UBC Faculty of Medicine Postgraduate Year 1 (PGY1) positions are accessed through the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS). CaRMS is a not-for-profit organization that provides medical students with an electronic application service and a computer match for entry into postgraduate medical training throughout Canada.
This is a national matching process and is highly competitive. Applicants submit a rank order list of programs they would consider training in; programs also submit a rank order list of candidates that they would consider training. A second iteration of the match is conducted for vacancies in programs, unmatched candidates and those not eligible for the first iteration.
If you match in the first iteration to one of the IMG designated positions, you are required to sign a Return of Service contract whereby you agree to return service in an identified community of need in BC in exchange for a Ministry funded residency position. The Return of Service for Family Medicine training is 2 years; for Royal College programs, it is 3 years. If you match to a second iteration position, a Return of Service is only required if that position is a dedicated IMG position that was not filled in first iteration.
2012 RETURN OF SERVICE CONTRACT BC IMG-final
