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Program Highlights
The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. The Department of Family Medicine additionally participates in clinical programs in Inuit communities. We respect the Treaties and Agreements that were made on these territories, we acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and we dedicate ourselves to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.
Mandatory Orientation Sessions
The mandatory full day Postgraduate Medical Education Orientation for all residents will be held on Friday, June 26, 2026
The mandatory full day Family Medicine Residency Orientation will be held on Monday, June 29, 2026
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Prior to the commencement of training, matched applicants must provide proof of ACLS certification that is current as of July 1, 2026. The ACLS Provider course must be certified by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada or the American Heart Association. ACLS training that is not certified by one of these two organizations and/or is completed entirely through an online course will not be accepted. Applicants are responsible for all costs associated with obtaining ACLS certification. We provide a re-certification course in your second year of residency prior to graduation.
Family Medicine Professional Choices (FMProC)
The Family Medicine Professional Choices (FMProC) testing is mandatory for all applicants. It is a situational judgement test designed to evaluate your professional reasoning, communication skills and aptitude for responding effectively to diverse clinical situations. It primarily consists of two types of questions: ranking and rating scenarios.
FMProC registration for the first round of CaRMS 2026 will be open on September 10, 2025. More details: https://fmproc.com/
Situational judgement tests are designed to assess applicant’s judgement regarding situations encountered in the workplace or during training. Applicants are presented with a set of hypothetical based scenarios and asked to make judgements about possible responses. Applicants responses are evaluated against a pre-determined scoring key to provide a picture of their situational judgement in that particular context.
The development and modification of the scenarios in FMProC involved input from several leaders with different perspectives, roles and experiences. This included family physicians, educators, family medicine residents and medical students, Indigenous health, rural and remote family medicine, 2SLGBTQ+, anti-racism, international medical graduates and more. This specifically included groups under-represented in medicine to ensure, as much as possible, that no group is disadvantaged by the test format or content.
Vacation Allowance
Vacation in PGY1 can be taken in the following ways:
Two weeks in each of two blocks in conjunction with an approved elective or Family Medicine Block Time in the remaining two weeks of the same blocks
Vacation in 1 week blocks can be taken during Family Medicine Block Time
One 4 week vacation block
*Vacation is not allowed in Block 1 in PGY1.
Though the program tries to accommodate residents’ specific vacation period requests, constraints of scheduling often requires flexibility and not all requests will be approved.
Interview Dates
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Program will notify all applicants through CaRMS Online and will send email invitations directly to applicants selected for an interview. Applicants who are invited for interview will participate in one structured interview, regardless of the number of sites to which you have applied. The structured interview may have questions specific to the sites to which you have applied. The interview is conducted as a 3-person panel interview and typically consists of 1 physician, 1 interprofessional faculty member, and 1 resident. Candidates will be invited to attend one of the three interview days. The interview itself lasts 30 to 40 minutes.
Program Goals
The University of Manitoba is committed to the social justice principles of equity, access and participation and to promoting opportunities for systemically marginalized groups who have been excluded from full participation at the University and the larger community including Indigenous, Black, racially marginalized Peoples, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, intersex, asexual and other diverse sexual identities) and women.
A broad knowledge base and clinical skill sets enable family physicians to work in diverse settings such as patients’ homes, outpatient clinics, emergency departments, labour and delivery suites, hospital wards, and nursing homes. Family medicine often serves as the main entry point to the health care system and the hub that provides continuity of care throughout the life cycle. As such, family medicine is the central medical discipline. The importance of primary care in quality of health and the value Canadian society places on family physicians in the delivery of this care are well known.
The goal of our residency program is to train family physicians who are able to provide comprehensive, high quality, continuous care in urban, rural, or remote settings.
