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Indigenous - North - Family Medicine

University of British ColumbiaIndigenous, British ColumbiaCMG stream

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CaRMS program description, 2027 match, last approved 17 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)
2 positions
Length
2 years
Stream
CMG
Discipline
Family Medicine
Applications per year
601+
Applicants offered interviews
76–100%
Accreditation
Accredited
CaRMS program ID
36196

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 to provide care with and for Indigenous peoples in northern BC.
  • The first 7 blocks are core rotations based by default in Prince George, followed by 19 blocks of flexible immersion with Indigenous communities.
  • Residents complete a QI project in R1 and a scholarly project in R2.

Training

Setting
  • Rural / remote
  • Regional community
Sites

4 teaching sites

  • UHNBC
  • Central Interior Native Health
  • Carrier Sekani Family Services Primary Care team
Show all 4
  • Nisga’a Valley Health Authority

Distributed across a region

Rural exposure
Required rural rotation
Focus areas
  • Indigenous health
  • Rural / remote
  • Northern
  • Longitudinal / integrated
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
  • Travel is reimbursed
Highlights
  • Residents stay connected with one Indigenous community for 18 months instead of doing block rotations.
  • Community outreach partners include Carrier Sekani Family Services and Nisga'a Valley Health Authority.
  • Academic weeks include Indigenous ceremony and knowledge and meetings with Elders and knowledge keepers.

By year

PGY-1
  • Family Practice - Indigenous and Rural/Remote5 blocks
  • Family Medicine and OutreachFamily medicine clinic and Indigenous community outreach2 blocks
  • PediatricsUHNBC Peds CTU 3 weeks, outpatient peds 3 weeks (or other on selective basis - see above)1.5 blocks
  • Family Practice Orientation1 block
  • OB-LDRUHNBC (or other on selective basis - see above)1 block
  • ERUHNBC (or other on selective basis - see above)1 block
  • Inpatient Care SelectiveHospitalist, Internal Medicine, or Surgical Rotation at UHNBC, or other northern regional community hospital1 block
  • VACATION4 weeks
  • Psychiatry and AddictionsFNHA Virtual Psych days interspersed with outpatient addictions clinic in Prince George, or other community on selective basis - see above0.5 blocks
PGY-2
  • Family Practice - Indigenous and Rural/Remote11 blocks
  • Family Medicine Transition to Practicethe Indigenous community that the resident has worked with for the last 18 months1 block
  • VACATION4 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
LevelAnnual 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

  • UHNBC (Prince George)
  • Central Interior Native Health (Prince George)
  • Carrier Sekani Family Services Primary Care team (rural or distributed site)
  • Nisga’a Valley Health Authority (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.

UHNBC

Matched to University Hospital of Northern British Columbia (Prince George) in the province’s hospital list.

Elective surgeries completed, 2025/26
4,520 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
1,127 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

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

More links

Location

Indigenous, 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.