Regina - Family Medicine
University of SaskatchewanRegina, SaskatchewanMOTP-MMTP stream
From the 2026 match (R-1 2026). See the 2027 version
- 1 position
- 2 years
- MOTP-MMTP
- Family Medicine
- 601+
- 26–50%
- Accredited
- 30473
Summary
The University of Saskatchewan Family Medicine Regina-Urban program offers comprehensive, hands-on training in a tertiary center with a small-town feel. Located in Regina, the program provides flexible, supportive medical education with opportunities to practice across diverse areas of Family Medicine while serving local communities.
Training
- Research
- Opportunities for scholarly activities and research are integrated throughout the curriculum, with emphasis on life-long learning and evidence-based medicine.
- Training setting
- Urban tertiary center in Regina, Saskatchewan, serving a metropolitan population of nearly 250,000, with training across multiple hospital sites including Regina General Hospital and Pasqua Hospital.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education with progressive independence, emphasizing personalized learning, individualized mentorship, and hands-on clinical experiences across diverse medical contexts.
- Setting types
- Academic medical center
- Community clinic
- Urban hospital
- Rural training sites
- Focus areas
- Women's Health
- Obstetrics
- Geriatrics
- Transgender Health
- Sports Medicine
- Mental Health
- Rural Medicine
- Inner-city Health
- Indigenous Health
- Chronic Disease Management
- Patient populations
- Inner-city populations
- Newcomers to Canada
- Indigenous communities
- Substance use disorder patients
- Transgender patients
- Geriatric patients
- Rural and remote populations
- Highlights
- One-on-one teaching
- Procedure clinic
- In-house pharmacist
- Mental health services
- Simulation lab access
- Transgender consultation service
- Shared Care psychiatric model
- Continuity patient follow-up
- Sports & Exercise Medicine pathway
- Strengths
- Low faculty-to-resident ratio
- Comprehensive generalist training
- Strong rural medicine exposure
- Commitment to health equity
- Diverse clinical opportunities
- Supportive learning environment
- Enhanced skills
- Sports Medicine R3 program
- Transgender health consultation
- Procedural skills training
By year
- PGY-1
- Academic Family Medicine18 weeks
- Electives4 weeks
- Emergency Medicine4 weeks
- Hospitalist4 weeks
- Medicine Selective4 weeks
- Obstetrics4 weeks
- Palliative Care4 weeks
- Pediatrics4 weeks
- Surgery Selective4 weeks
- Orientation / Foundations1 week
- PGY-2
- Academic Family Medicine24 weeks
- Rural Family Medicine8 weeks
- Community Family Medicine4 weeks
- Electives4 weeks
- Emergency Medicine4 weeks
- Acute Care Selective2 weeks
- Dermatology2 weeks
Selection
- What the program looks at
- Casper test
- FMProC assessment
- Medical Student Performance Record
- Reference letters
- Personal letter
- CV/Resume
- 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
- Regina General Hospital
- Pasqua Hospital
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
Regina, Saskatchewan
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About the city
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Climate
- January average
- −14.7 °C
- July average
- 18.6 °C
- Snowfall
- 104.6 cm a year
- Days below −20 °C
- 44.7 days a year
People
- Population
- 226,404 people
- Official languages
- English only 92.6% · French only 0.1% · English and French 6.1% · neither 1.3%
- Immigrants
- 20.3% of residents
- Indigenous identity
- 10.4% of residents
- How people commute
- car, truck or van 90.2% · public transit 3.6% · walking or cycling 4.2% · other 2.0%
- Median household income
- $88,000 before tax
Rural and remote
- Population centre
- Regina, a large urban population centre (100,000 or more people)
- Remoteness index
- 0.228
Housing, cost and work
- Rental vacancy rate
- 2.6%
- Basic cost of living
- $55,765 a year
- Unemployment rate
- 6.4%
Job outlook
- Outlook, 2025–2027
- Very good
- Canada-wide, to 2033
- Strong risk of Shortage