Selection Process Goals
An inclusive, open and diverse community is essential to excellence and fosters voices that have been ignored or discouraged. To address the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences commitment to equity, access and participation, and in recognition of the underrepresentation of members of historically and currently excluded groups, our program has taken the following proactive measures as part of our selection process:
Implicit bias training for all selection committee members, diverse representation of selection committee members, inclusion of interview questions targeted to assess applicant commitment to EDIA, offering necessary accommodations during the interview process, second pass/review of applicants below interview and rank order list cut off to review for possible bias in scoring, orientation to all assessors to scoring rubrics, file review completed by dedicated, trained group.
We strive for diverse perspectives and cultural safety throughout the hiring process (resident selection committees, short-list of applicants, interviews). We ask all applicants to include an EDIA statement in their personal letter with evidence demonstrating their own commitment to EDIA in their work and training thus far.
Transportation
As you will need to move frequently about the city and province between training sites, you will need to secure a means of transportation. You may find it easiest to maintain a personal vehicle.
Additional Points to Consider:
· Cost of living is one of the most affordable in Canada.
· Full access to University of Manitoba library and its electronic resources, including UpToDate.
· Competitive resident salaries with a solid resident contract including a well-supported maternity/paternity leave policy. http://www.parim.org
· Membership and registration fees are covered for University of Manitoba, College of Family Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba, Canadian Medical Protective Association, and the initial membership in the College of Family Physicians of Canada for PGY1 year.
· Annual two day resident retreat held in a community outside of Winnipeg.
· All mandatory course fees are reimbursed upon successful completion. Examples of mandatory courses include: NRP, ALARM, ATLS, BLS and ACLS recertification. Mandatory courses vary between programs.
· Travel costs and accommodation are provided for mandatory offsite rotations.
WHAT ABOUT FUN IN SELKIRK?
Selkirk and the surrounding areas are a progressive community with an area population of approximately 30,000 inhabitants. It is the seventh largest city in Manitoba. It is located a 30-minute drive from Winnipeg.
Selkirk is on the doorstep of many outdoor activities including world-class fishing, watersports, and renowned beaches. There is a Farmer’s Market on the Waterfront during the summer. Opportunities to explore the Interlake and northeast areas of the province which include: Whiteshell Provincial Park, Grand Beach, Hecla Provincial Park, Birds Hill Park, and many others are just a short drive away.
The Selkirk Recreation Complex has hosted national hockey and curling competitions bringing world class sport to small town Manitoba. Selkirk has hosted the Western Canada Summer Games and has benefitted from lasting infrastructure related to that event. Available outdoor facilities include tennis courts, softball diamonds, soccer fields, a rubberized 400-meter track and golf course. Indoor and outdoor aquatic facilities are available at Selkirk Park and Lord Selkirk Regional Comprehensive Secondary School. The Selkirk Park located within the city limits offers a dog park for your four-legged friend.
Websites of Interest:
Home – City of Selkirk
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Interlake-Eastern RHA
Major Strengths of the Interlake Eastern Stream
University of Manitoba Family Medicine Interlake-Eastern is one of the newer rural streams with the first graduating class in 2021. The residents have demonstrated that they are prepared for rural practice and over 75% of the graduated residents are rural physicians.
We provide:
Experienced physicians, with low preceptor to trainee ratios.
Large clinical volumes with an excellent variety of patients.
Advanced skills in airways and surgical procedures provided by family physicians ideal for expanding a resident’s future scope of practice.
Exposure to Pediatrics through and Community and Specialty Clinic rotations.
An integrated curriculum providing training in psychiatry, obstetrics/gynecology, geriatrics, community medicine, psychosocial counselling, cancer care and nutrition.
Frequent opportunities to perfect your procedural skills through clinical encounters and procedural labs.
Well-staffed, busy emergency department with ample opportunity to obtain acute care experience.
Exposure to Indigenous Health through the clinic in Selkirk, and throughout the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority. Residents will complete one week at Percy E. Moore Hospital to expand their knowledge of working within an Indigenous Community.
