An initiative of
Dr. Dmitri Zanozin (Associate Program Director, Prince George)
Program Director
Linda Chang
Practicing psychiatry in Prince George is an exciting experience, which offers a busy clinical environment to home your clinical skills and clinical confidence. You will be supported by a dedicated site director and a team of 10 psychiatrists and two visiting psychiatrists. The program is actively recruiting psychiatrists aided by the attraction of the new University status of the hospital (University Hospital of Northern British Columbia) and the vision of the Health Authority.
You will have the unique opportunity to help shape the program and will be involved in shaping your own training experience. Opportunities for participation in rural outreach and native mental health initiatives occur throughout the residency years accommodated in Prince George. Research opportunities are also positively encouraged within the framework of the Northern Health / University of Northern British Columbia mental health strategy.
With excellent outdoor activities on your doorstep (winter and summer), good restaurants, theater, orchestra, numerous music venues and a welcoming community, Prince George is a place in which you quickly feel at home.
Prince George is a rural city of 81,000 inhabitants with the Northern Health authority covering a wider population of circa 300,000. Following a well-established Family Practice residency program Prince George began a Psychiatry residency program in 2008.
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Gross Annual PGY-1 Salary | $65,332.37 |
Gross Annual PGY-2 Salary | $72,818.39
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Gross Annual PGY-3 Salary | $79,301.62 |
Gross Annual PGY-4 Salary | $85,318.65 |
Gross Annual PGY-5 Salary | $91,710.67 |
Gross Annual PGY-6 Salary | $97,877.39 |
Gross Annual PGY-7 Salary | $104,271.09 |
Educational Leave | Yes |
Annual Vacation | 4 weeks |
Meal Allowance | No |
Frequency of Calls | 1 in 4 onsite/1 in 3 offsite |
Maternity Leave | 17 weeks, plus up to 78 weeks Parental Leave |
Provincial Health Insurance | 100% Premiums Paid |
Provincial Dues (% of salary) | 1.50% |
Extended Health Insurance | 100% Premiums Paid |
CMPA Dues Paid | Yes, mandatory |
Dental Plan | 100% Premiums Paid |
Statutory Holidays | 2x pay plus extra day with pay |
Long-Term Disability Insurance | Yes 100% Premiums Paid |
Sick Leave | Yes |
Life Insurance | 100% Premiums Paid |
Terms of Agreement April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2022
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The Research track program is based in Vancouver. If a candidate wants to join the Research track and also be trained at other sites, we suggest that the candidate apply to other tracks rather than the Research track. Candidates can request to be transferred to the Research track after they are matched in CaRMS.
Yes, if you are planning to apply to multiple tracks, please submit an application for each track.
Applicants are encouraged to write a different targeted personal letter for each track they want to apply to, especially for the applicants who want to apply to the Vancouver Island and Prince George tracks. This will help the Program understand the reasons for applying to specific tracks.
CVs or resumes are optional as the CaRMS application forms include all necessary fields that would be present on a CV (e.g. work experience, research experience, interest, etc.).
Our Selections Committee will only review the first three reference letters that you submit due to time constraints.
Yes, please upload a copy your Masters transcript to your CaRMS application. Our reviewers will take this into account when reviewing your file.
We do not give preference to students who are graduates of UBC when creating our rank lists. Every applicant will be scored in a standardized fashion.
Candidates who are shortlisted for the Vancouver, Fraser, and/or Vancouver Island tracks will have one set of standard interviews (Program Director Interview, Mini Interview, and Panel Interview). When interviewing and ranking the candidates, our Selections Committee will keep in mind the tracks to which they have applied.
Candidates who are shortlisted for the Research and/or Prince George tracks, will have an additional interview for each track.
Candidates who are shortlisted for the Prince George and/or Research track will have an additional interview in addition to the standard interviews.
Candidates who are shortlisted for the Prince George track will have an additional interview with the Prince George Associate Program Director. Candidates who are shortlisted for the Research track will have an additional interview with the Research Track Associate Program Director, as well as a panel interview with the Research Track Selections Committee.
All of the interviews, including the additional interviews one may have for the Prince George and/or Research track, will happen on the same day.
Yes, candidates are able to apply for additional tracks (except for Prince George and Research tracks) after your interview date, and up to at least 1 to 1.5 weeks before the ranking list submission deadline.
All shortlisted candidates who applied multiple streams/tracks will compete all their interviews on the same day.
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