Vancouver Island - Strathcona - Family Medicine

University of British ColumbiaVancouver Island, British ColumbiaCMG stream

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CaRMS program description, 2027 match, last approved 15 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): 9 positions
Length: 2 years
Stream: CMG
Discipline: Family Medicine
Applications per year: 601+
Applicants offered interviews: 76–100%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 35902

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

Summary

This two-year UBC family medicine site trains residents in Campbell River and the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, based at Campbell River General Hospital and Comox Valley Hospital.
Residents are matched to a home community, where most clinical activity occurs, and driving between communities is essential.
R1 is mostly specialist rotations with a weekly home-clinic day, while R2 is dedicated to family medicine.
Residents complete a quality improvement project in R1 and a scholarly project in R2.

Training

Setting

Rural / remote

Sites

2 teaching sites

Campbell River General Hospital (CRGH)
Comox Valley Hospital (CVH)

Distributed across a region

Rural exposure

Based in a rural community

Focus areas

Rural / remote
Indigenous health
Longitudinal / integrated
Early independence

Research

Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project

Enhanced skills

Emergency Medicine
Care of the Elderly
Anesthesia
Palliative Care
Sport and Exercise Medicine
Clinician Scholar / Research
Other

Getting around

A car is required

Highlights

Shared multi-preceptor model in home clinics, including exposure to running an office and the business of medicine.
Local Indigenous Health Education Program with fly-in and Indigenous-specific clinic opportunities.
Residents may cover their preceptor's office independently for up to two weeks at the end of residency.

By year

PGY-1

Family Medicine13 weeks
Hospital Medicine12 weeks - 8 weeks IM and 4 weeks Hospitalist
Surgery6 weeks
ER5 weeks and longitudinal sessions
Child and adolescent health4 weeks
Mental Health/Psychiatry4 weeks
Addictions Medicine2 weeks
home clinica month
OBG8wks

PGY-2

Rural FP Rotationsoptional up to 4 months
elective time8 weeks
FP Practicummaximum of 2 weeks

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

76–100%

Interviews

Dates (2027 match)

16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25 and 26 Jan 2027

Mode

Virtual

Format

MMI or rotating station

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

Info sessions

Info sessions planned, dates not published yet.

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 2 Sep 2026 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Salaries from April 2027.

Annual salary by PGY level, British Columbia
Level	Annual salary
PGY-1	$71,390 / year
PGY-2	$79,571 / year

One provincial scale for British Columbia, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 2 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

Campbell River General Hospital (CRGH) (Campbell River)
Comox Valley Hospital (CVH) (Courtenay)

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.

Campbell River General Hospital (CRGH)

Matched to North Island Hospital Campbell River and District (Campbell River) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 2,628 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: 664 One quarter (April to June), interim figures, all procedure groups. Scheduled surgery only.

Comox Valley Hospital (CVH)

Matched to North Island Hospital Comox Valley (Courtenay) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26: 7,417 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: 1,923 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

residency@familymed.ubc.ca

Shared by Jialin (Lydia) Chen · Program and Learning Development Manager and Alexandria Miller · Education Coordinator

Program directors

Dr. Sarah McCorquodale
Dr. Flora Wong

CaRMS lists no email for the directors.

Site staffdirectors and coordinators at the teaching sites

Kris Johnson
Site Coordinator
krisjohnson@uvic.ca
Dr. Andre Brais
Site Director
andre.brais@ubc.ca

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

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.