Fraser - Pediatrics

University of British ColumbiaFraser, British ColumbiaCMG stream

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CaRMS program description, 2027 match, last approved 27 Aug 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: 4 years
Stream: CMG
Discipline: Pediatrics
Applications per year: 51–200
Applicants offered interviews: 26–50%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 36438

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

Summary

This is the Fraser site of the UBC pediatric residency, launched in July 2023 and based in Surrey.
Residents spend 6-16 weeks per year at BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver, with most other training in the Fraser region.
Subspecialty exposure is mainly delivered through longitudinal outpatient clinic days rather than single blocks.

Training

Setting

Urban community
Academic / tertiary hospital

Sites

9 teaching sites

Surrey Memorial Hospital
Royal Columbian Hospital
Langley Memorial Hospital

Show all 9

Abbotsford Regional Hospital
Chilliwack General Hospital
BC Children’s Hospital
BC Women’s Hospital
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children
Distributed community pediatrics sites

Distributed across a region

Rural exposure

Required rural rotation

Focus areas

Longitudinal / integrated
Early independence

Research

Required · research or quality-improvement project · protected time

Call

In-house call · night float

Highlights

Subspecialty exposure through longitudinal clinic days in mixed blocks across four years, instead of four-week rotations.
Community-based pediatric residency base in Surrey, at a designated Regional Pediatric Centre.

By year

Not stated on CaRMS page

Other rotations

Listed by the program without a single PGY year.

Orientation block (Transition to Discipline · BC Children’s Hospital)
Community Pediatrics (Transition to Discipline · Fraser region)
ER/Newborn (Transition to Discipline · Surrey Memorial Hospital)
CTU (Foundations · SMH and BCCH)
night float (Foundations)
community pediatrics (Foundations)
Anaesthesia (Foundations · SMH)
emergency medicine (Foundations · SMH)
Level II and community level III NICU (Foundations · RCH and SMH)
Subspecialties (Foundations · longitudinal clinic exposure in Fraser or blocks at BCCH)
CTU Jr (Core 1)
Jr consults (Core 1 · SMH)
community pediatrics (Core 1)
Subspecialties (Core 1 · longitudinal clinic exposure in Fraser or blocks at BCCH)
Level III NICU (Core 1 · SMH)
Pediatric intensive care (Core 1 · BCCH)
social pediatrics (Core 1)
Elective (Core 1)
research (Core 1 · 2 weeks)
CTU Sr (Core 2)
night float (Core 2)
Sr consults (Core 2 · SMH)
Complex care (Core 2)
Subspecialties: dermatology, adolescent medicine, neurology, psychiatry, surgery (Core 2)
Developmental pediatrics (Core 2)
Level III-IV NICU (Core 2 · BCWH)
Emergency medicine (Core 2 · BCCH)
PICU Sr (Core 2 · BCCH)
Selective (Core 2)
Elective (Core 2 · x 3)
Junior consultant (Transition to Practice · hospital in Fraser region)
CTU Sr (Transition to Practice · Surrey Memorial Hospital)
Emergency medicine (Transition to Practice · Surrey Memorial Hospital or BCCH)
community ambulatory pediatrics (Transition to Practice)
Community level III NICU (Transition to Practice · RCH or SMH)
Elective (Transition to Practice · x 2)

Selection

Application file components

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

Return of service

Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.

Applications per year

51–200

Applicants offered interviews

26–50%

Interviews

Dates (2027 match)

3, 4 and 5 Feb 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 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

One provincial scale for British Columbia, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 4 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

Surrey Memorial Hospital (Surrey)
Royal Columbian Hospital (New Westminster)
Langley Memorial Hospital
Abbotsford Regional Hospital
Chilliwack General Hospital
BC Children’s Hospital (Vancouver)
BC Women’s Hospital (Vancouver)
Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children (Vancouver)
Distributed community pediatrics sites (rural or distributed site)

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.

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.

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.

Langley Memorial Hospital

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

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 6,154 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: 1,643 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

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Abbotsford Regional Hospital

Matched to Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre (Abbotsford) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 6,232 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: 1,667 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Chilliwack General Hospital

Matched to Chilliwack General Hospital (Chilliwack) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 7,586 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: 2,009 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.

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.

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

“For questions not covered on CaRMS site please contact:” · the program’s note on CaRMS

pediatrics.fraser@ubc.ca

Bruna Mendrone · Senior Program Assistant

Program director

Dr. Melissa Chan
Program Director, Vancouver

CaRMS lists no email for the director.

Site staffdirectors and coordinators at the teaching sites

Dr. Hemendra Ramdhani
Site Director, Fraser Program

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.