Rural - Family Medicine
University of CalgaryRural, AlbertaIMG stream
From the 2026 match (R-1 2026). See the 2027 version
- 5 positions
- 2 years
- IMG
- Family Medicine
- 201–400
- 76–100%
- Accredited
- 29409
Summary
The University of Calgary Rural Family Medicine Residency Program in Medicine Hat offers comprehensive, hands-on training for future rural family physicians. Located in southeastern Alberta, the program provides extensive rural family medicine experience with 40 weeks of rural community-based training across two years, emphasizing full-scope practice and procedural skills.
Training
- Research
- Residents are required to complete and present a Quality Improvement Scholarship project and participate in journal club, with an annual Resident Scholarship Day.
- Training setting
- A decentralized, small program based in Medicine Hat, with rotations across multiple rural communities in southern and central Alberta, primarily using regional hospitals and community clinics.
- Teaching approach
- Training future family physicians in the actual settings where they will practice, with an emphasis on individualized learning, progressive independence, and comprehensive rural generalist skills.
- Setting types
- Regional hospital
- Community clinic
- Rural medical center
- Focus areas
- Rural Family Medicine
- Full-scope Family Practice
- Rural Generalist Training
- Community-based Healthcare
- Patient populations
- Rural community patients
- Diverse age groups
- Emergency room patients
- Surgical patients
- Obstetric patients
- Geriatric patients
- Palliative care patients
- Highlights
- Brooks Longitudinal Residency Option
- Interprovincial and international elective opportunities
- Annual Resident Scholarship Day
- Monthly academic days and rounds
- Resident accommodation arranged and paid for
- Travel expense reimbursement
- Enhanced Skills Programs available in third year
- Strengths
- Exceptional procedural training
- High resident-to-faculty mentorship ratio
- Comprehensive rural medical experience
- Flexible learning environment
- Strong community integration
- Enhanced skills
- Care of the Elderly
- Family Practice-Emergency Medicine
- Family Practice-Anesthesia
- Palliative Medicine
- Addictions Medicine
- Sport & Exercise Medicine
- Maternal & Newborn Care
- Health Equity
- Chronic Pain
- Sexual/Reproductive Health
By year
- PGY-1
- Family Medicine2 x 8 weeks
- Family Medicine24 weeks
- Elective8 weeks
- Obstetrics & Gynecology8 weeks
- Elective6 weeks
- Pediatrics4 weeks
- Pediatric Emerg4 weeks
- Psychiatry4 weeks
- Orthopedic4 weeks
- Surgery4 weeks
- ICU4 weeks
- Palliative Care2 weeks
- Internal Medicine4 wks IM, 4 wks Hospitalist
- Emergency & Anesthesia6 wks EM, 2 wks Anesth
Selection
- What the program looks at
- MCCQE Part I
- NAC examination
- FMProC assessment
- Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
- Structured reference letters
- Personal letter
- Medical Student Performance Record
- Applications per year
- 201–400
- Applicants offered interviews
- 76–100%
Interviews
- Dates (2026 match)
- 22 Dec 2025; 19, 20 and 22 Jan 2026
Pay
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $67,440 / year |
| PGY-2 | $74,153 / year |
Benefits
- Annual vacation
- 4 weeks/yr
- Call Stipends
- weekday in-house – $118.02weekend in-house / holiday – $178.72weekday home call – $59.01weekend home call / holiday – $89.35
- CMPA dues paid
- $1,500
- Dental plan
- 75% premium paid
- Educational leave
- 14 days paid leave
- Extended health insurance
- 75% premium paid$1000 per year Flexible Spending Account*
- Frequency of calls
- In-house call: 7/28. 2/4 weekend call.Home call: 9/28. 2/4 weekend call**A Resident scheduled on Home call but who is required to work more than four hours in hospital during the call period, of which more than one full hour is past 12:00 a.m. and before 6:00 a.m., or more than six (6) hours in hospital during the call period, shall be remunerated at the rate for In-House call.$100 per day for each scheduled weekend day of patient rounds when not on-call
- Life insurance
- 100% towards $150,000 coverage
- Life Support Course Costs (Program Approved
- 100% paid
- Long-term disability insurance
- 100% paid for 75% gross income
- Maternity Leave
- 18 weeks total (17 weeks paid to match 90% of salary when combined with EI)
- Parental Leave
- 2 weeks leave with full pay and benefits;52 weeks (inclusive of Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leaves) – unpaid leave
- Practice Stipend
- $1,500
- Provincial dues (% of salary)
- .95%
- Sick leave
- Up to 3 months or to end contract paid leave, whichever occurs first
- Statutory holidays
- Paid days. Additional days off are given if resident works the day before and part of a named holiday.
Call
- Call (provincial max)
- 1 in 4 in-house
Teaching sites
- Medicine Hat Regional Hospital
- Brooks Regional Hospital
- Calgary Hospitals
Hospital facts
Hospital size and activity: Alberta doesn't publish this as open data.
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
Rural, Alberta
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