the 2026 version

2027 match programs, from CaRMS as of 5 Oct 2026. Programs can still change until file review opens 26 November; we re-check every two weeks. Always confirm on CaRMS (opens in a new tab).

Positions (approx. quota): 12 positions
Length: 2 years
Stream: CMG
Discipline: Family Medicine
Applications per year: 201–400
Applicants offered interviews: 76–100%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 35834

Bands are 5-year averages the program reports to CaRMS. They describe past cycles, not your odds.

Summary

Memorial's Eastern Stream is a two-year Family Medicine residency trained mostly in the eastern region of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Year 1 core rotations are mostly in St. John's, including a six-month integrated Family Medicine and Care of the Elderly experience.
Year 2 includes four-month rural Family Medicine placements, and all residents complete a mandatory QI scholarly project.

Training

Setting

Mixed settings
Academic / tertiary hospital
Rural / remote

Sites

Distributed across a region

Rural exposure

Required rural rotation

Focus areas

Rural / remote

Research

Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project

Enhanced skills

Emergency Medicine
Care of the Elderly
Other

Getting around

Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
Travel is reimbursed

Highlights

Free housing and reimbursed travel for core rotations away from the resident's home base.
Residents are often the only resident on service, with low learner-to-preceptor ratios.

By year

PGY-1

integrated Family Medicine and Care of the Elderlysix-month period
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Surgery
Academic Family Medicine

PGY-2

rural Family Medicineacross the Eastern Streamfour-month placements
Urban Family Medicinein and around St. John's
Pediatrics
Palliative Care
Orthopedics

From the program's rotation list.

Selection

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 required · this stream

Applications per year

201–400

Applicants offered interviews

76–100%

Interviews

Dates (2027 match)

20 and 21 Jan 2027

Mode

Virtual

Format

Traditional (one on one/two on one)

Programs can change interview dates. Confirm on carms.ca.

Pay

Provincial scale, last updated 23 Jul 2026 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Contract expired, may change.

Annual salary by PGY level, Newfoundland and Labrador
Level	Annual salary
PGY-1	$69,175 / year
PGY-2	$74,779 / year

One provincial scale for Newfoundland and Labrador, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 2 levels this program covers.

Benefits

Benefits as listed by CaRMS in 2022–2024; check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Additional optional benefits: 100% employee paid
Annual vacation: 4 weeks/year
CMPA dues: 100% reimbursement
Conference leave: 7 days/pd
Extended health insurance: Mandatory medical, basic life and AD&Dhttp://www.exec.gov.nl.ca/exec/hrs/working_with_us/employee_benefits.html
Frequency of call: Excess in-hospital call > 7/28 weekday – $225, weekend – $360;Call stipend – $115 Home call > 7/21 – $75;Call stipend – $57.50
Maternity/Paternity leave: Up to One year
Meal allowance: $105 per month
Parking fees: $5/year
Provincial health insurance: Contact Medical Care Plan1-866-449-4459
Resident Student: Full-time status
Sick leave: 1 day per month
Statutory holidays: 1-1/2 x pay or paid day off

Call

Call (provincial max): 1 day in 4 in-house, on average

The union agreement’s cap for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. Check with the program.

PARNL agreement, 10 Aug 2022 to 30 Jun 2024. The term has ended; its terms continue until a new agreement is signed.

Teaching sites

Not stated on CaRMS page

Unfilled positions in past years

Open after round 1 in 4 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 1 of 9 years.

Positions at this site, all streams. Site as CaRMS lists it: Eastern Stream.

Positions at this site, all streams, still open after round 1 and after round 2, by year. Each count above zero links to the CaRMS list page it comes from.
Year	Open after round 1	Open after round 2
2018	not available	0
2019	1 position open after round 1 in 2019, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	1 position open after round 2 in 2019, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)
2020	0	0
2021	1 position open after round 1 in 2021, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	0
2022	0	0
2023	0	0
2024	0	0
2025	1 position open after round 1 in 2025, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	0
2026	5 positions open after round 1 in 2026, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	0

CaRMS’s first-round list for 2018 was not found, so round 1 is counted over 8 years and round 2 over 9.

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. Verify with the CaRMS lists. Source: CaRMS’s lists of positions open after round 1 and after round 2, as read in October 2026 (latest: 2026 round 1 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab), 2026 round 2 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab)). 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.

Contacts

Grouped by the titles CaRMS lists. The program office (administrators and coordinators) usually answers questions about the program and applying; the director leads the training.

Program officeadministrators and coordinators

familymed@mun.ca

Mason Power · Academic Program Assistant

(709) 864-6493

Program director

Dr. Kerry-Lynn Williams

CaRMS lists no email for the director.

Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.

Location

Eastern Stream, Newfoundland and Labrador

Independent. Not affiliated with CaRMS or the program. Programs edit their descriptions during the match; confirm on carms.ca (opens in a new tab) before you apply. Data last updated on CdnMD 6 Oct 2026.