Fraser South - Family Medicine

Simon Fraser UniversityFraser South, British ColumbiaIMG streamNew for 2027

CaRMS program description, 2027 match, last approved 9 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): 3 positions
Length: 2 years
Stream: IMG
Discipline: Family Medicine
Applications per year: 0–50
Applicants offered interviews: 0–25%
Accreditation: Pending accreditation
CaRMS program ID: 36942

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

Summary

This is a 2-year family medicine residency at SFU's new medical school, based at the Fraser South site with learning locations in White Rock/South Surrey, Surrey/North Delta and Langley.
The curriculum is longitudinal rather than block-based and includes a 4-week rural family medicine rotation.
The IMG stream carries a return-of-service contract with the BC Ministry of Health, to be completed in the matched site's health authority.

Training

Setting

Urban community
Rural / remote

Sites

5 teaching sites

Fraser South
Surrey/North Delta
White Rock/South Surrey

Show all 5

Langley
SFU Surrey Campus

Rural exposure

Required rural rotation (4 weeks)

Focus areas

Longitudinal / integrated
Indigenous health

Research

Required · research or quality-improvement project · protected time

Getting around

A car is recommended

Highlights

Inaugural cohort; program participates in the R-1 match for the first time in 2027.
Weekly mandatory Learning Integration & Simulation Days at the SFU Surrey campus.

By year

PGY-1

Mental Health8 weeks
Family Medicine6 weeks plus 42 weeks longitudinal (1 day a week)
Maternity and Newborn Care6 weeks
Pediatric Medicine6 weeks
Urgent and Emergency Care6 weeks
Rural Family Medicine4 weeks
Inpatient Care4 weeks
Care of the Older Adult4 weeks
Family Medicine, underserved populations including Indigenous Health2 weeks
Procedural and Surgical Care2 weeks

PGY-2

Family Medicine11 weeks plus 37 weeks longitudinal (1 day a week)
Electives8 weeks
Palliative Care5 weeks
Procedural and Surgical Care Selective4 weeks
Urgent and Emergency Care4 weeks
Inpatient Care4 weeks
Care of the Older Adult4 weeks
Specialty Clinics2.5 weeks
Family Medicine, underserved populations2 weeks
Addiction Medicine2 weeks
Sports Medicine1.5 weeks

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

Assessment by a provincial clinical assessment program

Applications per year

0–50

Applicants offered interviews

0–25%

Interviews

Dates (2027 match)

28 and 29 Jan 2027; 2 and 3 Feb 2027

Mode

Virtual

Format

MMI or rotating station

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

One provincial scale for British Columbia, 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)

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

Fraser South
Surrey/North Delta (Surrey)
White Rock/South Surrey (White Rock)
Langley (Langley)
SFU Surrey Campus (Surrey)

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

med_postgrad@sfu.ca

Cindy Young · Family Medicine Program Manager

Program director

Dr. Amber Jarvie

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

Fraser South, British Columbia

Also trains in: White Rock / South Surrey, Langley

About the city

Public statistics for the place named by this program’s location label, each with its source and reference period. They describe the place, not the program, and are not a ranking. Check each source before you rely on it.

Climate

Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020. Each value comes from the nearest weather station that reports it, not from the city itself.

January average: 3.6 °C Pitt Meadows, 14.5 km away
July average: 18.8 °C Pitt Meadows, 14.5 km away
Snowfall: 36.6 cm a year Vancouver International (Airport), 21.2 km away
Days below −20 °C: 0.0 days a year Pitt Meadows, 14.5 km away

People

2021 Census. Figures are for the municipality of Surrey, not the metropolitan area. Statistics Canada rounds counts, so small places are approximate.

Population: 568,322 people up 9.7% from 2016
Official languages: English only 89.4% · French only 0.0% · English and French 3.9% · neither 6.7% Share of residents who can conduct a conversation in each. This is not the language spoken at home.
Immigrants: 44.6% of residents arrived 2016–2021: 7.1% · non-permanent residents: 6.2%
Indigenous identity: 2.2% of residents
How people commute: car, truck or van 82.2% · public transit 13.1% · walking or cycling 2.9% · other 1.8% Average commute: 29.7 minutes. Shares are of people who commute.The way Canadians commute was altered in 2021 by the pandemic, with lockdowns to slow the spread of COVID-19 and changes in how and where Canadians worked leading to 2.8 million fewer commuters, compared with five years earlier. Statistics Canada, The Daily, 30 Nov 2022(opens in a new tab)
Median household income: $98,000 before tax $87,000 after tax · income year 2020, in 2020 dollars

Rural and remote

This describes the place named by the program’s location label. Programs can train in several towns, so it is not every site.

Population centre: Vancouver, a large urban population centre (100,000 or more people) 2,426,160 people in 2021
Remoteness index: 0.107 0 is least remote, 1 is most remote. Statistics Canada calls this index experimental.

Housing, cost and work

Each figure names the area it covers. A missing line means the source publishes nothing for this area.

Rental vacancy rate: 3.7% October 2025 survey, Vancouver, British Columbia (census metropolitan area). The share of purpose-built rentals (three units and over) vacant, not a rent.
Basic cost of living: $64,351 a year Market Basket Measure 2025, Vancouver, British Columbia, for two adults with two children. A modest, basic basket (the poverty line), not a resident’s budget. A size-class region is not the town itself.
Unemployment rate: 6.5% September 2026, three-month average, seasonally adjusted, Vancouver, British Columbia (census metropolitan area); standard error 0.4 points. A survey estimate.

Job outlook

Employment and Social Development Canada’s rating for the occupation in the economic region. It is not a count of jobs, and says nothing about CaRMS positions or your match.

Outlook, 2025–2027: Moderate The employment outlook will be Moderate for general practitioners and family physicians (NOC 31102) in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region for the 2025-2027 period.
Canada-wide, to 2033: Strong risk of Shortage ESDC’s projection for general practitioners and family physicians, 2024–2033. Recent conditions, 2021–2023: Strong signs of Shortage.

Sources and licences

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Cartographic Boundary Files.
Adapted from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Rental Market Survey, October 2025 (vacancy rates), and Statistics Canada, Table 34-10-0130-01. This does not constitute an endorsement by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation or Statistics Canada of this product.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System (COPS), 2024 to 2033 projections).
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (Canadian Climate Normals 1991-2020).
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada, 3-Year Employment Outlooks).
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Index of Remoteness (17-26-0001), 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0459-01 Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted, reference month 2026-09. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0066-01 Market Basket Measure (MBM) thresholds for the reference family by Market Basket Measure region, component and base year, 2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0011-01 Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0002-01 Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0057-01 Household income statistics by household type: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0173-01 Mother tongue by knowledge of official languages: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0266-01 Indigenous identity by Registered or Treaty Indian status: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0307-01 Immigrant status and period of immigration by place of birth: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0458-01 Main mode of commuting by commuting duration, time leaving for work, age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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