Program Contacts

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Important Information

Prospective residents should refer to the UBC Family Practice Postgraduate Program website for ongoing updates, deadlines and detailed information.

FMProC: Important timelines

For the 2026 residency selection cycle, all family practice residency programs in Canada require applicants to sit the FMProC for both rounds of CaRMS. FMProC assessments are valid only one admission cycle. For those who have previously taken the FMProC, they need to retake it if they are applying to family practice residency this cycle. 

For all applicants, registration for this cycle’s FMProC opens September 10, 2025 (12 noon ET) and closes October 30, 2025 (12 noon ET).  Test window is from October 23 (12 noon ET) to November 06, 2025 (12 noon ET).  

To register and find out more about the test please go to www.fmproc.com. All test related updates will be posted on the website. 

Requests to register or to sit the test outside of the posted deadlines will not be considered. 

 

 

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General Instructions

Program application language: English

Resident selection for the UBC Family Practice Postgraduate Program is a collaborative process between all of our sites. Logistics and administration of resident selection is managed by our central program office in Vancouver, located at the UBC Point Grey Campus.

As the UBC Family Practice Postgraduate Program is distributed into 23 unique sites and locations, candidates should apply to each site they are interested in. Applicants must submit the same application package to all sites to which they apply.  

Regardless of the number of sites applicants apply to and rank, only one interview will be conducted. 

A variety of virtual information sessions will be held to provide prospective residents with the opportunity to learn more about the programs and discuss the training experience with faculty and current residents. Please visit Program Events for upcoming events.

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Supporting Documentation / Information

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Interviews

Dates:

• January 17, 2026
• January 19, 2026
• January 20, 2026
• January 21, 2026
• January 22, 2026
• January 23, 2026
• January 24, 2026
• January 26, 2026
• January 27, 2026

Selection Criteria

Applicants must submit an application to each site they are interested in and should assign the same set of documents to each site.  

Selection is based on a comprehensive and structured review process that includes the following components (and weights):  

• file review (20%),  

• standardized MMI interview (75%) 

• FMProC score (5%).  

The ranking process follows this general flow: 

• The file review determines whether an interview is offered.  

• Scores from the file review, MMI, and FMProC are used to calculate each applicant’s overall global score. 

• A global rank order list is created from the overall global scores. 

• The global rank order list is given to each site.  

• Some sites will use this as their own final rank order list, while some sites may make their own adjustments to this list based on local site selection committee deliberation. Please also see the “Information gathered outside of CaRMS application” section below. 

Our teams of file reviewers and interviewers consist of the following representatives from our program’s many diverse sites: 

• clinical faculty 

• faculty leadership (including the Program Director) 

• senior administration 

• senior residents from our program’s many diverse sites.  

All assessors are required to  

• complete Implicit Bias and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) training within the last two years 

• declare any Conflicts of Interest 

• sign Confidentiality Agreements per applicable UBC policies. 

Program goals

1. To graduate residents who have developed the competencies needed to begin independent family practice in diverse community settings
2. To deliver an effective academic, clinical and scholarly educational program
3. To graduate residents who are inspired, resilient, and balanced
4. To graduate residents who demonstrate evidence-based and reflective practice
5. To provide working and learning environments that ensure residents, faculty and staff feel respected and supported

Selection process goals

1. Identify individuals with an aptitude for family medicine who are most likely to thrive in our diverse residency sites and in the unique context of British Columbia communities
2. Identify individuals with a demonstrated solid foundation of clinical skills and clinical approach which equips them for Postgraduate Education training.
3. Identify individuals who have consistent professional behavior; who interact appropriately with patients, colleagues and staff.
4. Identify mature, motivated individuals with a broad range of life experience which they can draw upon to adapt to the demands of residency training.

File review process

Evaluation criteria :

Elective criteria

Interview process

Interview evaluation criteria :

Information gathered outside of CaRMS application

Specifically, we may consider:
Social interaction during program related events
Communication with program administration
Social media
Unsolicited reference letters
Unsolicited email references
Unsolicited verbal information on a candidate's prior performance
Unsolicited feedback from colleagues and co-workers
Other : : 1) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED all interested applicants submit a site specific letter of interest to the Indigenous Site introducing the applicant and speaking to our site specific applicant ranking criteria (see bottom of this page for details) sent directly to the site directors and/or site coordinator by email (or can be submitted with CaRMS application package)

Ranking process

The behavior(s) exhibited below during the interview process may prevent an applicant from being ranked by our program :
Unprofessional or inappropriate behavior   
Did not attend interview   
Interview performance was not competitive   
Other : • File does not support interest in family medicine
• Interview suggests lack of non-cognitive family medicine skills

INDIGENOUS SITE SPECIFIC RANKING PROCESS:

Our site has a unique mandate to train family physicians who will work in a culturally safe way with Indigenous individuals, families and communities to support health and wellness.

