Indigenous - Internal Medicine

University of British ColumbiaUnknown, British ColumbiaCMG stream

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CaRMS program description, 2026 match, last approved 5 Sep 2025

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

Positions (approx. quota): 2 positions
Length: 5 years
Stream: CMG
Discipline: Internal Medicine
Applications per year: 0–50
Applicants offered interviews: 0–25%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 30948

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

Summary

UBC's Internal Medicine Indigenous Stream is an inaugural program committed to addressing Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action, enhancing accessibility for Indigenous learners, and providing culturally safe medical training. The program prioritizes Indigenous applicants while welcoming all candidates, with a focus on comprehensive Internal Medicine care and cultural sensitivity.

Training

Research

Residents are required to complete scholarly projects, receive research education, and present at the annual Resident Research Day. Funding is available for conference presentations.

Training setting

Distributed provincial program with primary training sites in Lower Mainland hospitals and expanded sites in Prince George, Victoria, and Kelowna, offering urban and rural clinical experiences.

Teaching approach

Experiential learning through graduated patient care responsibilities, with a strong emphasis on cultural safety, Indigenous health perspectives, and competency-based medical education.

Setting types

Academic medical center
Community hospital
Rural clinic
Urban medical center

Focus areas

Indigenous Health
Cultural Safety
Internal Medicine
Community-Based Healthcare

Patient populations

Indigenous populations
Urban community patients
Rural community patients
Diverse British Columbia populations

Highlights

Longitudinal Indigenous health clinical experiences
Community-based research opportunities
Funding for Indigenous-focused medical conferences
Elder mentorship
Indigenous physician mentors
Mentorship for Indigenous medical students
Support for UBC Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Public Health
OCAP training funding
Prioritized home community electives for Indigenous applicants

Strengths

Inaugural Indigenous Stream
Comprehensive provincial training network
Strong commitment to Indigenous health
Culturally safe learning environment
Distributed training sites
Robust research opportunities

Enhanced skills

Global Health Elective
Rwanda Global Health Project
Social Medicine curriculum

By year

PGY-1

Clinical Teaching UnitCurrent sites for PGY1s are Vancouver General Hospital, St. Paul's Hospital & Royal Columbian Hospital20 weeks
Subspecialty ElectiveMajority of electives are available through the Department with most of them available at the Lower Mainland.20 weeks
Boot CampCurrent site is Vancouver General Hospital for 2-week Boot Camp curriculum, and Vancouver General Hospital, St. Paul's Hospital, Royal Columbian Hospital & Surrey Memorial Hospital for 2 week ICU / CCU / CTU service.4 Weeks
ICUCurrent sites are Vancouver General Hospital, St. Paul's Hospital, Royal Columbian Hospital & Surrey Memorial Hospital4 weeks
CCUCurrent sites are Vancouver General Hospital, St. Paul's Hospital, Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria4 weeks

PGY-2

Subspecialty ElectivesSubspecialty Electives are available throughout the Lower Mainland. We are in the process of developing further subspecialty rotations throughout the Province.24 weeks
Clinical Teaching UnitYou may be assigned to a Sr CTU rotation in Vancouver General or St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, Royal Columbian in New Westminster, Prince George, Victoria, or Kelowna16 weeks
CCUTwo months of CCU may be spent at Vancouver General, St. Paul's Hospital, or Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria8 weeks
CommunityCommunity rotations are offered in a wide variety of urban and rural areas throughout the province4 weeks

PGY-3

Subspecialty ElectivesSubspecialty or community GIM electives are available in multiple sites around the province24 weeks
Clinical Teaching UnitYou may be assigned to a Sr CTU rotation within Vancouver at Vancouver General, St. Paul's Hospital, Royal Columbian in New Westminster, Prince George, Kelowna, or Victoria12 weeks
ICUCurrently, we have 4 ICU rotation sites - Vancouver General, St. Paul's Hospital, Royal Columbian in New Westminster, and Surrey Memorial Hospital8 weeks
Ambulatory MedicineAll senior residents are required to complete 2 months of Ambulatory GIM. Clinic sites are at Vancouver General Hospital, St. Paul's Hospital, Prince George Regional Hospital, Lionsgate Hospital, Victoria General Hospital and Kelowna General Hospital.8 weeks

From the program's rotation list.

Selection

What the program looks at

File review
Interview performance
Reference letters
Personal letters
Indigenous pathway letter

Applications per year

0–50

Applicants offered interviews

0–25%

Interviews

Dates (2026 match): 9 Jan 2026; 4 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
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

St. Paul's Hospital
Vancouver General Hospital
Royal Columbian Hospital
Surrey Memorial Hospital
Prince George Regional Hospital
Victoria General Hospital
Kelowna General 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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

Victoria General Hospital

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

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 8,131 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: 2,108 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Kelowna General Hospital

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

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 15,707 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: 4,090 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

Unknown, 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.