Fraser - Emergency Medicine

University of British ColumbiaFraser, British ColumbiaCompetitive RoS stream

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CaRMS program description, 2026 match, last approved 12 Nov 2025

From the 2026 match (R-1 2026). See the 2027 version

Positions (approx. quota): 1 position
Length: 5 years
Stream: Competitive RoS
Discipline: Emergency Medicine
Applications per year: 51–200
Applicants offered interviews: 26–50%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 29918

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

Summary

The UBC Emergency Medicine Fraser site offers a comprehensive 5-year residency program at Royal Columbian Hospital, a busy Level One Trauma Centre in New Westminster. Residents experience high-acuity emergency medicine with diverse patient populations and exceptional teaching opportunities across multiple clinical sites.

Training

Research

Comprehensive NERD block, scholarly project requirement, and support for research development throughout residency

Training setting

Urban tertiary care hospital in New Westminster, 30 minutes from Vancouver, with multiple training sites including Royal Columbian Hospital, Surrey Memorial Hospital, and Vancouver General Hospital.

Teaching approach

Competency-based medical education with progressive independence, one-on-one teaching, dedicated academic days, and a focus on developing well-rounded emergency physicians through diverse clinical experiences.

Setting types

Tertiary care center
Community hospital
Trauma center
Academic medical center

Focus areas

Emergency Medicine
Trauma Care
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Critical Care
Acute Care

Patient populations

Adult emergency patients
Pediatric emergency patients
Trauma patients
Critical care patients
High-acuity medical cases

Highlights

Monthly simulation training
Dedicated ultrasound training
NERD (Novel Education in Research Design) block
Scholarly project requirement
Continuous Quality Improvement Training
Ethics and Professionalism seminars
Cadaver procedure lab
Academic funding up to $1900

Strengths

Level One Trauma Centre
Comprehensive training across multiple sites
Strong simulation and procedural training
Excellent research opportunities
Supportive coaching and mentorship program

Enhanced skills

Ultrasound training
Trauma care
Pediatric emergency medicine
Critical care

By year

PGY-1

UltrasoundRoyal Columbian Hospital1 block
Emergency MedicineRoyal Columbian HospitalMultiple blocks

PGY-2

NERD Research BlockUBC1 block
Emergency MedicineVarious sitesMultiple blocks

PGY-3

ICUVancouver General Hospital2 months
Emergency MedicineVarious sitesMultiple blocks

PGY-4

Pediatric Emergency MedicineBC Children's Hospital1 month
Emergency MedicineVarious sitesMultiple blocks

PGY-5

Emergency MedicineVarious sitesMultiple blocks
ElectivesChosen by residentFlexible

From the program's rotation list.

Selection

What the program looks at

Reference letters
Personal letter
CV/Electives
Academic achievements
Leadership experiences
Interview performance

Applications per year

51–200

Applicants offered interviews

26–50%

Interviews

Dates (2026 match): Not stated on CaRMS page

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

Pay

Provincial scale, last updated 2 Sep 2026 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Salaries from April 2027.

Annual salary by PGY level, British Columbia
Level	Annual salary
PGY-1	$71,390 / year
PGY-2	$79,571 / year
PGY-3	$86,655 / year
PGY-4	$93,230 / year
PGY-5	$100,215 / year

One provincial scale for British Columbia, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 5 levels this program covers.

Benefits

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

Annual vacation: 4 weeks
CMPA dues paid: Yes. Mandatory
Dental plan: 100% Premiums Paid
Educational leave: Yes
Extended health insurance: 100% Premiums Paid
Frequency of calls: 1 in 4 onsite/1 in 3 offsite
Life insurance: 100% Premium Paid
Long-term disability insurance: Yes 100% Premiums Paid
Maternity leave: 17 weeks, plus up to 78 weeks Parental Leave
Meal allowance: No
Provincial dues (% of salary): 1.5%
Provincial health insurance: 100% Premiums Paid
Sick leave: Yes
Statutory holidays: 2 x pay plus extra day with pay

Call

Call (provincial max): 1 in 4 in-house

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

RDBC agreement, 1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2029.

Teaching sites

Royal Columbian Hospital
Surrey Memorial Hospital
Eagle Ridge Hospital
Vancouver General Hospital
BC Children's Hospital

Hospital facts

Public figures for hospitals named above, each with its source and reference period. They describe the hospital, not the program, and are not a ranking. We match names to the province’s lists by name, so check each source before you rely on it.

Royal Columbian Hospital

Matched to Royal Columbian Hospital (New Westminster) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 4,798 All procedure groups, for the fiscal year (1 April to 31 March). Scheduled surgery only: emergency surgery is not in the file.
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 1,447 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Surrey Memorial Hospital

Matched to Surrey Memorial Hospital (Surrey) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 11,911 All procedure groups, for the fiscal year (1 April to 31 March). Scheduled surgery only: emergency surgery is not in the file.
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 2,849 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Eagle Ridge Hospital

Matched to Eagle Ridge Hospital (Port Moody) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 6,014 All procedure groups, for the fiscal year (1 April to 31 March). Scheduled surgery only: emergency surgery is not in the file.
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 1,496 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

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Vancouver General Hospital

Matched to Vancouver General Hospital in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 13,790 All procedure groups, for the fiscal year (1 April to 31 March). Scheduled surgery only: emergency surgery is not in the file.
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 3,855 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

BC Children's Hospital

Matched to BC Children's Hospital (Vancouver) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 7,396 All procedure groups, for the fiscal year (1 April to 31 March). Scheduled surgery only: emergency surgery is not in the file.
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1: 1,910 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Sources and licences

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

Unfilled positions in past years

No repeated vacancies in CaRMS’s lists of open positions, 2019–2026.

Positions at this site, all streams.

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

Contacts weren't collected for the 2026 match.

The current program director and contacts are on the 2027 version of this program and on the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab).

Location

Fraser, British Columbia

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 5 Oct 2026.