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4B - Family Medicine

Université Laval4B, QuebecRegular stream

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CaRMS program description, 2027 match, last approved 8 Sep 2026 · See the 2026 version

2027 match programs, from CaRMS as of 5 Oct 2026. Programs can still change until file review opens 26 November; we re-check every two weeks. Always confirm on CaRMS (opens in a new tab).

Positions (approx. quota)
16 positions
Length
2 years
Stream
Regular
Discipline
Family Medicine
Applications per year
401–600
Applicants offered interviews
76–100%
Accreditation
Accredited
CaRMS program ID
35534

Bands are 5-year averages the program reports to CaRMS. They describe past cycles, not your odds.

Summary

  • This is a 2-year family medicine residency based at GMF-U 4B in Québec, a clinic located 1 km from its base hospital, the IUCPQ.
  • It uses a block curriculum: family medicine at the GMF-U alternates with specialty rotations, mainly at CHUL and IUCPQ.
  • Residents complete a regional rotation in second year, lasting 2 months, at sites in the Université Laval network.

Training

Setting
  • Academic / tertiary hospital
  • Regional community
Sites

22 teaching sites

  • GMF-U 4B
  • IUCPQ
  • CHUL
Show all 22
  • Amqui
  • Baie-Comeau
  • Blanc-Sablon
  • Chandler
  • Chibougamau
  • Gaspé
  • Havre-Saint-Pierre
  • Îles de la Madeleine
  • Lac Etchemins
  • Kuujjuaq
  • Les Escoumins
  • Matane
  • Mont-Joli
  • Rimouski
  • Sainte-Anne-des-Monts
  • Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac
  • Trois-Pistoles
  • Sept-Îles
  • Rivière-du-Loup
Rural exposure
Optional rural rotation
Research
Required · scholarly or quality-improvement project
Training language
French
Enhanced skills
  • Other
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Sport and Exercise Medicine
  • Palliative Care
  • Care of the Elderly
  • Clinician Scholar / Research
  • Maternity and Newborn Care
Highlights
  • In second year, residents can spend weeks in the IUCPQ intensive care unit, an activity offered only at GMF-U 4B.

By year

PGY-1
  • Médecine familialeau GMF-U, incluant les activités spécialisées sélectionnées (ASS)2 x 3 mois
  • Pédiatrieen milieu hospitalier1 mois
  • Périnatalitéen milieu hospitalier1 mois
  • Urgenceen milieu hospitalier1 mois
  • Médecine interneen milieu hospitalier1 mois
  • Stage clinique de nuiten milieu hospitalier1 mois
  • Gériatrieen milieu hospitalier (peut être fait en R2 afin de permettre un stage à option R1)1 mois
PGY-2
  • Médecine familialeau GMF-U, incluant les activités spécialisées sélectionnées (ASS)2 x 3 mois
  • Stage à option3 x 1 mois
  • Stage en régiondans le réseau de l'Université Laval, dans un seul milieu ou dans deux milieux différents2 mois ou 2 x 1 mois
  • Psychiatrieen milieu hospitalier1 mois

From the program's rotation list.

Selection

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.
IMG requirements
  • Recent clinical experience (within 4 years)
  • Observerships don’t count as clinical experience
  • “Pour les candidats DIM, l’entrevue est complétée par 3 ECOS (Examen Clinique Objectif et Structuré) de 10 minutes chacun permettant d’évaluer la capacité clinique.”
  • “Les candidats choisis devront avoir fait une formation postdoctorale ou une pratique clinique significative dans une spécialité antérieure de base”
Applications per year
401–600
Applicants offered interviews
76–100%

Interviews

Dates (2027 match)
19, 20, 21, 22 and 26 Jan 2027
Mode
Virtual
Format
  • Traditional (one on one/two on one)
  • Panel

Programs can change interview dates. Confirm on carms.ca.

Pay

Provincial scale, last updated 23 Jul 2026 · check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

Annual salary by PGY level, Quebec
LevelAnnual salary
PGY-1
$58,728 / year
PGY-2
$64,809 / year

One provincial scale for Quebec, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 2 levels this program covers.

