Trois-Pistoles - Family Medicine
Université LavalTrois-Pistoles, QuebecRegular stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 6
- 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
Trois-Pistoles, 9 teaching sites · based in a rural community
What stands out about this program
Integrated curriculum: specialties learned within family medicine weeks instead of separate rotation blocks.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Free point-of-care ultrasound certification for regional GMF-U residents.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Regional residents get an extra elective and priority in choosing electives.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
- This two-year family medicine program is based at the GMF-U in the Centre hospitalier de Trois-Pistoles, 2.5 hours from Québec City.
- Specialty rotations take place mainly at the Centre hospitalier régional du Grand-Portage in Rivière-du-Loup.
- An integrated curriculum teaches specialties within family medicine weeks rather than in separate successive blocks.
- Residents complete a quality-improvement scholarly project presented at the end of residency.
Based on what the program says about itself.
- You’re open to training at sites across a region, not at one hospital.
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What training looks like
- Setting
- Rural / remote
- Regional community
- Rural exposure
- Based in a rural community
- Focus areas
- Rural / remote
- Longitudinal / integrated
- POCUS curriculum
- Early independence
- 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
- Getting around
- Housing away from the home site is provided or paid for
By year
- PGY-1
- Fondation en médecine de famille en GMF-U7 à 9 semaines
- Médecine de famille en GMF-U6 à 8 semaines
- Médecine de famille en GMF-U5 à 7 semaines
- Médecine de famille en GMF-U5 à 6 semaines
- Médecine interne3 à 4 semaines
- Pédiatrie3 à 4 semaines
- Périnatalité3 à 4 semaines
- Urgence3 à 4 semaines
- ASS en santé de la femme1 à 2 semaines
- ASS en santé de la femme1 à 2 semaines
- Hospitalisation1 semaine
- Hospitalisation1 semaine
- PGY-2
- Médecine de famille en GMF-U5 à 7 semaines
- Médecine de famille en GMF-U5 à 7 semaines
- Médecine de famille en GMF-U4 à 5 semaines
- Médecine de famille en GMF-U3 à 4 semaines
- Locomoteur3 à 4 semaines
- Option3 à 4 semaines
- Médecine de famille en région3 à 4 semaines
- Psychiatrie3 à 4 semaines
- Option3 à 4 semaines
- Soins palliatifs1 à 2 semaines
- Soins aux personnes âgées1 à 2 semaines
- Urgence1 à 2 semaines
- Hospitalisation1 semaine
- Hospitalisation1 semaine
- Hospitalisation1 semaine
Where you train
Trois-Pistoles, Quebec: 9 teaching sites; based in a rural community.
- GMF-U de Trois-Pistoles
- Centre hospitalier de Trois-Pistoles
- Centre hospitalier Régional du Grand-Portage (Rivière-du-Loup)
- Hôpital de Notre-Dame-du-Lac (rural or distributed site)
- Maison Desjardins de Rivière-du-Loup (Rivière-du-Loup)
- cliniques médicales de Saint-Antonin et Frontenac de Rivière-du-Loup (Rivière-du-Loup)
- Centre Apprentiss (Québec)
- Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac (Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac · rural or distributed site)
- La Pocatière (La Pocatière · rural or distributed site)
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: no published record for 9 of 9.
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.
Centre hospitalier Régional du Grand-Portage
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 8,713 · 2026–2027: 9,113
- Licensed beds
- physical health 114 · psychiatry 21 · geriatrics 10
Hôpital de Notre-Dame-du-Lac
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 5,491 · 2026–2027: 5,349
- Licensed beds
- physical health 35
About Trois-Pistoles
People
3,115residents, 2021 Census
Housing
not published for this area
Winter and summer
−12.5 °CJanuary mean17.3 °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
- 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.
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Pay and call
| Level | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| PGY-1 | $58,728 / year |
| PGY-2 | $64,809 / year |
Call
- Call (as the program states it)
- In-house and home 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
Past matches
Open after round 1 in 8 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 9 of 9 years.
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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 | 6 | 2 years | 5 dates, 19–26 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular stream | 6 | 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 at Trois-Pistoles offers a comprehensive two-year training experience focused on developing versatile, patient-centered family physicians.
- The program emphasizes continuity of care, generalist practice, and provides immersive training in both urban and rural settings with diverse clinical experiences.
- Research
- Residents can engage in scholarly projects, including quality improvement initiatives and optional research-focused tracks like the 'Clinician Scholar' program.
- Training setting
- Training occurs in two complementary sites: the GMF-U of Trois-Pistoles (population 9,000) and the Centre hospitalier régional du Grand-Portage in Rivière-du-Loup (population 85,400), offering diverse clinical experiences in rural and semi-urban settings.
- Teaching approach
- The program emphasizes competency-based medical education, focusing on developing well-rounded family physicians through longitudinal learning, direct supervision, and progressive independence in clinical skills.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CProMF exam
- Medical student performance record (DREM)
- Medical school transcripts
- Curriculum vitae
- Interview performance
- Clinical skills assessment
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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