Rural Community - Family Medicine

University of OttawaRural Community, OntarioCMG stream

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CaRMS program description, 2027 match, last approved 9 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): Not yet posted on CaRMS
Length: 2 years
Stream: CMG
Discipline: Family Medicine
Applications per year: 601+
Applicants offered interviews: 51–75%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 35595

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

Summary

This two-year uOttawa family medicine stream places residents at rural community teaching practices in Renfrew and Perth, about an hour from Ottawa.
Off-service rotations are completed at the Ottawa Hospital Civic or General Campus, and residents receive an annual travel stipend.
Training includes at least ten months of family medicine and two months in rural family practice settings.

Training

Setting

Rural / remote
Academic / tertiary hospital

Sites

4 teaching sites

Renfrew
Perth
Civic Campus

Show all 4

General Campus

Distributed across a region

Rural exposure

Based in a rural community

Focus areas

Rural / remote

Research

Required · research or quality-improvement project

Enhanced skills

Emergency Medicine
Anesthesia
Palliative Care
Care of the Elderly
Addiction Medicine
Sport and Exercise Medicine
Women's Health
Maternity and Newborn Care
Other
Indigenous Health

Getting around

A car is recommended
Travel is reimbursed

Highlights

Residents are based with rural community preceptors in Renfrew or Perth, with an annual travel stipend.

By year

PGY-1

Rural Family Medicine4 Weeks
Electives4 Weeks
Core Family Medicine6+Continuity Clinic
Internal Med.
Peds ER
Psych
Obstetrics
EM

PGY-2

Core Family Medicine4 Blocks + continuity Clinic
Electives8 Weeks
Rural Family Medicine4 Weeks
Internal Med.
FM/Peds
Geriatrics
Palliative
FM

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

51–75%

Interviews

Dates (2027 match)

13, 26, 27 and 28 Jan 2027

Format

Traditional (one on one/two on one)

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

Pay

Provincial scale, last updated 6 Jan 2025 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Contract expired, may change.

Annual salary by PGY level, Ontario
Level	Annual salary
PGY-1	$73,367 / year
PGY-2	$79,670 / year

One provincial scale for Ontario, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 2 levels this program covers.

Call

Call (provincial max): 7 nights in 28 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.

PARO agreement, 1 Jul 2023 to 30 Jun 2026. The term has ended; its terms continue until a new agreement is signed.

Teaching sites

Renfrew (Renfrew · rural or distributed site)
Perth (Perth · rural or distributed site)
Civic Campus (Ottawa)
General Campus (Ottawa)

Hospital facts

Hospital size and activity: Ontario 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.

Positions at this site, all streams. Site as CaRMS lists it: Rural Community.

Positions at this site, all streams, still open after round 1 and after round 2, by year. Each count above zero links to the CaRMS list page it comes from.
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	0	0
2025	4 positions open after round 1 in 2025, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	0
2026	1 position open after round 1 in 2026, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	0

CaRMS’s first-round list for 2018 was not found, so round 1 is counted over 8 years and round 2 over 9.

A position can go unfilled because of where the site is, because it is open to IMGs only or to another restricted stream, or because the quota changed late. It says nothing about the quality of the training. Verify with the CaRMS lists. Source: CaRMS’s lists of positions open after round 1 and after round 2, as read in October 2026 (latest: 2026 round 1 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab), 2026 round 2 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab)). A site’s numbers are shown when it had positions open after round 1 in at least 2 of 8 years or at least 3 in one year.

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

krozon@uottawa.ca

Kim Rozon · Postgraduate Program Manager

6132201905

Program director

Dr. Sohil Rangwala

CaRMS lists no email for the director.

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

Location

Rural Community, Ontario

Also trains in: Perth, Ottawa Hospital (Civic / General Campus)

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.