Rouyn-Noranda - Family Medicine
Université de SherbrookeRouyn-Noranda, QuebecRegular stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 5
- 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
Rouyn-Noranda, 4 teaching sites · based in a rural community
What stands out about this program
Integrated curriculum in a remote region, with family medicine and specialty activities interspersed throughout training.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Offers help finding housing and access to substantial financial bonuses and tax credits for regional training.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- This is a two-year Université de Sherbrooke family medicine program based at the GMF-U and hospital in Rouyn-Noranda, described as a remote region.
- The curriculum is integrated, with family medicine activities interspersed with specialty activities.
- A two-period external unit rotation, which can be in a tertiary urban centre, complements the remote-region exposure.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Regional community
- Rural exposure
- Based in a rural community
- Focus areas
- Longitudinal / integrated
- Rural / remote
- 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
Not stated on CaRMS page
Other rotations
- GMF-U INTÉGRÉ (17 périodes · Rouyn-Noranda)
- URGENCE ET SOINS CRITIQUES (1 période · Rouyn-Noranda)
- URGENCE (1 période · Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne /CHUS/Rouyn-Noranda)
- PÉRINATALITÉ (1 période · Rouyn-Noranda)
- OPTION (3 périodes · Selon le stage choisi)
- UNITÉ EXTÉRIEURE (2 périodes · Voir Unité extérieure)
- 3E SÉLECTIF (1 période · En GMF-U ou à la même unité extérieure de 2 périodes)
Where you train
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec: 4 teaching sites; based in a rural community.
- GMF-U Rouyn-Noranda
- Hôpital de Rouyn-Noranda
- Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne (Longueuil)
- CHUS (Sherbrooke)
Record systems at the listed sites: ARIANE at 1 of 4, Purkinje-HM at 1; no published record for 2.
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.
Hôpital de Rouyn-Noranda
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 9,718 · 2026–2027: 10,333
- Licensed beds
- physical health 92 · psychiatry 17 · neonatology 8
Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne
- Clinical record
- Purkinje-HM (DCI), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 30,073 · 2026–2027: 30,629
- Licensed beds
- physical health 571
CHUS
- Clinical record
- DCI ARIANE (dossier clinique informatisé), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
CHUS - Hôpital Fleurimont (Sherbrooke)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 18,141 · 2026–2027: 19,532
- Licensed beds
- physical health 365 · psychiatry 6 · neonatology 20
CHUS - Hôtel-Dieu de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 18,578 · 2026–2027: 18,319
- Licensed beds
- physical health 216 · psychiatry 105
About Rouyn-Noranda
People
42,313residents, 2021 Census
Housing
1.0%rental vacancy rate
Winter and summer
−15.1 °CJanuary mean18.3 °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
- 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.
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
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 | 5 | 2 years | 5 dates, 19–26 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular stream | 5 | 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 in Rouyn-Noranda offers a comprehensive two-year training experience focused on providing continuous, complete, and global care.
- The program is distinctive for its integrated curriculum in a remote region, providing residents with extensive exposure to family medicine across diverse clinical settings.
- Research
- Research is considered, with a focus on primary care relevance and scholarly activities integrated into the curriculum.
- Training setting
- Located in Rouyn-Noranda, a remote region in Quebec, with training primarily conducted at the GMF-U Rouyn-Noranda and the local hospital, offering a unique blend of rural and hospital-based medical training.
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education emphasizing progressive independence, interprofessional collaboration, and comprehensive patient-centered care across diverse clinical contexts.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- CProMF exam
- Medical student performance record (DREM)
- Curriculum vitae
- Letter of motivation
- Reference documents
- Interview performance
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.
Family Medicine elsewhere
Nearest to Rouyn-Noranda
- Regional
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