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Québec - Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Université LavalQuébec, QuebecRegular stream

At a glance

Approx. quota
3 positions+1 from 2 in the 2026 match
Length
5 years
Applications per year
0–50
Offered interviews
26–50%

Regular stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates

Return of service: Not required · this stream

Interviews

2 dates, 1–3 Feb 2027Panel

Québec, 9 teaching sites

Program website(opens in a new tab)CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab)

What stands out about this program

  • Interview followed by a 30-minute French writing exercise.

    From “Interviews” on the CaRMS page

  • This is a 5-year Public Health and Preventive Medicine residency at Université Laval, trained largely at public health directorates and agencies in the Québec region.
  • Residents complete clinical rotations early, then a master's in public health or epidemiology with 9 periods of coursework and 9 periods for the thesis.
  • Residents take part in regular public health on-call duties at the Capitale-Nationale regional public health directorate.

The summary is written by CdnMD from the program’s CaRMS description.

What training looks like

Setting
  • Public health agency
  • Academic / tertiary hospital
Rural exposure
Not stated on CaRMS page
Research
Required · research or quality-improvement project · protected time
Training language
French

By year

PGY-1
  • stage de deux périodes d'initiation à la santé publique et médecine préventivedeux périodes
  • Stage de nuit
  • Médecine familiale
  • Gériatrie
  • Infectiologie
  • Médecine interne générale et/ou sous spécialités pertinentes de la médecine interne
  • Pédiatrie
  • Psychiatrie
  • Stage clinique en santé publique et médecine préventive
  • Urgence

Other rotations

Listed by the program without a single PGY year.

  • Connaissance et surveillance de l'état de santé (R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5 · 2 périodes)
  • Contrôle des maladies infectieuses (R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5 · 5 périodes)
  • Gestion-Évaluation en santé publique (R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5 · 6 périodes (2 séquences de 3 périodes))
  • Prévention et promotion de la santé (R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5 · 6 périodes (2 séquences de 3 périodes))
  • Santé au travail (R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5 · 3 périodes)
  • Santé environnementale (R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5 · 4 périodes)
  • Stages à option (R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5 · 6 périodes)

✓ = the CaRMS page states it; – = not stated. From the program description and its rotation list.

Where you train

Québec, Quebec: 9 teaching sites.

  • Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale (CIUSSS C-N) : Direction de santé publique
  • Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec - Université Laval (CHU de Québec - Université Laval)
  • Unité d'évaluation des technologies et des modes d'intervention en santé (UETMIS)
  • Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ)
  • Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de Chaudière-Appalaches : Direction de santé publique (rural or distributed site)
  • Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux du Bas-St-Laurent : Direction de santé publique (rural or distributed site)
  • Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de la Gaspésie : Direction de santé publique (rural or distributed site)
  • Ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux (MSSS) du Québec : Direction générale de la santé publique
  • Autres Directions de santé publique de Centres intégrés de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) du RUISSS de l’Université Laval (Côte-Nord, Lanaudière) (rural or distributed site)

Record systems at the listed sites: Cristal-Net at 1 of 9; no published record for 8.

Hospital facts

1 site · public figures and clinical record systems where they are published

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.

How to read the figures

  • Emergency visits. Cumulative from 1 April to the end of period 5 of 13 (about 20 weeks) of each fiscal year. Not a yearly total: compare only the same period.
  • Licensed beds. Capacity on the facility’s permit (au permis), by bed type, as of the 1 Oct 2026 extraction. Not staffed or open beds, and not added up across bed types.

Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec - Université Laval (CHU de Québec - Université Laval)

Clinical record
Cristal-Net (dossier clinique informatisé), system named (how far it goes is not stated) As of 31 Oct 2026
Clinical record
Cristal-Net (DCI), system named (how far it goes is not stated) As of 31 Oct 2026

This name covers 5 hospitals in the province’s lists. Each is shown on its own, A to Z, and the numbers are never added together.

Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval (Québec)
Emergency visits
2025–2026: 28,705 · 2026–2027: 29,528
Licensed beds
physical health 296 · neonatology 56
Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus (Québec)
Emergency visits
2025–2026: 25,968 · 2026–2027: 26,733
Licensed beds
physical health 335
Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement (Québec)
Emergency visits
2025–2026: 15,123 · 2026–2027: 15,641
Licensed beds
physical health 111
Hôpital Saint-François d'Assise (Québec)
Emergency visits
2025–2026: 16,696 · 2026–2027: 17,516
Licensed beds
physical health 254
L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec (Québec)
Emergency visits
2025–2026: 9,117 · 2026–2027: 9,533
Licensed beds
physical health 262 · hôtellerie 63

Verify with the official source: each source button opens the publisher’s own page.

Sources and licences

  • Contient de l'information fournie par le ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec et visée par CC BY 4.0. Données modifiées. (Contains information provided by the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec under CC BY 4.0. Data modified.)