Opportunity to explore communities of various sizes through rural rotations throughout the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority.
Varied settings for clinical learning from tertiary care centers to rural sites, with the opportunity to explore benefits of rural medical care.
Monthly academic days in small group learning environments, rural Continuing Medical Education (CME), and a resident-led journal club.
We ensure that residents receive hands-on exposure to both the agricultural industry, cultural sensitivity, and nearby Indigenous communities to enhance your understanding of farm injuries, access issues to health care, and lifestyle issues facing rural populations.
Training sites include rotations in Winnipeg, Selkirk, and rural communities within the Interlake-Eastern region with the majority of the time spent in Selkirk.
Overview of Department
https://umanitoba.ca/medicine/department-family-medicine
The University of Manitoba is committed to the social justice principles of equity, access & participation and to promoting opportunities for systemically marginalized groups who have been excluded from full participation at the University and the larger community including Indigenous, Black, racially marginalized Peoples, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, intersex, asexual and other diverse sexual identities) and women.
For more than 40 years, the University of Manitoba’s Department of Family Medicine has been positively influencing the health of individuals, families and communities across Manitoba. Through clinical work, teaching and innovative research, family medicine is making a difference.
We offer residents the chance to learn with interprofessional faculty, such as dietitians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners and other health care professionals. This collaborative learning model teaches our students and residents the basic principles of health care professions, when to use them in their care of patients and how to make appropriate referrals.
This program, accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada, promotes whole-person medicine through a combination of patient-centred care and structured seminars. During clerkship, learners are distributed in over 20 communities throughout Manitoba.
Family Medicine is a wide-ranging discipline, with the chance to impact a diverse spectrum of patients in various communities. Manitoba is one of the most diverse provinces in the country, providing an excellent opportunity to work with patients from a variety of backgrounds.
Training Passionate Family Physicians
After completing a four-year undergraduate degree in Medicine, students who enter the two-year Family Medicine residency choose a learning stream tailored to their practice interests.
Here is a video with a general overview of our Family Medicine Program at the University of Manitoba.
Streams:
Urban
Northern Remote
Northern Thompson
Bilingual
Rural – Boundary Trails
Rural – Brandon
Rural – Interlake Eastern
Rural – Neepawa
Rural – Parkland
Rural – Portage la Prairie
Rural – Steinbach
Integrated Clinician Scholar (3 year program)
Each stream provides a broad and balanced experience that prepares well-rounded family physicians who can practice with confidence in a variety of settings.
Enhanced Training
In addition to the postgraduate program, Family Medicine also offers enhanced skills training which allows Family Medicine doctors to continually shape and reshape their careers. Enhanced training is available in the following areas:
Addictions
FM Anesthesia
Cancer Care
Care of the Elderly
Emergency Medicine
Obstetrical Surgical Skills
Palliative Care
Sports & Exercise Medicine
This training requires an additional 6–12 months of study. Residents finishing their second year and practicing family physicians may apply.
Inspiring Young Minds – Our Faculty
The Department of Family Medicine has over 500 faculty members who excel at sharing knowledge, building competencies, and maximizing learning opportunities for students.
Our faculty are integral participants in all stages of medical education. Some have major Undergraduate teaching roles, providing comprehensive Family Medicine and generalist content as well as their unique perspectives on health care.
Integrative Medicine in Residency Program Option
The Integrative Medicine in Residency (IMR) program is a two-year program of study exploring the integration of Complementary and Alternative therapies with conventional family practice in an evidence-based manner. This program is being offered in conjunction with the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, and is a 200-hour, interactive web-based curriculum that is completed longitudinally alongside the Family Medicine residency program. This program option is available to residents in all streams. Visit the Integrative Medicine in Residency Program page for full details.
Innovative Research
The Department of Family Medicine provides exciting opportunities to perform research with practical outcomes on the health of Canadians. The department promotes and supports the development of research skills and provides workshops to all Family Medicine residents.
