Fraser - Obstetrics and Gynecology

University of British ColumbiaFraser, British ColumbiaCompetitive RoS streamNew for 2027

CaRMS program description, 2027 match, last approved 4 Sep 2026

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: 5 years
Stream: Competitive RoS
Discipline: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Applications per year: 51–200
Applicants offered interviews: 26–50%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 36960

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

Summary

This is a 5-year Obstetrics and Gynaecology residency, beginning with a basic clinical year at Royal Columbian Hospital or St. Paul's Hospital.
Training is centred at Vancouver teaching hospitals, plus a mandatory community rotation with free accommodation and travel funding.
Residents must complete a research project and get a dedicated research rotation.
The stream carries a Return of Service obligation within B.C. but outside the City of Vancouver.

Training

Setting

Academic / tertiary hospital
Urban community
Regional community

Sites

5 teaching sites

Royal Columbian Hospital
St. Paul's Hospital
BC Women's Hospital

Show all 5

Vancouver General Hospital
Surrey Memorial Hospital

Rural exposure

Required rural rotation

Research

Required · research project · protected time

Getting around

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

Highlights

Dedicated rotations in Vulvovaginal Health, Family Planning and Chronic Pelvic Pain.
High-volume obstetrics at BC Women's Hospital, with more than 7,500 deliveries per year.

By year

Not stated on CaRMS page

Other rotations

Listed by the program without a single PGY year.

General Obstetrics (Transition to Discipline)
General Gynaecology (Transition to Discipline)
General Surgery (Transition to Discipline)
CRASH Course (Surgical Foundations) (Transition to Discipline · 4 week)
ICU (Transition to Discipline)
Emergency Medicine (Transition to Discipline)
CTU (Transition to Discipline)
NICU/Ultrasound (Transition to Discipline)
Bootcamp (prepare for Transition to Foundations; introduction to Research included) (Transition to Discipline)
Obstetrics (Foundations · BC Women's Hospital)
Gynaecology (Foundations · Vancouver General Hospital)
Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Foundations · Royal Columbian Hospital)
Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Foundations · St. Paul's Hospital)
Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Foundations · Surrey Memorial Hospital)
Family Planning (Foundations)
Research (Foundations)
Maternal Fetal Medicine & Ultrasound (Core)
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility including Pediatric Gynaecology (Core)
Vulvovaginal Health/Sexual Medicine (Core)
Reproductive Infectious Diseases (Core)
Gynaecologic Oncology (Core)
Urogynaecology (Core)
Community Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Core · 3 block · Whitehorse, Richmond, Prince George, Victoria, Courtney/Comox or Nanaimo)
Chronic Pelvic Pain (Core)
Surgical Selective/Elective (Core)
Daycare O.R. (Core)
Lead resident rotations (Transition to Practice · BC Women's, Vancouver General and St. Paul's Hospitals)

Selection

Application file components

CV
Electives
Examinations
Extra-curricular
Leadership skills
MSPRs
Personal letters
Reference documents
Research/Publications
Transcripts

Return of service

Required · this stream

IMG requirements

Assessment by a provincial clinical assessment program

Applications per year

51–200

Applicants offered interviews

26–50%

Interviews

Dates (2027 match)

18 and 19 Jan 2027

Mode

Virtual

Format

MMI or rotating station

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

Info sessions

Wed 14 Oct 20264:30 pm PST
Info session · Virtual · Listed under interviews on CaRMS
Link for University of British Columbia, Wed 14 Oct 2026 (opens in a new tab)

From the program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab), read 1 Oct 2026. Dates and times are as the program wrote them, not converted to your time zone. Programs add and change sessions: confirm with the program.

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 (New Westminster)
St. Paul's Hospital (Vancouver)
BC Women's Hospital (Vancouver)
Vancouver General Hospital (Vancouver)
Surrey Memorial Hospital (Surrey)

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.

St. Paul's Hospital

Matched to St. Paul's Hospital (Vancouver) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 8,691 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: 2,240 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

BC Women's Hospital

Matched to BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre (Vancouver) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 5,033 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: 1,348 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Show facts for 2 more sites

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.

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.

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

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

seng.keng@ubc.ca

Seng Keng · Program Administrator

604-875-4111 ext. 22925

Program director

Dr. Andrew Stewart
Program Director
andrew.stewart@cw.bc.ca

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

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 6 Oct 2026.