Indigenous - Rural Vancouver Island - Family Medicine

University of British ColumbiaIndigenous, British ColumbiaCMG stream

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CaRMS program description, 2027 match, last approved 17 Sep 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: 2 years
Stream: CMG
Discipline: Family Medicine
Applications per year: 601+
Applicants offered interviews: 76–100%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 36292

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

Summary

This is a 2-year UBC family medicine site focused on care with and for Indigenous peoples, administered centrally within the Indigenous Family Medicine program.
Residents' home clinics are in Stz'uminus/Snuneymuxw/Ladysmith and Penelakut, with emergency training at Nanaimo General Hospital.
PGY1 includes a 4-week rural Indigenous rotation in communities such as Alert Bay or Bella Bella, and PGY2 includes 2 blocks of rural family practice.
Residents complete an R1 research or QI project and an R2 scholar project.

Training

Setting

Rural / remote
Regional community

Sites

7 teaching sites

Stz'uminus/Snuneymuxw/Ladysmith
Penelakut
Nanaimo General Hospital

Show all 7

Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
Alert Bay
Hazelton
Bella Bella

Distributed across a region

Rural exposure

Based in a rural community

Focus areas

Indigenous health
Rural / remote

Research

Required · research or quality-improvement project

Call

In-house call

Enhanced skills

Emergency Medicine
Care of the Elderly
Anesthesia
Palliative Care
Sport and Exercise Medicine
Clinician Scholar / Research
Other

Getting around

Travel is reimbursed

Highlights

Residents are connected with an Indigenous community for the entire duration of training.
Academic weeks incorporate Indigenous ceremony, community visits, and meetings with Elders and knowledge keepers.
Site-specific 0–10 suitability scoring re-ranks all applicants based on Indigenous health interest and relationships.

By year

PGY-1

Family Practice with integrated urgent care3.5 blocks
Electives1.5 block
Family Medicine Orientation1 block
Rural Indigenous FP RotationsAlert Bay working with the ‘Namgis First Nations, Hazelton, Carrier Sekani, Bella Bella or Nisga’a Nation1 block
Pediatrics1 block
OB-LDRVictoria, Nanaimo, or Surrey depending on availability1 block
ERNanaimo General Hospital1 block
IM1 block
Hospitalist0.5 blocks
Addictions0.5 blocks

PGY-2

Electives block3.5 blocks
Family Practice HorizontalPrimarily FM home site3 blocks
Rural Family PracticeVarious communities around BC2 blocks
PalliativeDuncan or Nanaimo depending on availability1 blocks
Family Medicine Transition to Practice1 block
General Surgery/MSK/Procedural Skills Selective0.5 blocks
Ward/HospitalistDuncan or Nanaimo hospitalist, or other location if preferred and available0.5 blocks
Psychiatry0.5 blocks

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

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

Applications per year

601+

Applicants offered interviews

76–100%

Interviews

Dates (2027 match)

16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25 and 26 Jan 2027

Mode

Virtual

Format

MMI or rotating station

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

Info sessions

Info sessions planned, dates not published yet.

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

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

Stz'uminus/Snuneymuxw/Ladysmith (Ladysmith)
Penelakut
Nanaimo General Hospital (Nanaimo)
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (Nanaimo)
Alert Bay (Alert Bay · rural or distributed site)
Hazelton (Hazelton · rural or distributed site)
Bella Bella (Bella Bella · 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.

Nanaimo 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.

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

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

residency@familymed.ubc.ca

Shared by Jialin (Lydia) Chen · Program and Learning Development Coordinator and Alexandria Miller · Education Coordinator

Program directors

Dr. Sarah McCorquodale
Dr. Flora Wong

CaRMS lists no email for the directors.

Site staffdirectors and coordinators at the teaching sites

Carlea Remodo
Site Coordinator
cremodo@uvic.ca
Dr. Chelsea Monell
Site Director
chelsea.monell@ubc.ca

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

Location

Indigenous, 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.