Scholarly Curriculum*
Scholarly activities in our program include:
– participation in Journal Clubs
– presentations at patient case rounds and regular guideline appraisals
– didactic teaching
– formal Quality Improvement curriculum
– Critical Appraisal assignments
– PEARLS exercises as offered through the College of Family Physicians of Canada
– Academic Days throughout the year
– additional core curriculum as mandated by PGME for all postgraduate program residents
* subject to change
Courses Offered for Residents in Family Medicine*
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Prior to the commencement of training, matched applicants must provide proof of ACLS certification that is current as of July 1, 2026. The ACLS Provider course must be certified by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada or the American Heart Association. ACLS training that is not certified by one of these two organizations and/or is completed entirely through an online course will not be accepted. Applicants are responsible for all costs associated with obtaining ACLS certification. We provide a re-certification course in your second year of residency prior to graduation.
Advances in Labour and Risk Management (ALARM)
We mandate ALARM training during the residency and provide reimbursement upon successful completion.
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
We mandate ATLS training during the residency and provide reimbursement upon successful completion for all non-urban residents.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
We mandate NRP during residency and provide reimbursement upon successful completion.
Ultrasound Curriculum
Ultrasound curriculum is mandatory and provided for all residents.
We Will Take Good Care of the People
Indigenous Cultural Safety Training
*subject to change
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.
Family Medicine Training for Selkirk residents is done in the context of a rural community. Residents will care for their patients both at Selkirk Medical Centre and Selkirk Regional Health Centre as supervised by Selkirk Medical Associates. It is with Selkirk Medical Associates at the Selkirk Medical Centre where residents will do both first and second year Family Medicine block time. Throughout the program, the residents will care for admitted patients at Selkirk Regional Health Centre. Residents will have an identifiable patient population that they will manage in both the clinic and hospital setting.
Selkirk Medical Associates is a private fee-for-service clinic which provides full-service family practice to residents of the city of Selkirk and its surrounding region (local population approximately 30,000).
For Family Medicine training, you will be paired with a primary and secondary preceptor. The team at Selkirk Medical Associates consist of:
8 Family Physicians
My Health Team that works with our physician group. They provide a variety of allied health services to our patients. The My Health Team consists of:
Clinical Counsellor
Chronic Disease Nurse
Community Liaison Counsellor
Pharmacist
Family physicians in this clinic have specialty training in areas such as:
Emergency Medicine
Women’s health
Care of the Elderly/Personal Care Home
Chemotherapy
Dialysis
Selkirk Regional Health Centre includes:
95 acute care bed capacity (with an expansion to be completed by Fall 2024)
4 General Surgeons
Family Birthing Unit
Visiting Specialists who provide services in:
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Urology
Sports Medicine
Pain Clinic
Selkirk is a CancerCare Manitoba Community site with four Family Physicians in Oncology (FPOs) working in conjunction with the Oncology team to deliver cancer care. Residents will be given the opportunity to experience the delivery of cancer care in the outpatient delivery of anti-cancer treatments by spending time with their cancer care doctor.
FIRST YEAR CLINICAL ROTATIONS
FAMILY MEDICINE (22 Weeks Core)
Family medicine experiences include outpatient clinics, caring for your patients admitted to the hospital, and home visits. Protected time is provided for horizontal experiences in the areas of obstetrics, emergency medicine, palliative care, and two weeks of designated airway training.
AIRWAY (2 Weeks – Part of the Family Medicine Core)
Residents will spend time with a Family Practice -Anesthesia physician learning the skills of airway management, IV sedation and rapid sequence intubation.
INTERNAL MEDICINE (8 Weeks – Core)
Residents will complete 8 weeks of Internal Medicine (IM) in a Clinical Teaching Unit (CTU) setting in Winnipeg at Health Sciences Centre or the St. Boniface Hospital. This ward-based experience allows residents to improve their inpatient management of common acute medical presentations.
