Program Information - University Information
Updated September 9, 2011
University of Manitoba
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Manitoba is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, a city of 707,000. The faculty is located on the Bannatyne Campus, in the city centre. This campus also contains the schools of dentistry and medical rehabilitation. The central medical library is housed within a new addition of the campus immediately adjoining one of the tertiary care teaching hospitals. The campus also contains an active research centre and a fitness facility. A clinical learning and simulation facility (CLSF) was officially opened on April 11, 2008.
You are welcome to link to the following websites for a quick introduction to the faces and places in Winnipeg and Manitoba.
- Travel Manitoba (www.travelmanitoba.com)
- My Winnipeg (www.mywinnipeg.com)
A full training program is offered in the Department of Family Medicine, accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC). As well, 24 primary specialty programs and 22 subspecialty programs are currently accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC).
Several hospitals in Winnipeg as well as health centres in rural Manitoba provide a variety of training sites for the various programs.
Health Sciences Centre: This is an 800 bed tertiary care complex next to the Bannatyne Campus which includes an acute care adult hospital, the Children's Hospital, the Women's Hospital, and hospitals for both rehabilitation and chronic respiratory care. The Manitoba Cancer Care Treatment and Research Centre is included in the complex. The Health Sciences Centre is the Level I trauma centre for the City of Winnipeg. In 2007, the Critical Services Redevelopment Project Building opened, with new ORs, ICUs, and Emergency rooms for both adults and children.
St. Boniface General Hospital: This tertiary care hospital is located four kms from the Bannatyne Campus. It is an acute care hospital with 600 beds and supports both RCPSC and CFPC training programs. The St. Boniface Research Centre is immediately adjacent to the hospital.
Seven Oaks Hospital, Misericordia Health Centre, Grace General Hospital, Concordia Hospital, and the Victoria General Hospital are community hospitals in Winnipeg which support various aspects of the training programs at the University of Manitoba.
The Family Medicine program includes rotations in the communities of Dauphin and Brandon. These are regional health centres in central and southwestern Manitoba respectively. There are dedicated satellite training sites in Dauphin (Parklands Rural program) and Seven Oaks Hospital.
Of interest, more recently, Manitoba Health has developed a department entitled The Office of Rural and Northern Health (ORNH) to promote non-urban health care. Further information regarding this governmental department may be obtained by linking to www.ornh.mb.ca
All medical students graduating from Canadian medical schools are eligible to apply to the first iteration of the CaRMS Match. International medical graduates who meet the following criteria are also eligible for the first iteration of the match:
- Canadian residency status
- Pass mark on MCCEE
- English language proficiency based on TOEFL score of 250 computer-based, or 600 written
- Graduation from a medical school listed on the FAIMER web page (www.faimer.org)
Individual programs will list criteria and preferences for applicants on their program descriptions.
All accepted resident candidates must challenge the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part I (MCCQE I) prior to the beginning of their residency. All residency trainees will be required to be registered with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba (CPSM).
General licensure is available after successful completion of a minimum of two years of continuous postgraduate training in specified rotations in Manitoba. In addition, success in the two parts of the MCCQE is required. Individuals who succeed in obtaining certification from either the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (with or without the MCCQE) or the College of Family Physicians of Canada (with the MCCQE) are eligible for full provincial licensure.
As of July 1, 2010 the salary schedule is:
PGY-1 |
$51,285.00 |
PGY-2 |
$57,488.00 |
PGY-3 |
$61,665.00 |
PGY-4 |
$66,409.00 |
PGY-5 |
$71,153.00 |
PGY-6 |
$75,898.00 |
PGY-7 |
$80,548.00 |
PGY-8 |
$86,838.00 |
Contract currently under negotiation
See also, terms of the contract of the Professional Association of Residents and Interns of Manitoba (PARIM). ACLS is required for some programs and is provided at the University of Manitoba. View the PARIM contract.
University course registration fees are paid by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. Residents must also have CMPA membership.
University admission tuition fees are paid by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.
Program start date is July 1, 2012. All International Medical Graduates must participate in a one month orientation in June 2012 preceding the commencement of the program start date. ACLS is taught as part of the orientation.
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