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Peel & Surrounding Communities - Family Medicine

Toronto Metropolitan UniversityPeel & Surrounding Communities, Ontario
Family Medicine
IMG Stream
20 Positions
Official Page

Toronto Metropolitan University's Family Medicine Residency Program offers a comprehensive two-year training experience focused on community-engaged education and serving diverse populations in Peel and surrounding communities. The program emphasizes equity, diversity, inclusion, and social accountability, preparing residents to become compassionate, skilled family physicians who can address primary care needs in underserved communities.

Quick Facts
Program ID
30072
Quota
20 positions
Stream
IMG
Program Length
2 years
Last Approved
October 8, 2025
Last Updated
December 3, 2025
Avg. Applications (5 yrs)
601 +
Avg. Interview Rate
0 - 25 %
Program Overview

Teaching Philosophy

Competency-based medical education with a focus on progressive independence, community engagement, and holistic patient-centered care. Emphasizes experiential learning, interprofessional collaboration, and continuous quality improvement.

Training Setting

A distributed model across multiple urban and rural clinical sites in Peel and surrounding communities, including community clinics, hospitals, and various healthcare settings.

Focus Areas
Primary Care
Community Medicine
Rural Medicine
Indigenous Health
Culturally Responsive Care
Health Equity
Special Features
  • LEARN (Leadership, Education, Advocacy, Research, and Non-clinical) Time
  • Distributed training model
  • Protected scholarly time
  • Mentorship opportunities
  • Quality Improvement project requirement
  • Foundational Curriculum across multiple domains
Program Strengths
  • Strong commitment to social accountability
  • Comprehensive training across multiple clinical settings
  • Emphasis on equity and inclusion
  • Robust foundational curriculum
  • Opportunities for scholarly activities
  • Mentorship and leadership development
Patient Populations
Pediatric patients
Geriatric patients
Patients with chronic conditions
Mental health patients
Patients in urgent care settings
Rural and remote community patients
Culturally diverse populations
Research Opportunities

Residents are encouraged to engage in research, quality improvement projects, and scholarly activities with faculty support and protected LEARN Time.

Teaching Hospitals
  • William Osler Health System
  • Trillium Health Partners
  • Headwaters Health Care Centre
  • Halton Healthcare
  • ErinoakKids
  • Michael Garron Hospital
Training Setting Type
Academic medical center
Community hospital
Rural clinic
Urban healthcare settings
Outpatient clinics
Enhanced Skills Training
Outpatient Surgical Skills
Outpatient Specialty Clinics
Leadership development
Teaching skills
Interview Information

Interview Dates

  • January 16, 2026
Evaluation Criteria
  • NAC examination
  • MCCQE Part I
  • FMProC assessment
  • Medical Student Performance Record
  • Personal letter
  • Reference letters
  • CV/Resume
  • Regional Connection Attestation
Compensation & Benefits

Ontario provincial salaries

Updated January 6, 2025

Salary Progression (2-Year Program)

Starting Salary

$73,367

PGY-1

Maximum Salary

$79,670

PGY-2

Benefits & Perks

PGY Level: Salary

Compensation data is province-wide and may vary by institution. Please verify with individual programs. Data sourced from CARMS.

Curriculum & Rotations

PGY-1 Rotations

Family Medicine16 weeksCommunity teaching clinics
Pediatrics8 weeksPediatric settings
General Internal Medicine8 weeksHospital settings
Obstetrics & Gynecology6 weeksInpatient and outpatient settings
Mental Health & Addiction Medicine6 weeksPsychiatric settings
Emergency Medicine4 weeksEmergency departments

PGY-2 Rotations

Family Medicine16 weeksCommunity teaching clinics
Family Medicine - Urgent Care8 weeksWalk-in clinics
Electives8 weeksVarious
Emergency Medicine4 weeksEmergency departments
Care of the Elderly/Palliative Care4 weeksVarious care settings
Rural Medicine & Indigenous Care8 weeksRural and Indigenous communities
Selectives8 weeksOutpatient specialty clinics
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Data Source: This information is aggregated from publicly available sources. Last updated on 12/3/2025. Always verify details with the official program page.