Due to our unique mandate and our responsibility to our community partners it is important that we select candidates who have a sincere desire to work in Indigenous communities and who are culturally safe.

We have created a scoring system to determine suitability to our site. A score of 0 - 10 is assigned.

(0 = weak, 10= strong) based on:
● personal letter (0-2 points)
● lived Indigenous experience (0-2 points)
● sincere interest in training at the Indigenous site (0-2 points)
● relationship with Indigenous people and communities (0-4 points)

The UBC central program sends us the list of students who selected our site and completed the application process. Applicants on this list are ranked by a selection committee using the Indigenous site-specific criteria outlined below with scores ranging between 0 and 10.

Where there are applicants with the same score, Indigenous applicants will be prioritized and the remaining order will be determined by the overall UBC ranking.

The Indigenous Family Practice Residency Site may elect not to rank candidates if they feel that they are not suited to the site based on red flags (generally related to culturally unsafe language or behavior) or a poor site-specific suitability score. See bottom of this website under “Additional Information” for details on site specific ranking.

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Program Highlights

Uniquely B.C:  UBC Family Medicine

Family Medicine training in BC presents you with many unique opportunities. We are a fully accredited distributed program with 23 training sites and multiple training communities. In an effort to meet the evolving needs of our society, each site provides a solid foundation in the knowledge and clinical skills of Family Medicine so that our graduates are prepared to practice in a variety of settings. While our program offers diversity of training, it is based on common goals, learning objectives, and assessment standards.

All residents are required to do a mandatory 2-month rural rotation in Family Medicine in their second year. Residents in the Coastal, or rural programs in the Okanagan or the North complete longer rural placements. Residents can also apply to participate in Enhanced Rural training for a total of 4-6 months in rural communities.

There is extensive academic and administrative support for the entire residency program. Our central program administrative team is based in Vancouver on UBC campus. At the site level, leadership teams are made up of a Site Director, Site Faculty, Lead Residents and administrators. Lead Program Faculty provide provincial education support in the areas of curriculum, assessment, faculty development, scholarship and behavioral medicine.

The Family Practice Postgraduate Education Committee has representation from all sites to ensure a connected, distributed program that fully meets accreditation standards. Residents are represented at all levels of governance.

A wide range of amazing recreational and cultural opportunities are at your doorstep, as well as a collegial community of residents and physicians with whom you can learn, grow, and play. We want your experience to be in BC to be a positive and enjoyable one.

Training Sites: Overview

Visit the UBC Family Practice Postgraduate Program website for a detailed overview of each of the 23 sites and their surrounding communities.  Each site provides opportunities to experience Family Medicine in their unique context, offering special opportunities to gain experience and skills unique to the area where you are training.

The following is a list of our sites and their base community/hospital. Each site serves the surrounding community (see training sites for full details):

 

Greater Vancouver / Lower Mainland

• Abbotsford-Mission
• Coastal (North Vancouver, Lion’s Gate Hospital)
• Chilliwack
• Indigenous (Greater Vancouver and rural Indigenous communities)
• St. Paul's (Downtown Vancouver, Inner City)
• Surrey South Fraser (Surrey Memorial Hospital)
• Vancouver Fraser (New Westminster, Royal Columbian)

 

Interior Region

• Kootenay Boundary (Trail, Nelson, Rossland, Castlegar)
• Kelowna Rural (Kelowna R1 year; rural communities across BC in R2 year)
• Kelowna Regional
• North Okanagan (Vernon)
• Okanagan South (Penticton)
• Kamloops

 

Vancouver Island

• Indigenous (Victoria, Ladysmith and rural Indigenous communities including Pacheedaht, Penelakut, ‘Namgis)
• Quw'utsun (Duncan)
• Nanaimo 
• Strathcona (Comox, Campbell River and Courtenay)
• Victoria

 

