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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 ON THE PRAIRIES?
Under the shade of its tree-lined streets, Dauphin is a bustling community with a solid infrastructure to ensure you have everything you deserve. Aside from its natural beauty and recreational opportunities, Dauphin is a regional service center for health care and retail in the Parkland. We have a growing business community, excellent education system and are fortunate to have many active service clubs rooted in a strong, proud history. Dauphin is an arts and culture based community that offers many creative opportunities, as well as scores of youth, seniors and support groups. Affordable housing opportunities and some of the best recreation facilities in Manitoba are only a few of the reasons to live here. It offers a wealth of activities outside of the work setting such as:
Sporting activities throughout the year ranging from swimming, curling, hockey, squash, tennis, pickleball, baseball, basketball, volleyball (indoor and beach), disc-golf, and archery.
Lake Dauphin and Rainbow Beach are located only 12 minutes from City, and offer camping, swimming, beach volleyball and golf.
Northgate Dauphin (8 mins drive south of City) is a 26 km system of stacked loop, multi-use trails featuring section for mountain bikers, hiking, trail running, and areas to gather and take in the scenery of Riding Mountain National Park.
Riding Mountain National Park is only 8 km away, and provides quick access to hiking, camping, golfing, biking, boating, and cross-country skiing. Wasagaming/Clear Lake is a resort town located 45 minutes south of Dauphin and is considered the Banff of the prairies with its terrific restaurants and recreational opportunities.
Duck Mountain Provincial Park is within 1 hour drive north of Dauphin, and offers fabulous lakes for camping and fishing for rainbow trout, walleye, and northern pike.
For the golf enthusiasts, there are three beautiful 18 hole golf courses within 45 minutes of Dauphin.
Cultural activities are available at the Watson Art Centre year round, and there is an active community band that is always in search of musicians.
Dauphin has been known as “The City of Festivals.” Several major festivals are celebrated annually including Dauphin’s CountryFest and Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival along with street fairs and winter festivals. We also hold the nickname of “City of Sunshine” having 312 sunny days annually.
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University of Manitoba Unit Parkland stream residents have demonstrated that they are prepared for rural practice as almost 90% of Parkland residents to date have entered rural practices upon graduation.
We provide:
Depth and breadth of experiences. Almost anything can come through the door and we train medical professionals to deal with the life threatening and the unexpected from cradle to grave.
A stable and proven experienced and active rural teaching unit (30+ years), with low preceptor to trainee ratios and little competition from other medical learners.
Unprecedented scope of practice. Advanced skills and surgical procedures provided by family physicians ideal for expanding a resident’s future scope of practice.
Large clinical volumes with excellent variety of patients.
Diversity of training practices and sites offers experience in rural medicine within small (population 1000) to larger communities (population 8,000 and 50,000), including opportunities for obstetrics/gynecology and internal medicine within a smaller setting.
Continuity of care is an educational priority completing most rotations in a rural setting.
An integrated curriculum providing training in psychiatry, obstetrics/gynecology, geriatrics, community medicine, special care unit, psychosocial counselling, cancer care and nutrition.
Horizontal point-of-care ultrasound experience and opportunities to secure formal certification.
Monthly academic days in small group environments including field-trips/community involvement.
We ensure that residents receive hands-on exposure to both the agricultural industry, cultural sensitivity and nearby First Nations Indigenous communities to enhance your understanding of farm injuries, access issues to health care, and lifestyle issues facing rural populations. Newcomers and immigration health and wellness covered as well.
The Parkland Family Medicine Residency Unit, located in the Dauphin Regional Health Centre, was established in 1991. The Regional Health Centre serves as a regional referral center for the Parkland area of Manitoba. There are 25 family physicians, 4 surgeons, 2 radiologists, 1 internal medicine, 1 obstetrician/gynecologist.
Training sites include rotations in Winnipeg, Dauphin, Ste. Rose du Lac, Grandview, Swan River, and Brandon with the majority of the time spent in Dauphin.
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.
PGY-1:
The first year Family Medicine rotations will be scheduled in Dauphin at the Parkland Family Medicine Residency Unit.