About Québec

  • People

    549,459residents, 2021 Census

    Municipality of Québec

  • Housing

    2.4%rental vacancy rate

    October 2025 survey, Québec, Quebec (census metropolitan area)

  • Winter and summer

    −11.3 °CJanuary mean20.0 °CJuly mean

    1991–2020 normals, Ste-Foy (U. Laval), 4.2 km away

  • Job outlook

    Goodfor the specialty here, 2025–2027

More about Québec (its page: housing, getting around, weather, things to do, and every program that names it)

Sites as the program’s CaRMS page lists them. City figures are public statistics for the place named by the location; they describe the place, not the program.

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 required · this stream

Application file components as the program describes them.

Interviews and info sessions

Interview dates (2027 match)
1 and 3 Feb 2027
Format
  • 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.

All info sessions

Pay and call

Provincial scale, last updated 23 Jul 2026 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab). One provincial scale for Quebec, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 5 levels this program covers.

Annual salary by PGY level, Quebec
LevelAnnual 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

How provincial pay and rent compare

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

The union agreement’s limits and rules for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. FMRQ agreement, 1 Apr 2021 to 31 Mar 2028. Read as of 1 Oct 2026.

Benefits

28 lines as listed by CaRMS in 2022–2024: Adoption leave, Annual vacation, Assistant Resident Coordinator, and more
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 0 of 9 years.

Positions at this site, all streams. Site as CaRMS lists it: Quebec.

Show the table, with round 2
Positions at this site, all streams, still open after round 1 and after round 2, by year. Each count above zero links to the CaRMS list page it comes from.
YearOpen after round 1Open after round 2
2018not available0
201900
202000
20212 positions open after round 1 in 2021, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)0
202200
202300
20241 position open after round 1 in 2024, CaRMS list (opens in a new tab)0
202500
202600

CaRMS’s first-round list for 2018 was not found, so round 1 is counted over 8 years and round 2 over 9.

Quebec: different match process, not directly comparable.

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.

Source: CaRMS’s lists of positions open after round 1 and after round 2, as read in October 2026 (latest: 2026 round 1 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab), 2026 round 2 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab)).

Year by year

2027 match

The 2027 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
StreamPositionsLengthInterviewsWhat changed
Regular stream35 years2 dates, 1–3 Feb 2027Panel
  • Positions 2 → 3 from the 2026 match

2026 match

The 2026 match, one row per stream (scrolls sideways on narrow screens)
StreamPositionsLengthInterviews
Regular streamQuébec - Santé publique et médecine préventive25 years2 dates as the CaRMS page writes them
The 2026 page of the Regular stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
  • The Université Laval Public Health and Preventive Medicine Residency Program is a comprehensive 5-year training program designed to develop specialists who can address population health challenges.
  • Residents will develop deep expertise in public health, complete a master's degree, and gain skills in research, health promotion, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Research
Residents complete a master's degree with a research thesis or intervention project, and are strongly encouraged to publish scientific articles.
Training setting
Training occurs across multiple public health and healthcare settings in Quebec, including regional health authorities, university hospitals, public health institutes, and government health departments.
Teaching approach
The program emphasizes competency-based medical education using CanMEDS roles, focusing on developing comprehensive public health professionals through reflective practice, academic coursework, research, and practical training.
Enhanced skills
Not stated on CaRMS page
What the program looked at
  • Academic record
  • CV
  • Personal letter
  • Reference letters
  • Interview performance
  • Written communication skills
  • CanMEDS competencies

Positions, length and interviews as each match’s CaRMS pages stated them; what changed from our comparison of the two matches and our readings of the 2027 pages.

Contacts and links

Program directors
Program office

Équipe Admission, Vice-décanat aux études médicales postdoctorales - Université Laval, Agente de gestion des études

Write to the officeadmission.postmd@fmed.ulaval.ca

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.

Program websiteWebsiteThis program on CaRMS(opens in a new tab)

Videos and podcasts

From the program

Public podcast episodes and videos where the program presents itself. The short descriptions are ours; each link goes to the original.

These are public recordings, reviewed by hand and linked here, not endorsed. They may be out of date. Confirm with the program.

All videos, podcasts and discussions →

Public Health and Preventive Medicine elsewhere

Nearest to Québec

In these collections:

Source

The program’s CaRMS page (opens in a new tab) · 2027 match · last approved 10 Sep 2026 · not final until file review opens 26 November; as of 19 Oct 2026, re-checked every two weeks.

Accredited · CaRMS program ID 36121 · How these pages are made › · See the 2026 match under Year by year

The Applications per year and Offered interviews figures are 5-year averages the program reports to CaRMS: past cycles, not your odds.

Independent. Not affiliated with CaRMS or the program. Programs edit their descriptions during the match; confirm on carms.ca (opens in a new tab) before you apply. Data last updated on CdnMD 24 Oct 2026.

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