Northern

• Fort St. John (Northeast)
• Northern Rural (Prince George R1 year; rural communities across BC in R2 year)
• Prince George
• Rural Immersion (Hazelton, Smithers, Vanderhoof, Mackenzie, Valemount/McBride, Chetwynd/Tumbler Ridge, Quesnel)
• Terrace (Rural Northwest)
• Indigenous

 

IMG positions are offered at the following sites:

• Abbotsford-Mission
• Chilliwack
• Coastal
• Fort St. John
• Kamloops
• Kootenay Boundary
• Nanaimo
• North Okanagan
• Okanagan South
• Kelowna Rural
• Kelowna Regional
• Prince George
• Strathcona
• St. Paul’s
• Surrey South Fraser
• Vancouver Fraser
• Victoria

Resident Support

Resident resilience and wellness is our top priority. Important resources have been developed by our program to support our residents throughout the course of the training.

All UBC programs are allocated a fixed amount of funding per resident for Resident Activities.  This funding is used to provide educational support to residents during their 2 years of training. This includes funding for residents to attend program-wide courses and events. Additionally, residents may identify conferences and educational materials that would supplement their training experience. A discretionary, per resident funding will also be allocated to the sites for a similar purpose at the site level.

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Program Curriculum

This residency program is for 2 years.

Program length of training does not exceed the Royal College or College of Family Physicians of Canada standard.

Introduction

At the Indigenous - Northern BC site, we are primarily located on the unceded lands of the Lheidli T’enneh, and residents will have opportunities for training in and building relationships with various northern BC Indigenous communities. Experience working with rural Indigenous communities are embedded in R1 and R2, which is unique to the Indigenous sites. The community outreach options may include various communities partnered with Carrier Sekani Family Services (CSFS) in north central BC, Nisga’a Valley Health Authority in northwestern BC, and/or other northern Indigenous communities subject to community capacity and availability. If applicants have connections or relationships with other Indigenous communities in northern BC, there can be support to train in those locations if there is interest and capacity. If you have a specific community in mind that you are interested in training with, we encourage you to reach out during the application process.

This site provides opportunities to develop special expertise in providing safe and appropriate care with and for Indigenous peoples. We welcome both Indigenous and non-Indigenous ally physicians who are dedicated to a decolonizing practice. Please note that this site is administered in collaboration between the Prince George/Northern Rural/Rural Immersion sites and the three Indigenous Family Medicine sites (Indigenous – Victoria, Indigenous – Rural Vancouver Island, and Indigenous - Mainland Vancouver). Academic curriculum will be offered with the Indigenous Site for relationship building, with the potential for joining some curricular activities with the northern sites dependent upon capacity and resident interest. Information regarding these other sites can be found under a separate CaRMS description. Please specifically review our other Indigenous sites for further information regarding our curriculum and values.

Our program is relationship-based and engaged with Indigenous communities. We work in collaboration with a number of Indigenous communities and their health care teams to provide educational experiences whereby residents are connected within an Indigenous community for the duration of their training.  The residents are welcomed and encouraged to participate in community activities and gatherings in order to help them develop trust with the community they are serving, and rotations will be as flexible as possible to promote these relationships.

Our clinical curriculum is set up to encourage relationship building with several Indigenous communities and building a core set of medical skills and knowledge for residents in the first 6 months (7 blocks), with a more flexible and community-based approach to training for the final 18 months (19 blocks). The initial 7 blocks are intended to be done in a block format where residents have the opportunity to engage in family medicine rotations with outreach to Indigenous communities, as well as complete core acute care, addictions, and obstetrics rotations. The default community for these 7 blocks to be completed is Prince George (with frequent outreach to nearby surrounding CSFS communities), although there may be capacity to have Northern Indigenous residents based in another northern BC community for their first 7 blocks if the residents desires this and there is community capacity - please reach out to us during the application process if you are interested in this option. In this case the required R1 rotations would be done on a selective basis at alternative sites.

The remaining 19 blocks will then be completed in a flexible immersion experience, where the emphasis will be on longitudinal relationships with Indigenous communities. Ideally, residents will have gotten to know a community in their initial 7 blocks that they will work with longitudinally for the remainder of their training. This will be done alongside electives that the resident and the community identify as training needs - for example, a resident may identify that they need experience in palliative care, so elect to do a one month block in palliative care in another location and return to the community afterwards. We have chosen this option as opposed to the usual block-based required rotations to promote resident-driven and community-driven learning objectives.

