Sherbrooke - Plastic Surgery
Université de SherbrookeSherbrooke, QuebecRegular stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 2
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 0–50
- Offered interviews
- 26–50%
Regular stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates
Interviews
1 date, 3 Feb 2027
Sherbrooke, 3 teaching sites
What stands out about this program
Residents complete R1-R2 at Sherbrooke and must then complete R3-R5 in Université de Montréal's program.
From “Important information” on the CaRMS page
- This is a 5-year plastic surgery residency whose first two years (R1-R2) are at Université de Sherbrooke, with R3 to R5 completed in the Université de Montréal program.
- Rotations are mainly in Sherbrooke, except an anatomy rotation in Trois-Rivières.
- The first year includes a one-period research rotation and six periods of plastic surgery.
- Interviews are held virtually on 3 February 2027.
What training looks like
- Setting
- Academic / tertiary hospital
- Rural exposure
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- Research
- Offered · research project · protected time
- Training language
- French
By year
- PGY-1
- Chirurgie plastique6 périodes
- Chirurgie générale au CHUS2 périodes
- Soins intensifs chirurgicaux1 période
- Maladies infectieuses1 période
- Recherche1 période
- Dermatologie1 période
- Anatomie1 période
- PGY-2
- Chirurgie plastique7 périodes
- Orthopédie trauma/membre supérieur2 périodes
- ORL2 périodes
- Chirurgie maxillo-faciale1 période
- Soins intensifs1 période
Where you train
Sherbrooke, Quebec: 3 teaching sites.
- Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (Hôpital Fleurimont et Hôtel-Dieu)
- Université de Québec à Trois-Rivières (stage d'anatomie) (Trois-Rivières)
- Centre médical spécialisé (CMS) Sherbrooke
Record systems at the listed sites: ARIANE at 1 of 3; 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.
Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (Hôpital Fleurimont et Hôtel-Dieu)
- 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 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)
- 3 Feb 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.
4 Plastic Surgery 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 |
| 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, 3 Feb 2027 | Nothing noted |
2026 match
| Stream | Positions | Length | Interviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular stream | 2 | 6 years | 1 date as the CaRMS page writes it |
The 2026 page of the Regular stream: our summary of its CaRMS description
A 5-year plastic surgery residency program where the first two years are completed at Université de Sherbrooke and the final three years (R3-R5) are completed at Université de Montréal. Residents will gain comprehensive surgical skills across multiple anatomical areas and subspecialties.
- Research
- Residents are encouraged to participate in research projects
- Training setting
- Urban academic medical center in Sherbrooke, Quebec, with training primarily at Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (Hôpital Fleurimont and Hôtel-Dieu)
- Teaching approach
- Competency-based medical education focusing on progressive skill development across seven core competencies: Medical Expert, Communicator, Collaborator, Manager, Health Advocate, Scholar, and Professional
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Academic transcript
- Clinical rotation evaluations
- Motivation letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Reference letters
- Interview performance
- French language proficiency
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr(e) Étienne Cardin-Langlois
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.
Plastic Surgery elsewhere
Nearest to Sherbrooke
- Bilingual
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