Urban and Rural - Family Medicine
Memorial University of NewfoundlandUrban and Rural, Newfoundland and LabradorIMG stream
From the 2026 match (R-1 2026). See the 2027 version
- 1 position
- 2 years
- IMG
- Family Medicine
- 201–400
- 76–100%
- Accredited
- 29796
Summary
Memorial University's Family Medicine Residency Program offers comprehensive two-year training across urban, rural, and remote settings in Newfoundland and Labrador and New Brunswick. The program focuses on developing competent family physicians through the Triple C Competency-based Curriculum, preparing residents to provide comprehensive care in any Canadian community.
Training
- Research
- Mandatory Quality Improvement scholarly project, with optional additional scholarly project opportunities in research, systematic review, policy, or knowledge translation.
- Training setting
- Training across multiple sites in Newfoundland and Labrador and New Brunswick, including urban, rural, and remote communities with diverse clinical environments.
- Teaching approach
- Triple C Competency-based Curriculum focused on comprehensive care, continuity of care, and preparing residents for evolving societal needs using evidence-based medical education.
- Setting types
- Academic medical center
- Community hospital
- Rural clinic
- Remote medical center
- Focus areas
- Urban Family Medicine
- Rural Family Medicine
- Remote Family Medicine
- Family Medicine Obstetrics
- Indigenous Health
- Care of Underserved Populations
- Patient populations
- Urban patients
- Rural patients
- Remote community patients
- Indigenous populations
- Underserved populations
- Obstetric patients
- Highlights
- Flight medicine in Goose Bay
- Point of Care Ultrasound Training
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
- Advances in Labour and Risk Management (ALARM) training
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) training
- Enhanced Skills Programs
- Quality Improvement Scholarly Project
- Strengths
- Comprehensive training across diverse settings
- Low learner to preceptor ratios
- Tailored teaching experiences
- Strong focus on rural and remote medicine
- Mandatory scholarly project
- Multiple Enhanced Skills Programs
- Enhanced skills
- Family Medicine - Emergency Medicine
- Care of the Elderly
- Care of Underserved Populations
By year
- PGY-1
- Academic Family Medicine
- Family Medicine Obstetrical Experience
- PGY-2
- Core Content Sessions2 weeks per year
Selection
- What the program looks at
- CV review
- Elective experiences
- NAC examination
- FMProC Situational Judgement Test
- MCCQE Part I
- Reference letters
- Personal letter
- Interview performance
- Applications per year
- 201–400
- Applicants offered interviews
- 76–100%
Interviews
- Dates (2026 match)
- 21 and 22 Jan 2026
Pay
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $69,175 / year |
| PGY-2 | $74,779 / year |
Benefits
- Additional optional benefits
- 100% employee paid
- Annual vacation
- 4 weeks/year
- CMPA dues
- 100% reimbursement
- Conference leave
- 7 days/pd
- Extended health insurance
- Mandatory medical, basic life and AD&Dhttp://www.exec.gov.nl.ca/exec/hrs/working_with_us/employee_benefits.html
- Frequency of call
- Excess in-hospital call > 7/28 weekday – $225, weekend – $360;Call stipend – $115 Home call > 7/21 – $75;Call stipend – $57.50
- Maternity/Paternity leave
- Up to One year
- Meal allowance
- $105 per month
- Parking fees
- $5/year
- Provincial health insurance
- Contact Medical Care Plan1-866-449-4459
- Resident Student
- Full-time status
- Sick leave
- 1 day per month
- Statutory holidays
- 1-1/2 x pay or paid day off
Call
- Call (provincial max)
- 1 day in 4 in-house, on average
Teaching sites
Not stated on CaRMS page
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
Urban and Rural, Newfoundland and Labrador