Estrie - Family Medicine
Université de SherbrookeEstrie, QuebecRegular stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 18
- Length
- 2
- Applications per year
- 201–400
- Offered interviews
- 76–100%
Regular stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates
Interviews
5 dates, 19–26 Jan 2027
Estrie, 3 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Family medicine training includes a Lennoxville site that also serves an anglophone population.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
The GMF-U rotation includes a refugee clinic and shared mental health care.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- This is a 2-year family medicine residency based at the GMF-U Estrie in Sherbrooke, with hospital activities at CHUS Fleurimont and Hôtel-Dieu.
- Each year includes seven periods at the family medicine unit, and the second year adds a 2-period external unit rotation.
- Interviews are virtual and run jointly with the other two francophone Quebec family medicine programs.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Urban community
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Research
- Required · research or quality-improvement project
- Training language
- French
- Enhanced skills
- Care of the Elderly
- Palliative Care
- Clinician Scholar / Research
- Emergency Medicine
- Sport and Exercise Medicine
- Maternity and Newborn Care
By year
- PGY-1
- UNITÉ DE MÉDECINE DE FAMILLE7 périodes
- MÉDECINE INTERNE2 périodes
- SOINS PERS. ÂGÉES1 période
- PÉDIATRIE1 période
- URGENCE ET SOINS CRITIQUES1 période
- OPTION1 période
- PGY-2
- UNITÉ DE MÉDECINE DE FAMILLE7 périodes
- OPTION2 périodes
- UNITÉ EXTÉRIEURE2 périodes
- URGENCE1 période
- 3E SÉLECTIF1 période
Where you train
Estrie, Quebec: 3 teaching sites.
- GMF-U Estrie (Sherbrooke)
- Hôpital Fleurimont (Sherbrooke)
- Hôtel-Dieu de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke)
Record systems at the listed sites: ARIANE at 2 of 3; no published record for 1.
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
- DCI ARIANE (dossier clinique informatisé), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
Hôpital Fleurimont
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 18,141 · 2026–2027: 19,532
- Licensed beds
- physical health 365 · psychiatry 6 · neonatology 20
Hôtel-Dieu de Sherbrooke
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 18,578 · 2026–2027: 18,319
- Licensed beds
- physical health 216 · psychiatry 105
About Sherbrooke
People
172,950residents, 2021 Census
Housing
2.7%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−9.5 °CJanuary mean19.7 °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.
- IMG requirements
- Recent clinical experience (within 4 years)
- Observerships don’t count as clinical experience
- “Pour les DIM, le.la candidat.e doit fournir une preuve d'inscription au tableau de l'Ordre ainsi qu'une preuve de travail signé par une autorité compétente”
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 19, 20, 21, 22 and 26 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
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 (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 6 of 8 years (2019–2026); still open after round 2 in 7 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 | 18 | 2 years | 5 dates, 19–26 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular stream | 18 | 2 years | 2 dates as the CaRMS page writes them |
The 2026 page of the Regular stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The Université de Sherbrooke Family Medicine Residency Program aims to train family physicians who provide continuous, comprehensive, and global care adapted to patient and community needs.
- The program focuses on preparing physicians capable of practicing the 7 CanMeds-FM roles across primary care domains.
- Research
- Includes scholarly projects (ACQ/Research) and opportunities for additional research training
- Training setting
- Training primarily occurs at GMF-U Estrie in Sherbrooke, with clinical sites at Fleurimont Hospital and Hôtel-Dieu de Sherbrooke, serving urban and semi-urban populations.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education focusing on progressive independence, comprehensive care, and developing physicians who can address diverse patient needs across different clinical contexts.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CProMF exam
- Medical school transcript
- Curriculum vitae
- Letter of motivation
- Interview performance
- Clinical competence assessment
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr(e) Joanie Rinfret
CaRMS lists no email for the director.
- Program office
Secrétaire de direction
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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