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Vancouver - General Surgery
The UBC General Surgery Residency Program offers a comprehensive 5-year training experience across British Columbia, focusing on developing exceptional surgeons through innovative rotations, academic half-days, and a distributed training model. The program emphasizes clinical excellence, research, and holistic surgical education across diverse clinical settings.
- Program ID
- 30336
- Quota
- 8 positions
- Stream
- CMG
- Program Length
- 5 years
- Last Approved
- September 1, 2025
- Last Updated
- December 3, 2025
- Avg. Applications (5 yrs)
- 51 - 200
- Avg. Interview Rate
- 26 - 50 %
Teaching Philosophy
Competency-based medical education with progressive independence, emphasizing clinical and technical excellence, research involvement, and holistic development across CanMEDS roles.
Training Setting
A distributed program across multiple hospitals in British Columbia, including urban and community hospital settings, providing residents exposure to diverse surgical environments and complex case mixes.
- Basic Surgical Techniques (BST) course
- PGY1 CRASH Course
- Research block for PGY2
- Innovation Week
- Technical skills curriculum
- Expert Series for senior residents
- Definitive Surgical Trauma Care (DSTC) course
- RISE leadership program
- Simulation training
- Longitudinal academic half-day curriculum
- Province-wide training opportunities
- High-volume and high-acuity surgical services
- Comprehensive academic curriculum
- Strong research infrastructure
- Innovative educational initiatives
- Resident involvement in program development
Dedicated research blocks, Clinical Investigator Program, protected time for research and innovation, funding application preparation
- Vancouver General Hospital
- St. Paul's Hospital
- BC Children's Hospital
- UBC Hospital
- BC Cancer Agency
- Mount St. Joseph Hospital
- Lion's Gate Hospital
- Richmond Hospital
- Royal Columbian Hospital
- Surrey Memorial Hospital
- Victoria General Hospital
- Kelowna General Hospital
- University Hospital of Northern BC
Interview Dates
- February 5, 2026
- Academic standing
- Letters of reference
- Personal letter
- Team Dynamics Profile assessment
- Interview performance
British Columbia provincial salaries
Salary Progression (5-Year Program)
Starting Salary
$65,332
PGY-1
Maximum Salary
$91,711
PGY-5
Benefits & Perks
... and 2 more benefits
Compensation data is province-wide and may vary by institution. Please verify with individual programs. Data sourced from CARMS.
PGY-1 Rotations
PGY-2 Rotations
PGY-4 Rotations
Data Source: This information is aggregated from publicly available sources. Last updated on 12/3/2025. Always verify details with the official program page.