Prince Albert - Family Medicine
University of SaskatchewanPrince Albert, SaskatchewanCompetitive stream
From the 2026 match (R-1 2026). See the 2027 version
- 1 position
- 2 years
- Competitive
- Family Medicine
- 601+
- 26–50%
- Accredited
- 29507
Summary
The Prince Albert Family Medicine program trains confident and competent rural family physicians with a diverse skill set. Located in the third largest city in Saskatchewan, the program provides comprehensive training across rural and urban settings, with a strong focus on hands-on experience and cultural diversity.
Training
- Research
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Training setting
- Regional training center in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, serving a catchment area of about 80,000 people across one city, 40 towns, villages, rural municipalities, and 12 First Nations.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education focused on producing caring, compassionate family physicians ready to provide comprehensive care in Saskatchewan, with particular emphasis on rural, remote, and underserved communities.
- Setting types
- Regional hospital
- Community health center
- Rural clinic
- Focus areas
- Rural Family Medicine
- Indigenous Health
- Emergency Medicine
- Addictions Medicine
- Vulnerable Populations
- Patient populations
- Rural patients
- Indigenous patients
- Vulnerable populations
- Diverse cultural groups
- Highlights
- Longitudinal Family Medicine preceptorship
- Longitudinal ER call experience
- Rural rotations (30 weeks over two years)
- One-on-one teaching
- Fly-out remote clinics
- Cultural diversity exposure
- Indigenous health curriculum
- Strengths
- Strong rural medicine training
- Comprehensive procedural experience
- Low learner-to-faculty ratio
- Diverse clinical exposure
- Supportive learning environment
- Enhanced skills
- 1-2 Enhanced Skills residents
By year
- PGY-1
- Family Medicine/Palliative Care, Care of the Elderly8 weeks
- Rural Family Medicine8 weeks
- Surgery/Orthopedics6 weeks
- Women's Health/Obstetrics6 weeks
- Internal Medicine5 weeks
- Pediatrics5 weeks
- Anesthesia4 weeks
- Emergency4 weeks
- Electives2 weeks
- Psychiatry2 weeks
- Consolidation Week1 week
- Orientation1 week
- Seasonal Slowdown1 week
- PGY-2
- Rural Family Medicine22 weeks
- Prince Albert Family Medicine12 weeks
- Electives10 weeks
- Women's Health/Obstetrics4 weeks
- Consolidation Week1 week
- Seasonal Slowdown1 week
- CCFP Exam Week1 week
Selection
- What the program looks at
- Casper test
- FMProC assessment
- MCCQE Part I
- NAC examination
- Structured reference letters
- Personal letter
- Medical school transcript
- Interview performance
- Applications per year
- 601+
- Applicants offered interviews
- 26–50%
Interviews
- Dates (2026 match)
- 21, 22, 23 and 24 Jan 2026
Pay
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $68,329 / year |
| PGY-2 | $74,518 / year |
Benefits
- Annual vacation
- 4 weeks
- CMPA dues paid
- 100%
- Dental plan
- 100%
- Educational leave
- Minimum 7 days with pay, 12 Maximum
- Employee Assistance Program
- Two programs available through SMA and University of Saskatchewan
- Extended health insurance
- Blue Cross family coverage, if registered with a Provincial Health Plan
- Frequency of call
- 1:4 in-house (if in excess of 1:4 paid $196/period from 1700-0800 weekdays and $249 from 0800-0800 weekends)*;1:3 out-of-house
- Life insurance
- Paid premium, >$100,000 coverage
- Long-term disability insurance
- Paid premium cost for Disability Insurance
- Maternity leave/ Paternity
- In conformity with Sask. Labour Standards Act – 17 weeks max maternity leave and up to 35 weeks parental leave.5 paid days paternity (can split the 35 weeks parental leave with mother as desired.)
- Meal allowance
- n/a
- On-Call Stipends
- Home Light: per duty period: $72 weekday; $83 weekendIn House: per duty period: $166 weekday; $191 weekendICU/CCU: per duty period: $166 weekday; $191 weekend
- Provincial dues (% of salary)
- 1 %
- Provincial health insurance
- Yes, if registered with Sask. Health
- Sick leave
- 1.25 days per month to maximum 75 days
- Statutory and floating holidays
- 1.5 times pay or 1/2 pay & day off for stats, plus 6 extra paid days off at Christmas
- Supplemental Maternity Leave Benefits
- 15 weeks topped to 90% pay when eligible for Employment Insurance
Call
- Call (provincial max)
- 1 in 4 in-house, averaged over a rotation
Teaching sites
- Victoria Hospital
- Prince Albert Health Centre
Hospital facts
Hospital size and activity: Saskatchewan doesn't publish this as open data.
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
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
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About the city
Public statistics for the place named by this program’s location label, each with its source and reference period. They describe the place, not the program, and are not a ranking. Check each source before you rely on it.
Climate
- January average
- −17.2 °C
- July average
- 17.9 °C
- Snowfall
- 111.5 cm a year
- Days below −20 °C
- 58.0 days a year
People
- Population
- 37,756 people
- Official languages
- English only 92.2% · French only 0.1% · English and French 7.2% · neither 0.5%
- Immigrants
- 9.6% of residents
- Indigenous identity
- 44.7% of residents
- How people commute
- car, truck or van 91.8% · public transit 1.7% · walking or cycling 4.1% · other 2.4%
- Median household income
- $74,500 before tax
Rural and remote
- Population centre
- Prince Albert, a medium population centre (30,000 to 99,999 people)
- Remoteness index
- 0.312
- Student loan forgiveness
- Family medicine here may qualify for up to $60,000 of Canada Student Loan forgiveness. Eligibility depends on the postal code of where you work: check the official postal-code lookup. Postal-code lookup(opens in a new tab)
Housing, cost and work
- Rental vacancy rate
- 5.6%
- Basic cost of living
- $50,682 a year
Job outlook
- Outlook, 2025–2027
- Good
- Canada-wide, to 2033
- Strong risk of Shortage