4B - Family Medicine
Université Laval4B, QuebecRegular stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 16
- Length
- 2
- Applications per year
- 401–600
- Offered interviews
- 76–100%
Regular stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates
Interviews
5 dates, 19–26 Jan 2027
4B, 22 teaching sites · optional rural rotation
What stands out about this program
In second year, residents can spend weeks in the IUCPQ intensive care unit, an activity offered only at GMF-U 4B.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- This is a 2-year family medicine residency based at GMF-U 4B in Québec, a clinic located 1 km from its base hospital, the IUCPQ.
- It uses a block curriculum: family medicine at the GMF-U alternates with specialty rotations, mainly at CHUL and IUCPQ.
- Residents complete a regional rotation in second year, lasting 2 months, at sites in the Université Laval network.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Regional community
- Rural exposure
- Optional rural rotation
- Research
- Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project
- Training language
- French
- Enhanced skills
- Other
- Emergency Medicine
- Sport and Exercise Medicine
- Palliative Care
- Care of the Elderly
- Clinician Scholar / Research
- Maternity and Newborn Care
By year
- PGY-1
- Médecine familiale2 x 3 mois
- Pédiatrie1 mois
- Périnatalité1 mois
- Urgence1 mois
- Médecine interne1 mois
- Stage clinique de nuit1 mois
- Gériatrie1 mois
- PGY-2
- Médecine familiale2 x 3 mois
- Stage à option3 x 1 mois
- Stage en région2 mois ou 2 x 1 mois
- Psychiatrie1 mois
Where you train
4B, Quebec: 22 teaching sites; optional rural rotation.
- GMF-U 4B (Québec)
- IUCPQ (Québec)
- CHUL (Québec)
- Amqui (Amqui · rural or distributed site)
- Baie-Comeau (Baie-Comeau · rural or distributed site)
- Blanc-Sablon (Blanc-Sablon · rural or distributed site)
- Chandler (Chandler · rural or distributed site)
- Chibougamau (Chibougamau · rural or distributed site)
- Gaspé (Gaspé · rural or distributed site)
- Havre-Saint-Pierre (Havre-Saint-Pierre · rural or distributed site)
- Îles de la Madeleine (Îles de la Madeleine · rural or distributed site)
- Lac Etchemins (Lac Etchemins · rural or distributed site)
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- Kuujjuaq (Kuujjuaq · rural or distributed site)
- Les Escoumins (Les Escoumins · rural or distributed site)
- Matane (Matane · rural or distributed site)
- Mont-Joli (Mont-Joli · rural or distributed site)
- Rimouski (Rimouski · rural or distributed site)
- Sainte-Anne-des-Monts (Sainte-Anne-des-Monts · rural or distributed site)
- Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac (Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac · rural or distributed site)
- Trois-Pistoles (Trois-Pistoles · rural or distributed site)
- Sept-Îles (Sept-Îles · rural or distributed site)
- Rivière-du-Loup (Rivière-du-Loup · rural or distributed site)
Record systems at the listed sites: Cristal-Net at 1 of 22; no published record for 21.
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.
IUCPQ
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 12,268 · 2026–2027: 13,015
- Licensed beds
- physical health 338
CHUL
- Clinical record
- Cristal-Net (DCI), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 28,705 · 2026–2027: 29,528
- Licensed beds
- physical health 296 · neonatology 56
How they choose
- Application file components
- Extra-curricular
- Leadership skills
- CV
- Reference documents
- MSPRs
- Examinations
- Personal letters
- Research/Publications
- Transcripts
- Electives
- Other file component(s)
- Return of service
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
- IMG requirements
- Recent clinical experience (within 4 years)
- Observerships don’t count as clinical experience
- “Pour les candidats DIM, l’entrevue est complétée par 3 ECOS (Examen Clinique Objectif et Structuré) de 10 minutes chacun permettant d’évaluer la capacité clinique.”
- “Les candidats choisis devront avoir fait une formation postdoctorale ou une pratique clinique significative dans une spécialité antérieure de base”
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 19, 20, 21, 22 and 26 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
- 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.
59 Family Medicine info sessions at other programsAll info sessions
Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $58,728 / year |
| PGY-2 | $64,809 / 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
After residency
Family doctors in Quebec are paid fee-for-service today. A new model, which pays for enrolled patients, visits and hours worked, is agreed but not in force yet. Every family doctor in the public plan needs a compliance notice (avis de conformité) for a territory in the medical-staffing plan (PTEM, formerly PREM), or a waiver that stands in for it. Compare provinces
Year by year
2027 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular stream | 16 | 2 years | 5 dates, 19–26 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular stream | 16 | 2 years | 5 dates as the CaRMS page writes them |
The 2026 page of the Regular stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The Université Laval Family Medicine Residency Program aims to train comprehensive family physicians capable of providing high-quality, continuous healthcare across various settings.
- The program emphasizes leadership, scholarship, and collaboration, offering diverse training experiences in urban and rural environments with a focus on patient-centered care.
- Research
- Residents can engage in scholarly projects, quality improvement initiatives, and optional research tracks including a 24-month Clinician Scholar - Research Profile program.
- Training setting
- Training occurs in urban and rural medical settings in Quebec, including 13 University Family Medicine Groups (GMF-U) with diverse clinical environments ranging from urban hospitals to rural clinics.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-Based Medical Education focusing on CanMEDS roles, emphasizing progressive independence, reflective practice, and holistic patient care across different clinical contexts.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CProMF exam
- Medical Student Performance Record (MSPR)
- Medical school transcripts
- Interview performance
- Clinical skills assessment
- French language proficiency
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr(e) Samuel Boudreault
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Équipe Admission, Vice-décanat aux études médicales postdoctorales - Université Laval
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing. Site staff and other contacts are listed there too.
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