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Vancouver Island - Psychiatry

University of British ColumbiaVancouver Island, British ColumbiaCompetitive RoS stream

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CaRMS program description, 2027 match, last approved 4 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)
1 position
Length
5 years
Stream
Competitive RoS
Discipline
Psychiatry
Applications per year
51–200
Applicants offered interviews
51–75%
Accreditation
Accredited
CaRMS program ID
35486

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

Summary

  • This is a 5-year UBC psychiatry residency track based primarily at Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, with three residents per year.
  • Residents join UBC academic days mostly by videoconference, travelling to Vancouver once a month.
  • The stream carries a return-of-service obligation to be completed in B.C. outside the City of Vancouver.

Training

Setting
  • Regional community
Sites

11 teaching sites

  • Royal Jubilee Hospital
  • Archie Courtnall Centre
  • Victoria Mental Health Centre
Show all 11
  • Victoria General Hospital
  • Queen Alexandra Hospital
  • Urgent Short Term Assessment Clinic
  • Saanich Peninsula Hospital
  • Homewood Ravensview
  • Duncan
  • Nanaimo
  • Comox
Rural exposure
Optional rural rotation
Focus areas
  • Small program
Research
Required · research or quality-improvement project · protected time
Highlights
  • Victoria residents travel monthly to Vancouver academic days, often by float plane or Helijet.
  • Elective and core rotation options at distributed Vancouver Island sites including Duncan, Nanaimo and Comox.

By year

PGY-1
  • PsychiatryRoyal Jubilee Hospital2 additional blocks
  • Internal MedicineRoyal Jubilee Hospitalone block
  • SelectivesRoyal Jubilee Hospitaltwo blocks
  • Family MedicineRoyal Jubilee Hospital
  • PediatricsRoyal Jubilee Hospital
  • NeurologyRoyal Jubilee Hospital
  • Emergency MedicineRoyal Jubilee Hospital
  • AddictionsRoyal Jubilee Hospital
  • Emergency PsychiatryRoyal Jubilee Hospital
  • ElectiveRoyal Jubilee Hospital
PGY-2
  • Adult InpatientRoyal Jubilee Hospital6 months
  • Adult OutpatientVictoria Mental Health Centre and/or the Urgent Short Term Assessment and Treatment Clinic6 months
PGY-3
  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry6 months
  • Geriatric Psychiatry6 months
PGY-4
  • Consultation-Liaison3 months
  • Chronic Care6 months, minimum 2 days per week
  • Addiction Psychiatry6 weeks, sometimes longitudinally
  • Emergency Psychiatry6 weeks
PGY-5
  • Selectives6 months, no less than 3 months per rotation
  • Electives6 months, no less than 2 months per rotation

From the program's rotation list.

Other rotations

Listed by the program without a single PGY year.

  • Transition to Discipline (Transition to Discipline · First month of PGY1)
  • General Medical and required Psychiatry Rotations (Foundations · remainder of PGY1)

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
Required · this stream
IMG requirements
  • Assessment by a provincial clinical assessment program
Applications per year
51–200
Applicants offered interviews
51–75%

Interviews

Dates (2027 match)
19, 26 and 27 Jan 2027
Mode
Virtual
Format
  • Traditional (one on one/two on one)
  • Panel
  • MMI or rotating station

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

Pay

Provincial scale, last updated 2 Sep 2026 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Salaries from April 2027.

Annual salary by PGY level, British Columbia
LevelAnnual salary
PGY-1
$71,390 / year
PGY-2
$79,571 / year
PGY-3
$86,655 / year
PGY-4
$93,230 / year
PGY-5
$100,215 / year

One provincial scale for British Columbia, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 5 levels this program covers.

Benefits

Benefits as listed by CaRMS in 2022–2024; check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Annual vacation
4 weeks
CMPA dues paid
Yes. Mandatory
Dental plan
100% Premiums Paid
Educational leave
Yes
Extended health insurance
100% Premiums Paid
Frequency of calls
1 in 4 onsite/1 in 3 offsite
Life insurance
100% Premium Paid
Long-term disability insurance
Yes 100% Premiums Paid
Maternity leave
17 weeks, plus up to 78 weeks Parental Leave
Meal allowance
No
Provincial dues (% of salary)
1.5%
Provincial health insurance
100% Premiums Paid
Sick leave
Yes
Statutory holidays
2 x pay plus extra day with pay

Call

Call (provincial max)
1 in 4 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.

RDBC agreement, 1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2029.

Teaching sites

  • Royal Jubilee Hospital (Victoria)
  • Archie Courtnall Centre (Victoria)
  • Victoria Mental Health Centre (Victoria)
  • Victoria General Hospital (Victoria)
  • Queen Alexandra Hospital (Victoria)
  • Urgent Short Term Assessment Clinic (Victoria)
  • Saanich Peninsula Hospital
  • Homewood Ravensview
  • Duncan (Duncan · rural or distributed site)
  • Nanaimo (Nanaimo · rural or distributed site)
  • Comox (Comox · rural or distributed site)

Hospital facts

Public figures for hospitals named above, each with its source and reference period. They describe the hospital, not the program, and are not a ranking. We match names to the province’s lists by name, so check each source before you rely on it.

Royal Jubilee Hospital

Matched to Royal Jubilee Hospital (Victoria) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
14,532 All procedure groups, for the fiscal year (1 April to 31 March). Scheduled surgery only: emergency surgery is not in the file.
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
3,973 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Victoria General Hospital

Matched to Victoria General Hospital (Victoria) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
8,131 All procedure groups, for the fiscal year (1 April to 31 March). Scheduled surgery only: emergency surgery is not in the file.
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
2,108 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Saanich Peninsula Hospital

Matched to Saanich Peninsula Hospital (Saanichton) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
4,128 All procedure groups, for the fiscal year (1 April to 31 March). Scheduled surgery only: emergency surgery is not in the file.
Elective surgeries completed, 2026/27 Q1
1,104 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Sources and licences

  • Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.

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

PGE Psychiatry

psychadmin@uvic.ca

Olivia Michaels · Vancouver Island Senior Program Assistant

PGE Psychiatry

Program director

  • Dr. Kenneth Heng

CaRMS lists no email for the director.

Site staffdirectors and coordinators at the teaching sites

PGE Psychiatry

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

Location

Vancouver Island, British Columbia

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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.