Montreal - Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Université de MontréalMontreal, QuebecRegular stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 2
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 0–50
- Offered interviews
- 26–50%
Regular stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates
Interviews
Not stated on CaRMS page
Montreal, 10 teaching sites · 4 rural weeks
What stands out about this program
Accelerated pathway completes the master's in public health in four full-time terms, leaving more elective time.
From “General instructions” on the CaRMS page
- This five-year Public Health and Preventive Medicine program offers two pathways: a classic route with a two-year master's phase or an accelerated one-year master's.
- Clinical rotations take place mainly in Montréal hospitals, the master's at the École de santé publique, and public health rotations mainly at the Direction régionale de santé publique de Montréal.
- At least one four-week period in a rural region is mandatory.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Public health agency
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Rural / remote
- Rural exposure
- Required rural rotation (4 weeks)
- Focus areas
- Indigenous health
- Research
- Offered · research project
- Training language
- French
By year
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- médecine de famille (Option #1 - Phase clinique (R1-début R2))
- pédiatrie (Option #1 - Phase clinique (R1-début R2))
- médecine du travail (Option #1 - Phase clinique (R1-début R2))
- psychiatrie (Option #1 - Phase clinique (R1-début R2))
- infectiologie (Option #1 - Phase clinique (R1-début R2))
- médecine interne (Option #1 - Phase clinique (R1-début R2))
- cardiologie préventive (Option #1 - Phase clinique (R1-début R2))
- 3 stages à option cliniques (Option #1 - Phase clinique (R1-début R2))
- Maîtrise en santé publique (Option #1 - Phase académique (R2-R3) · 21 périodes · École de santé publique de l'Université de Montréal)
- maladies transmissibles (Option #1 - Phase de santé publique (fin du R3, R4 et R5))
- santé environnementale (Option #1 - Phase de santé publique (fin du R3, R4 et R5))
- surveillance (Option #1 - Phase de santé publique (fin du R3, R4 et R5))
- santé au travail (Option #1 - Phase de santé publique (fin du R3, R4 et R5))
- promotion- prévention (Option #1 - Phase de santé publique (fin du R3, R4 et R5))
- gestion-planification (Option #1 - Phase de santé publique (fin du R3, R4 et R5))
- santé des autochtones (Option #1 - Phase de santé publique (fin du R3, R4 et R5))
- stages d'intégration (Option #1 - Phase de santé publique (fin du R3, R4 et R5))
- stages à option (cliniques, recherche ou santé publique) (Option #1 - Phase de santé publique (fin du R3, R4 et R5))
- médecine de famille (Option #2 - Phase clinique (R1 et début R2))
- pédiatrie (Option #2 - Phase clinique (R1 et début R2))
- médecine du travail (Option #2 - Phase clinique (R1 et début R2))
- psychiatrie (Option #2 - Phase clinique (R1 et début R2))
- infectiologie (Option #2 - Phase clinique (R1 et début R2))
- médecine interne (Option #2 - Phase clinique (R1 et début R2))
- cardiologie préventive (Option #2 - Phase clinique (R1 et début R2))
- stages à option cliniques (Option #2 - Phase clinique (R1 et début R2))
- Maîtrise en santé publique (Option #2 - Phase académique (R2 et début R3) · 13 périodes · École de santé publique de l'Université de Montréal)
- maladies transmissibles (Option #2 - Phase de santé publique (milieu du R3, R4 et R5))
- santé environnementale (Option #2 - Phase de santé publique (milieu du R3, R4 et R5))
- surveillance (Option #2 - Phase de santé publique (milieu du R3, R4 et R5))
- santé au travail (Option #2 - Phase de santé publique (milieu du R3, R4 et R5))
- promotion- prévention (Option #2 - Phase de santé publique (milieu du R3, R4 et R5))
- gestion-planification (Option #2 - Phase de santé publique (milieu du R3, R4 et R5))
- santé des autochtones (Option #2 - Phase de santé publique (milieu du R3, R4 et R5))
- stages d'intégration (Option #2 - Phase de santé publique (milieu du R3, R4 et R5))
- stages à option (cliniques ou santé publique) (Option #2 - Phase de santé publique (milieu du R3, R4 et R5))
Where you train
Montreal, Quebec: 10 teaching sites; 4 rural weeks.
- Direction régionale de santé publique de Montréal (Montréal)
- CHUM (Montréal)
- hôpital Sacré-Coeur (Montréal)
- hôpital Notre-Dame (Montréal)
- hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont (Montréal)
- centre mère-enfant Ste-Justine (Montréal)
- École de santé publique de l'Université de Montréal (Montréal)
- INSPQ
- INESSS
- MSSS
Record systems at the listed sites: Epic at 1 of 10, TELUS at 1; no published record for 8.
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.
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 Sacré-Coeur
- 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 Notre-Dame
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 15,709 · 2026–2027: 15,697
- Licensed beds
- physical health 224 · psychiatry 38 · geriatrics 34
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hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 26,902 · 2026–2027: 29,102
- Licensed beds
- physical health 507 · geriatrics 28 · neonatology 26
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)
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Format
- Virtual
- Panel
- MMI or rotating station
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.
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 (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
Open after round 1 in 2 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 1 of 9 years.
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| Year | Open after round 1 | Open after round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | not available | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 positions open after round 1 in 2025, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 positions open after round 1 in 2026, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) | 2 positions open after round 2 in 2026, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab) |
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 | 2 | 5 years | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular stream | 2 | 5 years | 3 dates as the CaRMS page writes them |
The 2026 page of the Regular stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The Université de Montréal offers a 5-year Public Health and Preventive Medicine residency program with two distinct pedagogical pathways: a classic 2-year academic phase and an accelerated 1-year academic phase.
- The program focuses on developing comprehensive skills in public health and preventive medicine across clinical, academic, and public health stages.
- Research
- Research stages during master's phase at École de santé publique, with potential for clinician-researcher program
- Training setting
- Training occurs primarily in Montreal at University of Montreal affiliated sites including CHUM, Sacré-Coeur Hospital, Notre-Dame Hospital, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Ste-Justine Mother-Child Center, and associated external clinics.
- Teaching approach
- Develop comprehensive CanMEDS competencies through varied learning experiences, progressive implementation of Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME), and interdisciplinary, intersectoral collaboration.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CV
- Reference letters
- Medical student performance record (DREM)
- Interview performance
- Written and oral communication skills
- Leadership potential
- Research activities
- Optional clinical rotations
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr(e) Frédérique Brouillard
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Administratrice
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Public Health and Preventive Medicine elsewhere
Nearest to Montreal
- Bilingual
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