Rural Parkland - Family Medicine

University of ManitobaRural Parkland, ManitobaCMG stream

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CaRMS program description, 2027 match, last approved 16 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): 4 positions
Length: 2 years
Stream: CMG
Discipline: Family Medicine
Applications per year: 601+
Applicants offered interviews: 0–25%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 35794

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

Summary

This two-year family medicine residency is based at the Parkland Family Medicine Residency Unit in Dauphin, Manitoba.
Specialty rotations take place in Winnipeg and Brandon, and PGY-2 includes 8 weeks in a smaller rural community such as Ste. Rose, Grandview or Swan River.
Residents must have a driver's licence and reliable vehicle, and a mandatory ultrasound curriculum is provided.

Training

Setting

Rural / remote
Academic / tertiary hospital
Regional community

Sites

7 teaching sites

Parkland Family Medicine Residency Unit
Dauphin Regional Health Centre
Children's Hospital

Show all 7

Ste. Rose du Lac
Grandview
Swan River
Brandon

Distributed across a region

Rural exposure

Based in a rural community

Focus areas

Rural / remote
POCUS curriculum
Procedural emphasis
Indigenous health

Research

Offered

Enhanced skills

Addiction Medicine
Anesthesia
Other
Care of the Elderly
Emergency Medicine
Obstetrical Surgical Skills
Palliative Care
Sport and Exercise Medicine

Getting around

A car is required
Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
Travel is reimbursed

Highlights

Almost 90% of Parkland graduates to date have entered rural practice.
Established rural teaching unit (since 1991) with low preceptor-to-trainee ratios and little competition from other learners.
Emergency coverage temporarily moved to Ste Rose du Lac after the July 2026 flood damaged Dauphin's hospital.

By year

PGY-1

Family Medicine Block TimeParkland Family Medicine Residency Unit20 weeks
ObstetricsWinnipeg8 weeks
Internal MedicineWinnipeg8 weeks
Pediatrics EmergencyChildren's Hospital in Winnipeg4 weeks
Palliative MedicineWinnipeg4 weeks
Elective4 weeks

PGY-2

Family Medicine - RuralSte. Rose, Grandview or Swan River8 weeks
Surgery4 weeks
FM-Anesthesia4 weeks
ICU/CCUBrandon4 weeks
Elective4 weeks
Community pediatrics

From the program's rotation list.

Other rotations

Listed by the program without a single PGY year.

BEHAVIOURAL MEDICINE (horizontal through 2 years)
NUTRITION EDUCATION & CARE (horizontal through 2 years)

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

0–25%

Interviews

Dates (2027 match)

19, 20 and 21 Jan 2027

Format

Panel

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

Info sessions

Thu 5 Nov 20267:00–8:30 pm CST
Info session · Virtual
Link for University of Manitoba, Thu 5 Nov 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Tue 17 Nov 20267:00–8:30 pm CST
Info session · Virtual
Link for University of Manitoba, Tue 17 Nov 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Wed 2 Dec 20267:00–8:00 pm CST
Info session · Virtual
Link for University of Manitoba, Wed 2 Dec 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Wed 9 Dec 20267:00–8:00 pm CST
Info session · VirtualCheck with the program
Link for University of Manitoba, Wed 9 Dec 2026 (opens in a new tab)

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 22 Jul 2026 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Annual salary by PGY level, Manitoba
Level	Annual salary
PGY-1	$72,171 / year
PGY-2	$77,416 / year

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

Call

Call (provincial max): 7 calls per 4-week block, in-house and home call combined

The union agreement’s cap for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. Check with the program.

PARIM agreement, 1 Jul 2024 to 30 Jun 2027.

Teaching sites

Parkland Family Medicine Residency Unit (Dauphin)
Dauphin Regional Health Centre (Dauphin)
Children's Hospital (Winnipeg)
Ste. Rose du Lac (Ste. Rose du Lac · rural or distributed site)
Grandview (Grandview · rural or distributed site)
Swan River (Swan River · rural or distributed site)
Brandon (Brandon · rural or distributed site)

Hospital facts

Hospital size and activity: Manitoba doesn't publish this as open data.

Unfilled positions in past years

Open after round 1 in 5 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 1 of 9 years.

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

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	1 position open after round 1 in 2020, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	1 position open after round 2 in 2020, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)
2021	0	0
2022	1 position open after round 1 in 2022, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	0
2023	2 positions open after round 1 in 2023, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	0
2024	3 positions open after round 1 in 2024, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	0
2025	5 positions open after round 1 in 2025, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)	0
2026	0	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

shannon.rankin@umanitoba.ca

Shannon Rankin · Postgraduate Program Coordinator

Program director

Dr. Leah Peters
Postgraduate Program Director

CaRMS lists no email for the director.

Site staffdirectors and coordinators at the teaching sites

Dr. Scott Kish
Site Education Director/Site Medical Lead

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

Location

Rural Parkland, Manitoba

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.