Rural Boundary Trails - Family Medicine
University of ManitobaRural Boundary Trails, ManitobaCMG stream
From the 2026 match (R-1 2026). See the 2027 version
- 4 positions
- 2 years
- CMG
- Family Medicine
- 601+
- 0–25%
- Accredited
- 29683
Summary
The University of Manitoba's Family Medicine Rural Boundary Trails program offers a comprehensive two-year residency training in a rural community setting. Located in the Pembina Valley Region, this program provides residents with full-spectrum family medicine experience, emphasizing continuity of care, procedural skills, and community-integrated learning.
Training
- Research
- The Department of Family Medicine provides opportunities to perform research with practical outcomes, supporting the development of research skills through workshops for residents.
- Training setting
- The program is based in the Boundary Trails Health Centre, serving a regional population of approximately 50,000 in the Winkler/Morden area. Residents are paired with primary preceptors in local medical clinics and experience a diverse rural healthcare environment.
- Teaching approach
- The program emphasizes competency-based medical education with a focus on progressive independence, interprofessional collaboration, and comprehensive patient-centered care in rural settings.
- Setting types
- Rural community hospital
- Regional health centre
- Community medical clinics
- Focus areas
- Rural Family Medicine
- Full-spectrum Primary Care
- Community-based Medical Practice
- Rural Healthcare Delivery
- Patient populations
- Rural community patients
- Agricultural workers
- Diverse community populations
- Patients across all age groups
- Highlights
- Integrative Medicine in Residency (IMR) Program Option
- Monthly academic days
- Resident-driven teaching rounds
- Procedural skills training
- Exposure to rural communities and industries
- Low preceptor to trainee ratio
- Strengths
- Consistently trains rural family physicians
- Recognized as a top rural medical school program
- High graduate retention in rural practice
- Diverse clinical experiences
- Strong community integration
- Enhanced skills
- Anesthesia
- Palliative Care
- Women's Health & Obstetrics
- Sports Medicine
- Care of the Elderly
- Emergency Medicine
- Addictions
- Cancer Care
By year
- PGY-1
- Internal Medicine2 blocks
- Obstetrics2 blocks
- Pediatric Emergency4 weeks
- Surgery1 block
- Behavioral Medicine1 week
- Family Medicine Block TimeMultiple blocks
- PGY-2
- Pediatric In-Patients1 block
- ICU/CCU1 block
- Family Medicine Block TimeMultiple blocks
- Palliative MedicineVaries
Selection
- What the program looks at
- FMProC assessment
- Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
- Personal letter
- Reference letters
- CV/Resume
- Interview performance
- Applications per year
- 601+
- Applicants offered interviews
- 0–25%
Interviews
- Dates (2026 match)
- 20, 21 and 22 Jan 2026
Pay
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $72,171 / year |
| PGY-2 | $77,416 / year |
Call
- Call (provincial max)
- 7 calls per 4-week block, in-house and home call combined
Teaching sites
- Boundary Trails Health Centre
- C.W. Wiebe Medical Centre
- Menzies Medical Centre
Hospital facts
Hospital size and activity: Manitoba doesn't publish this as open data.
Unfilled positions in past years
Open after round 1 in 2 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 0 of 9 years.
| Year | Open after round 1 | Open after round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | not available | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 positions open after round 1 in 2024, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 position open after round 1 in 2025, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 |
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 Boundary Trails, Manitoba