Sherbrooke - Pediatrics
Université de SherbrookeSherbrooke, QuebecRegular stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 8
- Length
- 4
- Applications per year
- 51–200
- Offered interviews
- 51–75%
Regular stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates
Interviews
3 dates, 1–3 Feb 2027
Sherbrooke, 9 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Six required periods of regional rotations, including Chicoutimi and community pediatrics at hospitals in Quebec and Moncton.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
The program says it trains general pediatricians to practise in regional centres far from subspecialists.
From “Selection criteria” on the CaRMS page
- This is a 4-year pediatrics residency at the Université de Sherbrooke that focuses on general pediatrics.
- It includes six periods of required regional rotations, including at the CSSS de Chicoutimi, and residents can do subspecialty rotations not offered in Sherbrooke at Montreal children's hospitals.
- Each resident completes at least one month of research in first year.
- Interviews are virtual.
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
- Research
- Required · research project · protected time
- Training language
- French
By year
- PGY-1
- Stage d'immersion2 périodes
- Néonatalogie/Pouponnière2 périodes
- Étage (unité d'enseignement)1 période
- Clinique externe1 période
- Consultations 2 e ligne urgentes et semi-urgentes1 période
- CSSS de Chicoutimi1 période
- Pédiatrie d'urgence1 période
- Soins intensifs pédiatriques1 période
- Nuit1 période
- Recherche1 période
- PGY-2
- Spécialités pédiatriques (obligatoires)4 périodes
- Spécialités pédiatriques (option)3 périodes
- Étage (unité d'enseignement)1 période
- Nuit1 période
- Médecine de l’adolescence1 période
- Pédiatrie du développement1 période
- Pédiatrie communautaire1 période
- PGY-3
- CSSS de Chicoutimi2 périodes
- Spécialités pédiatriques (option)2 périodes
- Étage (unité d'enseignement)1 période
- Nuit1 période
- Néonatalogie1 période
- Soins intensifs pédiatriques1 période
- Pédiatrie du développement1 période
- Sociojuridique1 période
- Pédopsychiatrie1 période
- Pédiatrie communautaire1 période
- PGY-4
- Spécialités pédiatriques (option)7 périodes
- Intégration4 périodes
- Pédiatrie communautaire1 période
Where you train
Sherbrooke, Quebec: 9 teaching sites.
- CHUS Hôpital-Fleurimont
- Hôpital de Chicoutimi (Chicoutimi · rural or distributed site)
- Centre Hospitalier affilié universitaire régional (CHAUR)-Pavillon Sainte-Marie (Trois-Rivières · rural or distributed site)
- Hôtel-Dieu d'Arthabaska (Victoriaville · rural or distributed site)
- Centre hospitalier universitaire Dr-Georges-L.-Dumont (Moncton · rural or distributed site)
- Hôpital Honoré-Mercier (St-Hyacinthe · rural or distributed site)
- Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne (Longueuil · rural or distributed site)
- CHU Sainte-Justine
- Hôpital de Montréal pour enfants
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: ARIANE at 1 of 9, DCi-ChartMaxx at 1, Epic at 1, Purkinje-HM 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.
CHUS Hôpital-Fleurimont
- Clinical record
- DCI ARIANE (dossier clinique informatisé), system named (how far it goes is not stated)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 18,141 · 2026–2027: 19,532
- Licensed beds
- physical health 365 · psychiatry 6 · neonatology 20
Hôpital de Chicoutimi
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 20,522 · 2026–2027: 21,228
- Licensed beds
- physical health 311 · psychiatry 57 · neonatology 19 · hôtellerie 21
Centre Hospitalier affilié universitaire régional (CHAUR)-Pavillon Sainte-Marie
- Clinical record
- Epic: Dossier santé numérique (DSN), fully electronic record since May 2026
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 24,070 · 2026–2027: no row in the file
- Licensed beds
- physical health 432 · psychiatry 29 · neonatology 12
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Hôtel-Dieu d'Arthabaska
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 15,564 · 2026–2027: no row in the file
- Licensed beds
- physical health 151 · psychiatry 24 · geriatrics 24 · neonatology 4
Hôpital Honoré-Mercier
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 19,098 · 2026–2027: 21,316
- Licensed beds
- physical health 192 · psychiatry 35 · neonatology 4
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
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
Hôpital de Montréal pour enfants
- Clinical record
- TELUS (Oacis), since 2006, system named (how far it goes is not stated)
- Emergency visits
- 2025–2026: 25,738 · 2026–2027: 26,552
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
- Other file component(s)
- Return of service
- Not stated on CaRMS page. Check the provincial return-of-service rules.
Interviews and info sessions
- Interview dates (2027 match)
- 1, 2 and 3 Feb 2027
- Format
- Virtual
- Traditional (one on one/two on one)
- MMI or rotating station
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.
8 Pediatrics info sessions at other programsAll info sessions
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 |
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 | 8 | 4 years | 3 dates, 1–3 Feb 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular stream | 8 | 5 years | 3 dates as the CaRMS page writes them |
The 2026 page of the Regular stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
- The Université de Sherbrooke Pediatrics Residency Program focuses on training pediatric specialists who can serve as consultants for the population, other physicians, and healthcare professionals.
- The program emphasizes excellence in general pediatrics and provides a solid foundation for residents pursuing subspecialty training.
- Research
- Each resident completes a minimum of one month of research in the first year, with opportunities to complete additional research periods and scholarly projects.
- Training setting
- Training occurs across multiple hospital sites in Quebec, including urban academic centers and regional community hospitals in Sherbrooke, Chicoutimi, Trois-Rivières, and Moncton.
- Teaching approach
- The program follows a Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) approach, focusing on progressive skill development through staged training with increasing autonomy and professional responsibilities.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Academic record
- Clinical stage evaluations
- CASPer test
- Reference letters
- Interview performance
- CanMEDS competencies
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr(e) Alyssa MorinDirectrice 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.
Pediatrics elsewhere
Nearest to Sherbrooke
- Bilingual
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