Kootenay Boundary - Family Medicine

University of British ColumbiaKootenay Boundary, British ColumbiaIMG stream

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CaRMS program description, 2027 match, last approved 15 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): 1 position
Length: 2 years
Stream: IMG
Discipline: Family Medicine
Applications per year: 201–400
Applicants offered interviews: 51–75%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 36428

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

Summary

This two-year UBC family medicine site trains residents for rural practice in the Kootenay Boundary region, mainly in Trail and Nelson.
Residents complete an 8-week remote rural rotation in Grand Forks or Nakusp and must have a 4-wheel/AWD vehicle.
Residents complete a quality improvement project and a scholar project, and the IMG stream carries a return-of-service contract with the Ministry of Health.

Training

Setting

Rural / remote
Regional community
Academic / tertiary hospital

Sites

8 teaching sites

Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital
Kootenay Lake General Hospital
Castlegar Community Health Center

Show all 8

Boundary & District Hospital
Arrows Lake Hospital
BCWH
BCCH
RIH - Kamloops

Distributed across a region

Rural exposure

Based in a rural community

Focus areas

Rural / remote

Research

Required · research or quality-improvement project

Call

In-house call · frequency “1 in 4 while in KB”

Enhanced skills

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

Getting around

A car is required

Highlights

Residents take 1-in-4 in-hospital emergency department evening shifts (6-11 pm) in their home community.
An 8-week remote rural rotation in Grand Forks or Nakusp; residents live in the community during it.
18 weeks of elective time over the two years.

By year

PGY-2

Procedures Course1 week
Exam Prep - R21 week

From the program's rotation list.

Other rotations

Listed by the program without a single PGY year.

Family Practice (home) clinic (20 weeks)
ER (Castlegar) (2 weeks · Castlegar)
ER (Nelson - KLH) (Trail (KBRH) Resident · 2 weeks · KLH)
ER (Nelson - KLH) (Nelson (KLH) Resident · 4 weeks · KLH)
ER (Trail - KBRH) (Trail (KBRH) Resident · 4 weeks · KBRH)
ER (Trail - KBRH) (Nelson (KLH) Resident · 2 weeks · KBRH)
IM (KBRH) (2 weeks · KBRH)
Hospitalist (KBRH) (4 weeks · KBRH)
IM (KLH) (4 weeks (2 wks focus on inpt IM) · KLH)
ICU (KBRH) (4 weeks · KBRH)
Surgery (2 weeks Ortho,+2 weeks Anes - KBRH; 2 week surgery selective (may be local or OOR) (6 weeks · KBRH)
Gyne (KBRH) (Trail (KBRH) Resident · 2 weeks · KBRH)
Family Practice OB (Aspen – KBRH) (4 weeks · Aspen – KBRH)
Gyne (KLH) (Nelson (KLH) Resident · 2 weeks · KLH)
Obstetrics (High Volume) BCWH (2 weeks · BCWH)
Peds NICU (RIH - Kamloops) (2 weeks · RIH - Kamloops)
Peds ER (BCCH) (2 weeks · BCCH)
Pediatrics (Trail/Nelson) (*4 weeks · Trail/Nelson)
Pain Management/Addictions (Nelson) (2 weeks · Nelson)
Mental Health (KBRH) (4 weeks · KBRH)
FP Oncology (Nelson/Trail) (2 weeks · Nelson/Trail)
Rural Remote (Grand Forks) (8 weeks · Grand Forks)
Rural Remote (Nakusp) (8 weeks · Nakusp)
First Nations (1 week, 1 month, or 2 months)
Academic Week (2 per year) (KB) (4 weeks · KB)
Elective (4 wks can be out of province) (18 weeks)

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

201–400

Applicants offered interviews

51–75%

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

Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (Trail)
Kootenay Lake General Hospital (Nelson)
Castlegar Community Health Center (Castlegar)
Boundary & District Hospital (Grand Forks · rural or distributed site)
Arrows Lake Hospital (Nakusp · rural or distributed site)
BCWH
BCCH
RIH - Kamloops (Kamloops)

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.

Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital

Matched to Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (Trail) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 2,497 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: 640 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Kootenay Lake General Hospital

Matched to Kootenay Lake Hospital (Nelson) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 2,499 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: 594 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

BCWH

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.

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BCCH

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.

RIH - Kamloops

Matched to Royal Inland Hospital (Kamloops) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 10,812 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: 2,914 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 Manager 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

Leah McInnes
Site Coordinator
leah.mcinnes@ubc.ca
Dr. Megan Taylor
Site Director
megan.taylor@ubc.ca

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

Location

Kootenay Boundary, 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.