Sherbrooke - Nuclear Medicine
Université de SherbrookeSherbrooke, QuebecRegular stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 2
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 0–50
- Offered interviews
- 76–100%
Regular stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates
Interviews
2 dates, 28–29 Jan 2027
Sherbrooke, 13 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Equipment base includes several SPECT-CT cameras, two PET-CT cameras and two medical cyclotrons.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Department has a research budget to support resident research and quality projects.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- This is a 5-year nuclear medicine residency at Université de Sherbrooke, based mainly at the CHUS (Hôpital Fleurimont and Hôtel-Dieu).
- The first year has 13 clinical periods, including internal medicine and its subspecialties, radiation oncology and an introduction to research.
- Senior residents complete 2 required periods of pediatric nuclear medicine at CHUM Ste-Justine, plus 4 elective periods.
- Interviews are virtual.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Research
- Offered · research or quality-improvement project · protected time
- Training language
- French
By year
- PGY-1
- Hémato-oncologie2 périodes
- Radio-oncologie2 périodes
- Cardiologie1 période
- Cardiologie de laboratoire1 période
- Endocrinologie1 période
- Médecine interne1 période
- Pneumologie1 période
- Introduction à la recherche1 période
- Hémato-oncopédiatrie1 période
- Spécialité chirurgicale: Orthopédie1 période
- Introduction en médecine nucléaire (P2 ou P3)1 période
- PGY-2
- radiologie (TDM thorax et abdomen)2 périodes
- TEP-TDM1-2 périodes
- PGY-3
- radiologie (TDM thorax, abdomen et musculosquelettique)3 périodes
- TEP-TDM2-3 périodes
Other rotations
- TEP-TDM (Quatrième année (R4) et cinquième année (R5) · Au moins 5 périodes · Santé Québec Estrie, Hôpital Fleurimont ou dans les centres affiliés)
- Radiologie (ORL) (Quatrième année (R4) et cinquième année (R5) · 1 période · Santé Québec Estrie, Hôpital Fleurimont et Hôtel-Dieu)
- Médecine nucléaire (senior) (Quatrième année (R4) et cinquième année (R5) · Au moins 10 périodes · Santé Québec Estrie, Hôpital Fleurimont et Hôtel-Dieu)
- Pédiatrie nucléaire (Quatrième année (R4) et cinquième année (R5) · 2 périodes obligatoires · CHUM Ste-Justine)
- Stages optionnels (Quatrième année (R4) et cinquième année (R5) · 4 périodes · Recherche (1 à 3 périodes), TEP-TDM, Montréal (CHUM), Trois-Rivières, Québec, Chicoutimi, Laval, Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal)
Where you train
Sherbrooke, Quebec: 13 teaching sites.
- Santé Québec Estrie, Hôpital Fleurimont
- Hôtel-Dieu
- centre de recherche clinique (TEP-CT)
- Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne
- CHUM: Hôpital Ste-Justine (Montréal)
- CHUM (Montréal)
- McGill (Montréal)
- Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal (Montréal)
- Cité de la santé (Laval) (Laval)
- IUCPQ (Québec)
- Hôtel-Dieu de Québec (Québec)
- Trois-Rivières (Trois-Rivières · rural or distributed site)
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- Chicoutimi (Chicoutimi · rural or distributed site)
Record systems at the listed sites: ARIANE at 2 of 13, Cristal-Net at 1, Epic at 2, Purkinje-HM at 1, TELUS at 2; no published record for 5.
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)
- Clinical record
- OACIS (dossier clinique informatisé), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
- Clinical record
- Epic: Dossier santé numérique (DSN), fully electronic record since May 2026
Santé Québec Estrie, Hôpital Fleurimont
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 18,141 · 2026–2027: 19,532
- Licensed beds
- physical health 365 · psychiatry 6 · neonatology 20
Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne
- 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
CHUM: Hôpital Ste-Justine
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 30,754 · 2026–2027: 32,697
- Licensed beds
- physical health 732 · psychiatry 38 · neonatology 10
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CHUM
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 30,754 · 2026–2027: 32,697
- Licensed beds
- physical health 732 · psychiatry 38 · neonatology 10
Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 8,656 · 2026–2027: 8,991
- Licensed beds
- physical health 153
Cité de la santé (Laval)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 35,279 · 2026–2027: 36,310
- Licensed beds
- physical health 438 · psychiatry 51
IUCPQ
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 12,268 · 2026–2027: 13,015
- Licensed beds
- physical health 338
Hôtel-Dieu de Québec
- Clinical record
- Cristal-Net (DCI), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 9,117 · 2026–2027: 9,533
- Licensed beds
- physical health 262 · hôtellerie 63
Quebec's Dossier santé numérique is live at two regional health authorities only (Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal and Mauricie-et-Centre-du-Québec). No date is published for the other establishments.
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.
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 28 and 29 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- 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.
Pay and call
| Level | Annual 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 |
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
Past matches
No repeated vacancies in CaRMS’s lists of open positions, 2019–2026.
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 | 2 | 5 years | 2 dates, 28–29 Jan 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular stream | 2 | 5 years | 2 dates as the CaRMS page writes them |
The 2026 page of the Regular stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The Nuclear Medicine residency program at Université de Sherbrooke combines clinical and fundamental learning through weekly courses over two years, with varied clinical exposure using advanced technological equipment.
- Learning occurs in a friendly environment under direct supervision of engaged teachers who prioritize resident success.
- Research
- Residents are encouraged to engage in retrospective or prospective research projects, with a dedicated research budget to support their work.
- Training setting
- Training occurs primarily at CIUSSS de l'Estrie: Fleurimont Hospital and Hôtel-Dieu, with additional rotations in Montreal, Quebec City, and other affiliated centers.
- Teaching approach
- Competence-based medical education with progressive independence, emphasizing direct supervision, structured learning, and gradual clinical responsibility.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Academic performance
- Clinical evaluation
- Research involvement
- Interpersonal skills
- Professional attitude
- Motivation for Nuclear Medicine
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr(e) Ophélie BelissantDirectrice de programme
- 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.
Nuclear Medicine elsewhere
Nearest to Sherbrooke
- Bilingual
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