PGY1 Overview

R1	Duration	Location/Notes
Family Practice Orientation	BLOCK 1 1 block	First block of residency includes rotations through family medicine clinics/Indigenous community outreach, academic sessions, etc.
OB-LDR	BLOCK 2-7 1 block	UHNBC (or other on selective basis - see above)
ER	BLOCK 2-7 1 block	UHNBC (or other on selective basis - see above)
Pediatrics	BLOCK 2-7 1.5 blocks	UHNBC Peds CTU 3 weeks, outpatient peds 3 weeks (or other on selective basis - see above)
Psychiatry and Addictions	BLOCK 2-7 0.5 blocks	FNHA Virtual Psych days interspersed with outpatient addictions clinic in Prince George, or other community on selective basis - see above
Inpatient Care Selective	BLOCK 2-7 1 block	Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, or Surgical Rotation at UHNBC, or other northern regional community hospital
Family Medicine and Outreach	BLOCK 2-7 2 blocks	Family medicine clinic and Indigenous community outreach, which may include a 4 week rotation at Central Interior Native Health in Prince George if available, CSFS clinic and Indigenous community outreach, or other community visits if capacity
Family Practice - Indigenous and Rural/Remote	BLOCK 8-13 5 blocks	The emphasis during these 5 blocks will be longitudinal relationships with Indigenous communities and learning in clinical settings that are embedded in community, as well as engaging in community events when appropriate and available. Indigenous community location will be determined by community interest and availability, as well as resident choice. Residents can also choose to do elective time in alternative clinical settings during a small portion of these 5 blocks either in block format or done longitudinally.
VACATION	4 weeks	To be taken in two 2 week periods during each half of the academic year

 

R2	Duration	Location/Notes
Family Practice - Indigenous and Rural/Remote	BLOCK 1-12 11 blocks	Similar to the second half of R1, the emphasis during these 11 blocks will be longitudinal relationships with Indigenous communities and learning in clinical settings that are embedded in community, as well as engaging in community events when appropriate and available. Indigenous community location will be determined by community interest and availability, as well as resident choice – ideally, the resident will continue working with primarily the same community as their R1 year to maintain important relationships and continuity. Residents can also choose to do elective time in alternative clinical settings during a small portion of these 11 blocks either in block format or longitudinally. Electives that are encouraged during this time for supporting practice in remote Indigenous communities include: rural/regional ER, proceduralist/surgery, anesthesia, palliative care, addictions, and sexual health.
Family Medicine Transition to Practice	BLOCK 13 1 block	Last block of residency, transition to practice with reduced supervision and increased independence, transition to practice curricular time. This will be done in the Indigenous community that the resident has worked with for the last 18 months.
VACATION	4 weeks	Self scheduled by residents

 

Indigenous Community Visits, Academic Curriculum, and Research

The Indigenous Family Medicine Sites (admin team for Indigenous Vancouver Mainland, Victoria, and Rural Vancouver Island) are now administering our own academic curriculum.

Our curriculum is structured into in-person academic weeks and virtual academic days. Sessions will include lectures, case-based learning, SIM sessions, hands-on clinical/procedural skills workshops, and exam prep. A highlight of our sites is our focus on relationship to each other and the Indigenous communities we serve, and a focus of our academic gatherings is on incorporating Indigenous ceremony and knowledge, community visits and activities, and meetings with Elders and knowledge keepers. We will also have resident wellness built into our curriculum.

We will have 3 academic weeks scheduled throughout the year in person. The remainder of our curriculum will be done virtually on Fridays. Please note that since we are a distributed program, attendance will require travel, which will be reimbursed. Expect to travel a minimum of 3-4 times per year for academic/scholarship related travel.

Research requirements are consistent with other sites at UBC. In R1 a small quality improvement project is to be completed. In R2, a larger scholar project must be completed, and will be presented at our Indigenous Scholarship presentation at the end of residency.

International Electives

Residents can do one month of interprovincial or international electives during their training.

Further Training

Third year training positions are available with UBC in the area of Emergency Medicine, Care of The Elderly, Anesthesia, Palliative Medicine, Sports and Exercise Medicine, Clinician Scholars program and a wide range of other category 2 Enhanced Skills programs.

