Eastern Stream - Family Medicine

Memorial University of NewfoundlandEastern Stream, Newfoundland and LabradorIMG 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): 2 positions
Length: 2 years
Stream: IMG
Discipline: Family Medicine
Applications per year: 201–400
Applicants offered interviews: 76–100%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 35413

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

Summary

Memorial's two-year Family Medicine Eastern Stream trains residents mostly in eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, with first year largely in St. John's.
Second-year rural family medicine lasts four months to a full year, with full-year longitudinal options in Burin, Clarenville and Conception Bay North.
IMG matches must sign a return-in-service agreement of two years in Labrador-Grenfell or five years elsewhere in the province.
A quality improvement scholarly project is mandatory, and interviews are virtual.

Training

Setting

Mixed settings
Academic / tertiary hospital
Rural / remote

Sites

4 teaching sites

St. John’s
Burin
Clarenville

Show all 4

Conception Bay North

Distributed across a region

Rural exposure

Required rural rotation

Focus areas

Rural / remote
Longitudinal / integrated

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

Optional full-year longitudinal rural family medicine placements in Burin, Clarenville or Conception Bay North.
Free housing provided for core rotations away from the resident's home base.

By year

PGY-1

integrated family medicine and care of the elderlySt. John’sspread over six months
Obstetrics & gynecologyrural sites across NL and/or in New Brunswick
surgeryrural sites across NL and/or in New Brunswick

PGY-2

rural family medicinethroughout the Eastern Streamfour months to a full year
Urban family medicinein and around St. John’s
PediatricSt. John’s or in rural locations across NL and/or in New Brunswick
palliative careSt. John’s or in rural locations across NL and/or in New Brunswick
orthopedicSt. John’s or in rural locations across NL and/or in New Brunswick

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

Required · this stream

IMG requirements

Not stated on CaRMS page

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

St. John’s (St. John's)
Burin (Burin · rural or distributed site)
Clarenville (Clarenville · rural or distributed site)
Conception Bay North (rural or distributed site)

Hospital facts

Hospital size and activity: Newfoundland and Labrador doesn't publish this as open data.

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.