Montreal - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Université de MontréalMontreal, QuebecRegular stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 4
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 0–50
- Offered interviews
- 76–100%
Regular stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates
Interviews
1 date, 2 Feb 2027
Montreal, 11 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Musculoskeletal and neurological anatomy workshops on cadavers at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Specialised clinics in osseointegration and nerve and tendon transfers.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- This is a five-year Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency at Université de Montréal, made up of sixty-five 4-week periods.
- Training takes place at Montreal sites including CHUM, IRGLM, CHU Sainte-Justine and Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur, and covers both adult and pediatric settings.
- Residents must complete a three-month clinical research rotation and a research project.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Research
- Required · research project · protected time
- Training language
- French
By year
- PGY-1
- Stage de réadaptation cardiaqueune période d’un mois
- Stage de médecine interneune période d’un mois
- Stage de physiatrie adultetrois périodes d'un mois
- Stage de gériatriedeux périodes d'un mois
- Stage de garde de nuitune période d’un mois
- Stage de physiatrie pédiatriqueune période d'un mois
- Stage de radiologieune période d’un mois
- Stage de rhumatologiedeux périodes d’un mois
- Stage de rechercheune période d'un mois
- PGY-2
- Stage de neurologietrois périodes d’un mois
- Stage de neurochirurgieune période d’un mois
- Stage de chirurgie orthopédique adultedeux périodes d’un mois
- stage de chirurgie orthopédique pédiatriqueune période d'un mois
- Stage de chirurgie plastiqueune période d’un mois
- Stage en réadaptation neurologique aigueune période d’un mois
- Stage de physiatrie adulteune période d'un mois
- Stage de réadaptation adulte (locomoteurs / amputés, traumatisme cranio-cérébraux, lésions médullaires ou accidents vasculaires cérébraux)trois périodes d'un mois
- PGY-3
- Stages de réadaptation adulte (locomoteurs / amputés, traumatisme cranio-cérébraux, lésions médullaires ou accidents vasculaires cérébraux)3 stages de 3 périodes d'un mois
- Stage en physiatrie appareil locomoteur3 périodes d'un mois
- Stage de recherche1 période d'un mois
- PGY-4
- Stage de réadaptation pédiatrique3 périodes d'un mois
- Stage en physiatrie appareil locomoteur3 périodes d'un mois
- Stage de recherche2 périodes d'un mois
- Stage en réadaptation de maladies neuromusculaires / EMG2 périodes d'un mois
- Stages optionnels2 périodes d'un mois
- Stage d'électromyographie (physiatrie)1 période d'un mois
- PGY-5
- Stages optionnels10 périodes d'un mois
- Stage en physiatrie appareil locomoteur3 périodes d'un mois
Where you train
Montreal, Quebec: 11 teaching sites.
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal (CHUM) (Montréal)
- Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal (Montréal)
- Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont (Montréal)
- Institut de Réadaptation Gingras-Lindsay-de-Montréal (IRGLM) (Montréal)
- CHU Sainte-Justine (Montréal)
- CUSM (Montréal)
- Centre de réadaptation Lucie-Bruneau (Montréal)
- Clinique de médecine du sport de l'Université de Montréal (Montréal)
- Centre de réadaptation Marie-Enfant (Montréal)
- Institut neurologique de Montréal (Centre Universitaire de Santé de McGill) (Montréal)
- Centre ÉPIC de l'Institut de cardiologie de Montréal (Montréal)
Record systems at the listed sites: DCi-ChartMaxx at 1 of 11, Epic at 1, TELUS at 3; no published record for 6.
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.