OBSTETRICS (8 Weeks – Core)
This experience is provided in Winnipeg at either Health Sciences Centre or the St. Boniface Hospital. This ensures an appropriate volume of opportunities for deliveries and triage experience.
PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE (4 Weeks – Core)
The Pediatric Emergency rotation is in the busy Emergency Department at the Children’s Hospital located beside the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg.
ELECTIVES (4 Weeks Core)
Completion of elective based on residents’ desired area of interest.
VACATION (4 Weeks Core)
SECOND YEAR CLINICAL ROTATIONS
FAMILY MEDICINE (16 Weeks Core)
Family medicine experiences include outpatient clinics, caring for your patients admitted to the hospital, and home visits. Protected time is provided for horizontal experiences in the areas of obstetrics, emergency medicine, palliative care, and two weeks of designated airway training.
RURAL FAMILY MEDICINE (8 Weeks – Core)
Residents will spend eight weeks in a rural setting in the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority such as Gimli or Lac du Bonnet. This experience offers the increased independence to manage outpatient clinics and hospital-based emergencies in settings with various complements of medical resources.
SURGERY (4 Weeks – Core)
Our general surgeons ensure your four weeks of surgery are comprehensive. The rotation involves participating in surgical care in the Operating Room, Emergency Department, surgical ward, and office. From initial assessment and being first assist to discharge planning, this rotation provides an excellent experience with a wealth of informal teaching.
ICU / CCU (4 Weeks – Core)
This rotation is based in a Winnipeg hospital with a focus on intensive care medicine. There will be a wide range of clinical experiences including consultation within the hospital and in the Emergency Department. This core experience consolidates a resident’s acute care knowledge and management.
PEDIATRICS OUT-PATIENT (4 Weeks – Core)
Pediatric out-patient rotation consists of a two-week block in the Social, Northern, Ambulatory Pediatrics (SNAP) at the Children’s Hospital or St. Boniface Hospital sites in Winnipeg and a two-week block at a Community Pediatric Clinic.
PALLIATIVE CARE (4 weeks – Core)
Winnipeg has one of the longest-standing traditions in Canada in providing hospital and community palliative care to its citizens. The Palliative Care rotation has been evaluated by residents as one of the most rewarding and unique to their Family Medicine training. Skills taught by palliative care family physician specialists enable residents to gain skills essential to providing symptom-based care to both patients struggling with chronic illness and during end-of-life care.
ELECTIVES (4 Weeks Core)
Completion of elective based on residents’ desired area of interest.
VACATION (4 weeks – core)
LONGITUDINAL EXPERIENCES DURING RESIDENCY
EMERGENCY MEDICINE AT SELKIRK REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE (horizontal through 2 years)
Emergency Medicine exposures are longitudinal throughout Family Medicine Block Time at the Selkirk Regional Health Center.
OBSTETRICS AT SELKIRK REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE (horizontal through 2 years)
Family Medicine Obstetrics experiences are completed at the Selkirk Regional Health Center throughout Family Medicine Block Time.
BEHAVIOURAL MEDICINE (horizontal through 2 years)
An integrated approach to behavioral medicine is utilized during your Family Medicine experiences.
Key areas include:
Mental health concerns (curriculum in consultation with Department of Psychiatry)
Helping patients develop coping skills
Knowledge of community resources
Communication skills
Psychiatric rounds via Telehealth provide some of the didactic portion of this experience
NUTRITION EDUCATION & CARE (horizontal through 2 years)
The family medicine block time provides experience in office management of nutritional concerns that are common to family practice such as:
Diabetes
Cardiovascular Illness
Weight Management
Opportunities for enhancing health promotion skills through education to community groups
OTHER INTERESTS – DURING FAMILY MEDICINE BLOCKS
There are ample opportunities for enhancement of health promotion skills through education to community groups.