Experiences in Family Medicine include providing family medicine clinic, emergency services, caring for your patients admitted to hospital, following maternity patients through pregnancy and delivery, walk-in clinic, satellite clinics and providing home visits. There is a wide variety of teaching sessions specific to community needs, various linked to U of M specialty rounds, and the Integrated Medicine, mental health and nutrition programs.
Family Medicine Block Time (20 weeks) in an ambulatory-care teaching unit during which time you are paired with a primary preceptor but spend time with other preceptors and practices throughout the 2 years. There are opportunities for self-directed learning in areas of residents expressed goals and protected time for Addiction medicine, pediatric psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, gynecology and First Nations Indigenous health clinics.
Specialty rotations include:
Pediatrics Emergency (4 weeks) in the busy Emergency Department at the Children’s Hospital in Winnipeg.
Obstetrics (8 weeks). This experience is initially gained within a busy tertiary care system in Winnipeg, allowing volume opportunities for deliveries and triage experience. The equivalent of a second month is completed in Dauphin or another rural site in first year and a third (and optional fourth) month of obstetrics is completed in the 2nd year. A goal of 15 – 25 deliveries during your 2 years in Dauphin is anticipated; however, many more deliveries for those who wish to make self available.
Internal Medicine (8 weeks). Opportunity for completion of IM in a Clinical Teaching Unit (CTU) setting in Winnipeg or rurally.
Palliative Medicine (4 weeks). 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
Elective (4 weeks). Completion of elective based on residents’ desired area of interest.
Vacation (4 weeks).
PGY-2:
The second year Family Medicine rotations continue to be scheduled in Dauphin. Protected time provided for horizontal experiences during family medicine block time including the areas of obstetrics/gynecology, psychiatry, psycho-geriatrics, sports medicine, geriatrics, WCB, Pediatrics Development, Addiction Medicine and community medicine.
Community pediatrics is completed horizontally within family medicine block time. Residents are involved in the care of children in the office setting, emergency department, delivery room, and hospital. Residents participate in a range of clinical problems from well child care and common childhood illness to consultative psychiatry related to pediatric presentations and the care of critically ill infants. A horizontal experience within Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is also provided.
Family Medicine – Rural (8 weeks). Residents will spend 8 weeks in a more rural setting (smaller population approx.. 1,000) such as Ste. Rose, Grandview or Swan River. This experience offers the increased independence to manage clinic and emergencies without having specialties within the same location.
Surgery & FM-Anesthesia (8 weeks). 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. An FM-Anesthesia rotation has you completing rotation with FM-Anesthetist ensuring Airway Management and Conscious Sedation curriculum is covered while completing both Surgery along with FM clinics.
ICU/CCU (4 weeks). Based in Brandon (population approximately 50,000), this intensive care rotation is based in a 10-bed unit which includes coronary care, intensive care medicine, and intensive care surgery. Residents encounter a wide range of clinical experiences within the unit through consultations in the emergency department, and time spent in the operating room. The volume and variety of patients is excellent, including plenty of procedural practice.
Elective (4 weeks).
Vacation (4 weeks).
BEHAVIOURAL MEDICINE (horizontal through 2 years)
A full time community mental health worker who specializes in adults. An integrated approach to behavioral medicine is utilized during Family Medicine experiences. We are available for consult on case management involving mental health concerns, act as a resource for residents – provide resident support, inform of personal development and resident well-being as well as help residents identify use of appropriate community resources.
Facilitates consultations with the Dauphin Regional Health Centre Psychiatric Unit and experiences with Psychiatrists and Psychologist and various other community mental health workers and psychiatry nurses. Participates with Departmental psychiatry and psychology rounds.
NUTRITION EDUCATION & CARE (horizontal through 2 years)
A full time dietitian provides experience in office management of nutritional concerns that are common to family practice such as: Diabetes Self-Management and Clinical Practice Guidelines review, Weight Management in a Family Medicine Setting, Dyslipidemia and Heart Health Dietary Recommendations, Disordered Eating Screening, and Nutrition Management of End-Stage Renal Disease.
Opportunities for residents to learn practical nutrition based totals to enhance their relationships with their client’s chronic disease management. In addition, there are opportunities for enhancing health promotion skills through education to community groups of all ages. Opportunity for time spent in Hemodialysis Unit with dietitian.