Benefits

Benefits as listed by CaRMS in 2022–2024; check the current agreement(opens in a new tab)

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

Call

Call (provincial max)
6 calls in an establishment per 28 days

The union agreement’s cap for all residents in the province; your program’s actual call schedule may be lighter. Check with the program.

FMRQ agreement, 1 Apr 2021 to 31 Mar 2028.

Teaching sites

  • GMF-U 4B (Québec)
  • IUCPQ (Québec)
  • CHUL (Québec)
  • Amqui (Amqui · rural or distributed site)
  • Baie-Comeau (Baie-Comeau · rural or distributed site)
  • Blanc-Sablon (Blanc-Sablon · rural or distributed site)
  • Chandler (Chandler · rural or distributed site)
  • Chibougamau (Chibougamau · rural or distributed site)
  • Gaspé (Gaspé · rural or distributed site)
  • Havre-Saint-Pierre (Havre-Saint-Pierre · rural or distributed site)
  • Îles de la Madeleine (Îles de la Madeleine · rural or distributed site)
  • Lac Etchemins (Lac Etchemins · rural or distributed site)
  • Kuujjuaq (Kuujjuaq · rural or distributed site)
  • Les Escoumins (Les Escoumins · rural or distributed site)
  • Matane (Matane · rural or distributed site)
  • Mont-Joli (Mont-Joli · rural or distributed site)
  • Rimouski (Rimouski · rural or distributed site)
  • Sainte-Anne-des-Monts (Sainte-Anne-des-Monts · rural or distributed site)
  • Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac (Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac · rural or distributed site)
  • Trois-Pistoles (Trois-Pistoles · rural or distributed site)
  • Sept-Îles (Sept-Îles · rural or distributed site)
  • Rivière-du-Loup (Rivière-du-Loup · rural or distributed site)

Hospital facts

Public figures for hospitals named above, each with its source and reference period. They describe the hospital, not the program, and are not a ranking. We match names to the province’s lists by name, so check each source before you rely on it.

IUCPQ

Matched to Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec (Québec) in the province’s hospital list.

Emergency visits
2025–2026: 12,268 · 2026–2027: 13,015 Cumulative from 1 April to the end of period 5 of 13 (about 20 weeks) of each fiscal year. Not a yearly total: compare only the same period.
Licensed beds
physical health 338 Capacity on the facility’s permit (au permis), by bed type, as of the 1 Oct 2026 extraction. Not staffed or open beds, and not added up across bed types.

CHUL

Matched to Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval (Québec) in the province’s hospital list.

Emergency visits
2025–2026: 28,705 · 2026–2027: 29,528 Cumulative from 1 April to the end of period 5 of 13 (about 20 weeks) of each fiscal year. Not a yearly total: compare only the same period.
Licensed beds
physical health 296 · neonatology 56 Capacity on the facility’s permit (au permis), by bed type, as of the 1 Oct 2026 extraction. Not staffed or open beds, and not added up across bed types.

Sources and licences

  • Contient de l'information fournie par le ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec et visée par CC BY 4.0. Données modifiées. (Contains information provided by the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec under CC BY 4.0. Data modified.)

Contacts

Grouped by the titles CaRMS lists. The program office (administrators and coordinators) usually answers questions about the program and applying; the director leads the training.

Program officeadministrators and coordinators

Processus d'admission / Documents à fournir

admission.postmd@fmed.ulaval.ca

Équipe Admission · Vice-décanat aux études médicales postdoctorales - Université Laval

Program director

  • Dr(e) Samuel Boudreault

CaRMS lists no email for the director.

Site staffdirectors and coordinators at the teaching sites

Processus d'admission / Documents à fournir

Per CaRMS. Staff change during the cycle, so check the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab) before emailing.

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Location

4B, Quebec

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Independent. Not affiliated with CaRMS or the program. Programs edit their descriptions during the match; confirm on carms.ca (opens in a new tab) before you apply. Data last updated on CdnMD 6 Oct 2026.