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Training Sites

Carrier Sekani Family Services Primary Care team: CSFS has a group of dedicated Physicians and Nurse Practitioners who service our communities through a holistic approach to care, meeting a wide variety of needs. CSFS has worked hard to bring Primary Care services to First Nations communities throughout Carrier territory. CSFS proudly offers Primary Care medical services in Takla, Yekooche, Nadleh, Saik'uz, Stellat'en, Nee Tahi Buhn, Cheslatta, Skin Tyee, Burns Lake Band, Wet'suwet'en and in Prince George. UHNBC - This is a large regional hospital located in Prince George that is a hub for patients in all of northern BC. Rotations here might include Emergency, Obstetrics, Internal Medicine.

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Additional Information

We strongly recommend writing a personal letter to the site outlining your reasons for selecting our site. This will be reviewed by our selection committee  

 

Criteria for scoring Personal Letter for Indigenous site suitability 

0 point: 

• no mention of interest in Indigenous health 

• description of previous Indigenous health experiences lack cultural safety 

 

1 point: 

• establishes sincere interest in Indigenous health 

• minimal specific experience working with Indigenous peoples or communities or only those required in their prior programs (ie. One rotation/elective, mandatory community visits or required courses on cultural safety) 

• Has experience in social justice and advocacy efforts in other areas other than Indigenous Health (ie. Serving refugee communities) 

 

2 points: 

• states working in Indigenous health as a major or primary career goal 

• Previous experiences/electives working with Indigenous communities which are named (i.e. “I worked for two years with Fort Nelson First Nation, 
• as opposed to I did a Northern elective in an Indigenous community) 

• References respectful and reciprocal relationships with Indigenous peoples and communities 

• Demonstrates clear understanding of the historical and contextual factors which have led to health disparities in Indigenous communities and a sincere desire to work towards addressing these 

• Demonstrates sincere commitment to the principles of cultural safety and anti-Indigenous racism 

  

Criteria for determining Lived Indigenous Experience 

 

0 point: 

• does not self-identify as an Indigenous person or uses language that is culturally unsafe to describe their lived Indigenous experiences (i.e. perpetuating stereotypes or prejudices) 

1 point: 

• self-identifies as Indigenous 

2 points: 

• Self-identifies as Indigenous AND 

• Individual has a strong connection to their community (where they traditional are from or a chosen Indigenous community (ie. Urban Indigenous communities) 

• OR They have demonstrated a sincere interest in learning about their heritage, culture, and/or connection with their Indigenous family/community. 

• OR Has demonstrated a clear desire to be a leader/advocate in Indigenous Health through work/school/volunteer activities 

  

*These criteria may not encapsulate everyone’s lived experience and we apologize if you do not see yourself in these descriptions. If you would like to connect with site leadership and/or residents in the program to discuss your unique story / lived experience, please do not hesitate to reach out. 

 

Criteria to determine sincere interest to train at Indigenous site 

0 point: 

• no specific contact with site 

1 point: 

• single e-mail or phone call indicating interest sent to site coordinator, site director or resident 

• attendance at a UBC Indigenous Family Practice site Q&A sessions 

• has a strong reference letter from one of our preceptors, alumni, and/or an Indigenous physician 

 

2 points: 

• has visited or worked with one of our primary training sites 

• longitudinal demonstration of interest through multiple connections (ie. emails, phone calls, in-person meetings, info sessions, etc) with the site coordinator, site directors, residents, site Elder, and/or preceptors 

• worked with the site on projects or attended site events (ie. Indigenous Academic Days or the BC IMEG) 

  

Criteria to Determine Relationships with Indigenous Peoples and/or Communities 

 

0 point: 

• No indication of having spent time in an Indigenous community* or working within an Indigenous context 

• No strong personal or professional relationships with Indigenous people or communities* 

 

1-2 points: 

• Spent some time in an Indigenous community* in personal or professional capacities. 

• Have 1-2 examples of working with Indigenous peoples or on projects that demonstrate a sincere interest in working in Indigenous Health. 

• Attends IPAC and/or IMEG events 

 

3-4 points: 

• Lived in or grew up in an Indigenous community* 

• Have many (3 or more) examples of working with Indigenous peoples or on projects that demonstrate a sincere interest in working in Indigenous Health (including cultural safety and anti-Indigenous racism work). 

• Active participant or leader in IPAC, UBC IMEG committee, NCIME, or in other Indigenous medical leadership type roles. 

  

*Due to colonialism there are many ways our connection to community and kinship ties have been disrupted. We also recognize that there are different ways we form community because of this. If this is your experience, we encourage you to outline this in our site-specific personal letter or reach out by email/phone (if this is something you’re comfortable doing). Our intention is not to further isolate and segregate our community.