The University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, in collaboration with Provincial Government, is committed to increasing access to specialty training programs for International Medical Graduates (IMG). The IMG-BC Program (IMG-BC) is funded by British Columbia’s Ministry of Health to enable medical doctors who have trained in medical schools outside Canada and the United States to compete for and obtain residency positions that will lead to licensure for practice. The program is offered to British Columbians who are Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or those that have World Health Organization Refugee Status.
The IMG-BC Program is designed to assess IMG applicants, and prepare them for application to UBC Faculty of Medicine Residency Training programs, such as the Department of Family Practice Family Medicine Residency Program IMG Sites, which are available to IMGs in the first iteration of the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS).
