Sherbrooke - Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Université de SherbrookeSherbrooke, QuebecRegular stream
At a glance
- Approx. quota
- 3
- Length
- 5
- Applications per year
- 0–50
- Offered interviews
- 51–75%
Regular stream · open to Canadian and international medical graduates
Interviews
2 dates, 26–27 Jan 2027
Sherbrooke, 10 teaching sites · required rural rotation
What stands out about this program
Affiliated with two regional public health directorates, Montérégie and Estrie, as training bases.
From “Selection criteria” on the CaRMS page
An integrated research master's degree in community health is built into residency.
From “Program highlights” on the CaRMS page
Each resident gets an annual $400 conference budget.
From “Additional information” on the CaRMS page
- This is a 5-year public health and preventive medicine residency at Université de Sherbrooke, based at the public health directorates of Montérégie (Longueuil) and Estrie (Sherbrooke).
- Residents complete a research master's degree with a thesis during R2 and R3, after a first year of clinical rotations.
- Later years cover public health rotations, including a rural or northern rotation in R5.
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
- Public health agency
- Rural / remote
- Rural exposure
- Required rural rotation
- Research
- Required · research project · protected time
- Training language
- French
By year
- PGY-1
- Immersion à la santé publique
- Médecine de famille (incluant des activités de 1re ligne en psychiatrie, pédiatrie, gériatrie et visites à domicile)
- Soins aux populations désavantagées (2 milieux)
- Pédiatrie, gériatrie ou psychiatrie
- Infectiologie : hospitalisation et laboratoire
- PGY-2
- Cliniques ciblées (2 milieux)
- Maîtrise "Recherche en sciences de la santé - concentration santé communautaire"
- PGY-3
- Complétion de la maîtrise et rédaction du mémoire
- Maladies infectieuses
- PGY-4
- Maladies infectieuses
- Santé environnementale
- Option
- Santé au travail
- Promotion de la santé et prévention des maladies
- PGY-5
- Milieu rural ou nordique, organisation des services
- Planification et gestion
- Mois d'étude et examen
- Planification et gestion
- Option
- Projet d'érudition
- Intégration des connaissances (dans le milieu et le secteur de pratique future)
Where you train
Sherbrooke, Quebec: 10 teaching sites; required rural rotation.
- Direction de santé publique de la Montérégie (Longueuil)
- Direction de santé publique de l’Estrie
- Direction de santé publique de Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean
- Centre de recherche de l'hôpital Charles-Lemoyne
- Centre de recherche du Santé Québec Estrie
- Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ)
- Ministère de la santé et des services sociaux (MSSS)
- DSP de Montréal (Montréal)
- DSP de Laval (Laval)
- DSP des Laurentides
Distributed across a region
Record systems at the listed sites: no published record for 10 of 10.
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)
- 26 and 27 Jan 2027
- Format
- 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 | 3 | 5 years | 2 dates, 26–27 Jan 2027 |
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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 Université de Sherbrooke offers a 5-year Public Health and Preventive Medicine Residency Program accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
- The program focuses on comprehensive training in public health, combining clinical stages, research training (MSc), and public health internships across two primary sites: Longueuil and Sherbrooke.
- Research
- Residents complete a Master's research thesis in Health Sciences with concentration in Community Health, with opportunities for research at various research centers and public health departments.
- Training setting
- Training occurs in two primary sites - Longueuil (Montérégie) and Sherbrooke (Estrie), with diverse urban and rural healthcare settings including public health departments, research centers, and community health organizations.
- Teaching approach
- The program follows a competency-based approach (CanMEDS framework) with progressive learning stages, emphasizing personalized supervision, interdisciplinary collaboration, and research skills development.
- Enhanced skills
- Not stated on CaRMS page
- What the program looked at
- Academic performance
- Leadership skills
- Communication abilities
- Research experience
- Interview performance
- Professional conduct
Contacts and links
- Program director
Dr(e) Sébastien SébastienDirecteur du programme de résidence
- Program office
Secrétaire du programme de résidence
Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.
Public Health and Preventive Medicine elsewhere
Nearest to Sherbrooke
- Bilingual
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