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Indigenous - Family Medicine

University of British ColumbiaUnknown, British ColumbiaCMG stream

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CaRMS program description, 2026 match, last approved 11 Sep 2025

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

Positions (approx. quota)
2 positions
Length
2 years
Stream
CMG
Discipline
Family Medicine
Applications per year
601+
Applicants offered interviews
76–100%
Accreditation
Accredited
CaRMS program ID
29362

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

Summary

The UBC Family Medicine Indigenous - Rural Vancouver Island site offers a unique two-year residency program focused on providing culturally safe and relationship-based medical training. Residents develop expertise in Indigenous health while serving communities on Vancouver Island, with a strong emphasis on community engagement, cultural understanding, and comprehensive family medicine training.

Training

Research
Residents complete a small research or quality improvement project in R1 and a larger scholar project in R2, which is presented at the Indigenous Scholarship presentation.
Training setting
Training occurs in Ladysmith, Stz'uminus, Snuneymuxw, and Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, serving a population of 90,000 with a referral population of 160,000. The program provides training in both urban and rural Indigenous community contexts.
Teaching approach
Competency-based medical education with a focus on relationship-building, cultural safety, and progressive independence. Emphasizes learning with and from Indigenous communities through hands-on experiences and community engagement.
Setting types
  • Rural community clinic
  • Indigenous health center
  • Community hospital
Focus areas
  • Indigenous Health
  • Rural Medicine
  • Family Medicine
  • Community-Based Care
  • Cultural Safety
Patient populations
  • Indigenous communities
  • Rural populations
  • Vancouver Island residents
  • First Nations patients
Highlights
  • Mandatory 2-month rural rotation
  • Indigenous community visits
  • Academic weeks with Indigenous ceremony and knowledge
  • Research project requirements
  • International elective opportunities
  • Resident wellness curriculum
Strengths
  • Extensive academic and administrative support
  • Distributed training across 23 sites
  • Strong focus on Indigenous health
  • Comprehensive community-based training
  • Emphasis on cultural safety
Enhanced skills
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Care of the Elderly
  • Anesthesia
  • Palliative Medicine
  • Sports and Exercise Medicine

By year

PGY-2
  • Electives blockPotential for international electives. Resident driven and self scheduled3.5 blocks
  • Family Practice HorizontalPrimarily FM home site with option to self-schedule longitudinal experiences in chosen areas (care of elderly, gyne, etc)3 blocks
  • Rural Family PracticeVarious communities around BC, option to extend rural experience to 4 blocks2 blocks
  • PalliativeDuncan or Nanaimo depending on availability1 blocks
  • Family Medicine Transition to PracticeLast block of residency, transition to practice with reduced supervision and increased independence, transition to practice curricular time1 block
  • VACATIONSelf scheduled by residents4 weeks
  • General Surgery/MSK/Procedural Skills SelectiveSelective, resident self scheduled0.5 blocks
  • Ward/HospitalistPsychiatryDuncan or Nanaimo hospitalist, or other location if preferred and availablePsychiatry selective0.5 blocks0.5 blocks

From the program's rotation list.

Selection

What the program looks at
  • File review (20%)
  • MMI interview (75%)
  • FMProC score (5%)
Applications per year
601+
Applicants offered interviews
76–100%

Interviews

Dates (2026 match)
17, 17–27, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27 and 28 Jan 2026; 8 Feb 2026

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
LevelAnnual 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

  • Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
  • Ladysmith Community Health Centre

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.

Nanaimo Regional General Hospital

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

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
9,004 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
2,040 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.

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

Unknown, British Columbia

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