Montreal - Family Medicine - Care of the Elderly
McGill UniversityMontreal, Quebec
Enhanced skills (FM/ES) match
Family medicine residents applying for a PGY-3 year (the "+1").
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 2
- Length
- 1
- Applications per year
- 0–50
- Offered interviews
- 76–100%
Regular stream
Particular stream
Interviews
Not stated on CaRMS page
Montreal, 4 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Trainee acts as primary care physician for homebound patients, including regular and emergency home visits.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Conjoint program run by Family Medicine and the Division of Geriatric Medicine.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- McGill's Care of the Elderly program is a 12-month enhanced-skills program run jointly by Family Medicine and the Division of Geriatric Medicine.
- Training is based at the Montreal General, Jewish General, Royal Victoria and St. Mary's hospitals.
- Residents keep two half-days per week of longitudinal continuity clinics in family practice and geriatrics settings.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Focus areas
- family_practice_continuity
- Research
- Offered · research project
- Training language
- English and French
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- Geriatric Day Hospital
- Long Term Care
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- Geriatrics Ward
- Geriatric Clinics (1)
- Elective (1)
- Research
- Geriatric Consultations
- Geriatric Clinics (2)
- Elective (2)
- Elective (3)
- Elective (4)
- longitudinal family medicine clinic (0.5 day per week)
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- Geriatric Day Hospital
- Long Term Care
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- Geriatrics Ward
- Geriatric Clinics (1)
- Elective (1)
- Research
- Geriatric Consultations
- Geriatric Clinics (2)
- Elective (2)
- Elective (3)
- Elective (4)
- longitudinal family medicine clinic (Longitudinal Schedule · 0.5 day per week)
- geriatrics clinics (Longitudinal Schedule · 0.5 day per week)
Where you train
Montreal, Quebec: 4 teaching sites.
- MUHC - Montreal General Hospital
- SMBD - Jewish General Hospital
- MUHC - Royal Victoria Hospital
- SMH - St. Mary's Hospital
Record systems at the listed sites: no published record for 4 of 4.
Hospital facts
Public figures for hospitals named above, each with its source and reference period. They describe the hospital, not the program. We match names to the sources by name, so check each source before you rely on it.
MUHC - Montreal General Hospital
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 14,039 · 2026–2027: 14,682
- Licensed beds
- physical health 236 · psychiatry 46
SMBD - Jewish General Hospital
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 37,934 · 2026–2027: 39,472
- Licensed beds
- physical health 516 · psychiatry 52 · geriatrics 28 · neonatology 34
MUHC - Royal Victoria Hospital
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 19,799 · 2026–2027: 20,604
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SMH - St. Mary's Hospital
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 13,990 · 2026–2027: 14,053
- Licensed beds
- physical health 224 · psychiatry 29 · geriatrics 24
About Montréal
People
1,762,949residents, 2021 Census
Housing
2.9%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−9.2 °CJanuary mean21.7 °CJuly mean
Job outlook
not published for this specialty
How they choose
- Application file components
- CV
- Electives
- Examinations
- Extra-curricular
- Leadership skills
- MSPRs
- Personal letters
- Reference documents
- Research/Publications
- Transcripts
- Return of service
- Not stated on CaRMS page
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (FM/ES 2027 match)
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Format
- Virtual
- Panel
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-3 | $70,890 / year |
Call
- Call (provincial max)
- 6 calls in an establishment per 28 days
- Post-call rule (provincial)
- 8 hours of mandatory rest after a work period
- Max continuous duty (provincial)
- 16 hours in an establishment in any 24-hour period
Benefits
- Adoption leave
- 29 to 38 weeks55 to 75 % of salary
- Annual vacation
- 20 days/year
- Assistant Resident Coordinator
- $425/month
- Call Premium
- $607/28 days
- Conference leave
- 7 days pd/year
- Dental Plan
- Yes, available for a fee
- Exam leave
- Day (s) of the exam
- Extended Health Insurance
- Yes
- Leave for death in family
- From 1 to 5 days depending on the family member
- Leave of absence without pay (exceptional measure)
- 12 months maximum
- Life insurance
- Yes
- Long-Term disability insurance
- Yes
- Maternity leaveProvincial Program (RQAP*) and FMRQ **
- 21 weeks95 % of salary
- Meals
- Reduced feeFree during on-call duty
- Pager
- Provided by the establishment
- Parental leave (time sharing between parents)
- 19 to 29 weeks55 to 75 % of salary
- Parking
- ½ of doctors’ feeFree during on-call duty
- Paternity leaveProvincial Program (RQAP) and FMRQ
- 1 week, 100% of salary3 to 5 weeks, 100% of salary(two options)
- Professional Liability Insurance****(CPMA not applicable)
- Yes (free)
- Quebec Health Insurance Program / RAMQ***
- Yes
- Resident Coordinator
- $583/month
- Resuscitation courses and examination leave
- Day of the course and of the exam, course paid
- Sick leave
- 9.6 days pd / yearAnd reimbursement of days not taken
- Statutory and floating holidays
- 13/year
- Study leave
- 10 days pd/year
- Superior Financial Programs
- Yes
- Teaching Premium
- $240/28 days
- Wedding leave
- 7 days paid + 7 days without pay
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr. Patrice Tremblay
- Program office
Program Administrator
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Family Medicine - Care of the Elderly elsewhere
Nearest to Montreal
- French
- French
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