Sherbrooke - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Université de SherbrookeSherbrooke, QuebecRegular stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 2
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 0–50
- Offered interviews
- 51–75%
Regular stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates
Open house
details info sessions of this programWed 11 Nov 2026,5:30–6:30 pm ET
Interviews
1 date, 28 Jan 2027
Sherbrooke, 10 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Residents investigate and operate on all cases from a catchment of about 500,000, with no non-academic surgical practice.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
Junior residents get operating room access from their first weeks of training.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
For over twenty years, all graduates have passed the Royal College and CMQ exams on their first attempt.
From “Program curriculum” on the CaRMS page
- This is a five-year otolaryngology–head and neck surgery residency at Université de Sherbrooke, with the first year devoted to surgical foundations.
- Most rotations take place at the CHUS Hôtel-Dieu and Fleurimont sites, with rotations in Montréal and Québec and one at an intermediate-size centre (Gaspé, Gatineau or Drummondville).
- Each resident completes at least one original research project and one quality-of-care project.
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
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Regional community
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Focus areas
- Early independence
- Small program
- Research
- Required · research or quality-improvement project · protected time
- Training language
- French
By year
- PGY-1
- PLASTIE8 SEMAINES
- CHIRURGIE VASCULAIRE8 SEMAINES
- NEUROCHIRURGIE8 SEMAINES
- SOINS INTENSIFS CHIRURGICAUX8 SEMAINES
- ORL8 SEMAINES
- CHIRURGIE GÉNÉRALE4 SEMAINES
- INFECTIOLOGIE4 SEMAINES
- MÉTHODOLOGIE DE LA RECHERCHE4 SEMAINES
- PGY-2
- ORL40 SEMAINES
- DERMATOLOGIE-MOHS4 SEMAINES
- ANESTHÉSIE4 SEMAINES
- CHIRURGIE MAXILLO-FACIALE4 SEMAINES
Other rotations
- RADIOLOGIE ORL (R-3 À R-5 · 4 SEMAINES · CHUS - FLEURIMONT)
- RADIO-ONCOLOGIE (R-3 À R-5 · 4 SEMAINES · CHUS - FLEURIMONT)
- NEURO-OTOLOGIE (R-3 À R-5 · 8 SEMAINES · CHUM; CHU DE QUÉBEC-UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL)
- DISSECTION CADAVÉRIQUE ORL (R-3 À R-5 · 4 SEMAINES · UQTR)
- IMPLANTS COCHLÉAIRES (R-3 À R-5 · 4 SEMAINES · CHU DE QUÉBEC-UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL)
- NEURO-OTOLOGIE (R-3 À R-5 · 4 SEMAINES · CHUS - HÔTEL-DIEU)
- LARYNGOLOGIE (R-3 À R-5 · 4 SEMAINES · CHUS - HÔTEL-DIEU)
- RHINOSINUSOLOGIE ET IMMUNO-ALLERGOLOGIE (R-3 À R-5 · 4 SEMAINES · CHUS)
- PÉDIATRIE (R-3 À R-5 · 8 SEMAINES · CHU SAINTE-JUSTINE)
- RECHERCHE (R-3 À R-5 · 8 À 24 SEMAINES · CHUS)
- OPTION (R-3 À R-5 · 4 à 8 SEMAINES · VARIABLE)
- ORL (R-3 À R-5 · 88 À 104 SEMAINES · CHUS)
- SINUS/BASE DU CRÂNE (R-3 À R-5 · 8 SEMAINES · CHU DE QUÉBEC-UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL)
- PATHOLOGIE ORL (R-3 À R-5 · 4 SEMAINES · CHUS - HÔTEL-DIEU)
Where you train
Sherbrooke, Quebec: 10 teaching sites.
- CHUS - Hôtel-Dieu
- CHUS - Hôpital Fleurimont
- Hôpital Ste-Croix de Drummondville (Drummondville · rural or distributed site)
- CHUM (Montréal)
- CHU Sainte-Justine (Montréal)
- CHU de Québec-Université Laval (Québec)
- Hôpital de Gaspé (Gaspé · rural or distributed site)
- Hôpital de Gatineau (Gatineau · rural or distributed site)
- UQTR (Trois-Rivières)
- CLINIQUE DE CHIRURGIE MAXILLO-FACIALE ET D'IMPLANTOLOGIE DE L'ESTRIE
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: ARIANE at 2 of 10, Cristal-Net at 1, DCi-ChartMaxx at 1, Epic at 1, TELUS at 1; no published record for 4.
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)
CHUS - Hôtel-Dieu
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 18,578 · 2026–2027: 18,319
- Licensed beds
- physical health 216 · psychiatry 105
CHUS - Hôpital Fleurimont
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 18,141 · 2026–2027: 19,532
- Licensed beds
- physical health 365 · psychiatry 6 · neonatology 20
Hôpital Ste-Croix de Drummondville
- Clinical record
- Epic: Dossier santé numérique (DSN), fully electronic record since May 2026
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 17,461 · 2026–2027: no row in the file
- Licensed beds
- physical health 154 · psychiatry 25 · geriatrics 18 · neonatology 4
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CHUM
- Clinical record
- OACIS (dossier clinique informatisé), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 30,754 · 2026–2027: 32,697
- Licensed beds
- physical health 732 · psychiatry 38 · neonatology 10
CHU Sainte-Justine
- Clinical record
- DCi-ChartMaxx (dossier clinique informatisé), fully electronic record since May 2014
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 27,172 · 2026–2027: 27,007
- Licensed beds
- physical health 333 · psychiatry 19 · neonatology 66
CHU de Québec-Université Laval
- Clinical record
- Cristal-Net (dossier clinique informatisé), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
- Clinical record
- Cristal-Net (DCI), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
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
Hôpital de Gaspé
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 5,669 · 2026–2027: 5,833
- Licensed beds
- physical health 51 · psychiatry 7 · geriatrics 5
Hôpital de Gatineau
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 16,018 · 2026–2027: 15,386
- Licensed beds
- physical health 121 · psychiatry 40 · neonatology 37
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
Moderatefor 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 Jan 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Panel
- MMI or rotating station
Info sessions
Wed 11 Nov 2026
5:30–6:30 pm ET
Open house · Virtual
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 | 1 date, 28 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 Otorhinolaryngology (ORL) and Cervicofacial Surgery Residency at Université de Sherbrooke offers comprehensive training in a respectful and stimulating atmosphere, characterized by regional dynamism and beautiful landscapes.
- The program emphasizes resident autonomy and teamwork, with a faculty dedicated to excellence.
- Research
- Each resident completes at least one original research project and a quality improvement project.
- Training setting
- Training primarily occurs in Sherbrooke, with rotations in urban academic medical centers including CHUS (Hôtel-Dieu and Fleurimont), and additional sites in Montreal and Quebec City.
- Teaching approach
- The program focuses on developing competent, self-directed learners who can solve clinical problems, engage in continuous professional development, and provide high-quality patient care through a progressive, competency-based approach.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Academic performance
- Clinical stage evaluations
- Reference letters
- Motivation letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Interview performance
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr(e) Simon BriseboisDirecteur du 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.
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery elsewhere
Nearest to Sherbrooke
- Bilingual
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