Postgraduate Medical Education
The Office of the Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education administers the family medicine and the 64 specialty and subspecialty training programs recognized by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the College of Family Physicians of Canada .
All programs use resources in the university affiliated tertiary care hospitals in Vancouver (St. Paul's, Vancouver General Hospital 12th & Oak Pavilions, Vancouver General Hospital - UBC Pavilions, B.C. Children's and B.C. Women's Hospital). A number of local, regional and more remote smaller community hospitals have been successfully integrated into such programs as family medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology and general surgery.
Applications
Application for entry level postgraduate positions in all primary certification programs at UBC is made through the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS).
Application for R-3 CFPC- Emergency Medicine programs at UBC are made through the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS).
Application for R-4 SubSpecialty Medicine and Adult Critical Care programs at UBC are made through the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS)
Graduates of Foreign Medical Schools must be Landed Immigrants or Canadian citizens prior to date of application and must fulfill the prerequisites outlined on the CaRMS website.
All other applications should be made directly to the Program Director .
Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Exam
All residents are encouraged to have taken, or succeed as soon as possible, in the MCCQE-I examination.
All residents are encouraged to take the MCCQE-II after their first clinical year, rather than wait until later in their residency.
It is necessary to have the MCCQE-II to obtain a full license in the province of British Columbia.
Visit the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Exam website for more information.
About Vancouver
The University of British Columbia is situated in Vancouver, one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Its multicultural environment should satisfy the cultural tastes of the most discriminating. Vancouver has a temperate climate and abundant natural resources encouraging year-round participation in the outdoor activity of your choice.
Postgraduate Medical Education Office
The Postgraduate Medical Education Office of the University of British Columbia is located at the:
Gordon & Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre
11th Floor - 2775 Laurel Street
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9
Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday and closed for lunch from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. We can be reached by telephone at 604-875-4834 or by fax at 604-875-4847. Our email address is postgrad@postgrad.med.ubc.ca .