- Clinical record
- TELUS (Oacis), since 2006, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal (CHUM)
- Clinical record
- OACIS (dossier clinique informatisé), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 30,754 · 2026–2027: 32,697
- Licensed beds
- physical health 732 · psychiatry 38 · neonatology 10
Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal
- Clinical record
- Epic: Dossier santé numérique (DSN), fully electronic record since May 2026
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 27,285 · 2026–2027: no row in the file
- Licensed beds
- physical health 420 · geriatrics 20
Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 26,902 · 2026–2027: 29,102
- Licensed beds
- physical health 507 · geriatrics 28 · neonatology 26
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Institut de Réadaptation Gingras-Lindsay-de-Montréal (IRGLM)
- Licensed beds
- physical health 99
CHU Sainte-Justine
- Clinical record
- DCi-ChartMaxx (dossier clinique informatisé), fully electronic record since May 2014
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 27,172 · 2026–2027: 27,007
- Licensed beds
- physical health 333 · psychiatry 19 · neonatology 66
CUSM
Hôpital de Lachine (Montréal)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 8,296 · 2026–2027: 8,612
- Licensed beds
- physical health 56
Hôpital Général de Montréal (Montréal)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 14,039 · 2026–2027: 14,682
- Licensed beds
- physical health 236 · psychiatry 46
Hôpital Neurologique de Montréal (Montréal)
- Licensed beds
- physical health 90
Hôpital Royal Victoria (Montréal)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 19,799 · 2026–2027: 20,604
L'Hôpital de Montréal pour Enfants (Montréal)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 25,738 · 2026–2027: 26,552
Institut neurologique de Montréal (Centre Universitaire de Santé de McGill)
- Licensed beds
- physical health 90
Quebec's Dossier santé numérique is live at two regional health authorities only (Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal and Mauricie-et-Centre-du-Québec). No date is published for the other establishments.
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
Goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027
How they choose
- Application file components
- Extra-curricular
- Leadership skills
- CV
- Reference documents
- MSPRs
- Examinations
- Personal letters
- Research/Publications
- Transcripts
- Electives
- Return of service
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 2 Feb 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Panel
Info sessions
None listed on the program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab) (read 20 Oct 2026) or on CANPREPP’s events calendar (read 24 Oct 2026). Programs add sessions through the fall.
10 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation info sessions at other programsAll info sessions
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $58,728 / year |
| PGY-2 | $64,809 / year |
| PGY-3 | $70,890 / year |
| PGY-4 | $76,969 / year |
| PGY-5 | $83,050 / year |
Call
- Call (as the program states it)
- In-house 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
Past matches
No repeated vacancies in CaRMS’s lists of open positions, 2019–2026.
What this means
- A position can go unfilled because of where the site is, because it is open to IMGs only or to another restricted stream, or because the quota changed late.
- It says nothing about the quality of the training or how heavy the workload is.
- A site’s numbers are shown when it had positions open after round 1 in at least 2 of 8 years or at least 3 in one year.
Year by year
2027 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular stream | 4 | 5 years | 1 date, 2 Feb 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular stream | 4 | 5 years | 1 date as the CaRMS page writes it |
The 2026 page of the Regular stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Physiatry) residency program at the University of Montreal aims to train residents to become experts in diagnosing, treating, and rehabilitating patients with neuromusculoskeletal pathologies and functional disabilities.
- The program provides comprehensive training in both adult and pediatric settings, focusing on helping patients achieve optimal functional independence.
- Research
- Mandatory 3-month research stage, requiring residents to complete a research project or actively collaborate on a complex research project under faculty supervision.
- Training setting
- Urban academic medical centers in Montreal, including multiple specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers such as CHUM, Sainte-Justine, and Institut de Réadaptation Gingras-Lindsay-de-Montréal, offering diverse clinical environments for comprehensive training.
- Teaching approach
- Progressive competency-based learning with frequent observations, coaching relationships with teachers, and gradual acquisition of essential skills for 21st-century physiatrists, emphasizing interdisciplinary teamwork and patient-centered care.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- External clinical rotations evaluations
- Interview performance
- Letters of recommendation
- Curriculum vitae
- Motivation letter
- Academic record
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr(e) Guillaume BérubéDirecteur du programme
- Program office
Secrétaire du programme
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation elsewhere
Nearest to Montreal
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