Sherbrooke - Nuclear Medicine

Université de SherbrookeSherbrooke, QuebecRegular stream

CaRMS program description, 2027 match, last approved 9 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): 2 positions
Length: 5 years
Stream: Regular
Discipline: Nuclear Medicine
Applications per year: 0–50
Applicants offered interviews: 76–100%
Accreditation: Accredited
CaRMS program ID: 35398

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

Summary

This is a 5-year nuclear medicine residency at Université de Sherbrooke, based mainly at the CHUS (Hôpital Fleurimont and Hôtel-Dieu).
The first year has 13 clinical periods, including internal medicine and its subspecialties, radiation oncology and an introduction to research.
Senior residents complete 2 required periods of pediatric nuclear medicine at CHUM Ste-Justine, plus 4 elective periods.
Interviews are virtual.

Training

Setting

Academic / tertiary hospital

Sites

13 teaching sites

Santé Québec Estrie, Hôpital Fleurimont
Hôtel-Dieu
centre de recherche clinique (TEP-CT)

Show all 13

Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne
CHUM: Hôpital Ste-Justine
CHUM
McGill
Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal
Cité de la santé (Laval)
IUCPQ
Hôtel-Dieu de Québec
Trois-Rivières
Chicoutimi

Rural exposure

Not stated on CaRMS page

Research

Offered · research or quality-improvement project · protected time

Training language

French

Highlights

Equipment base includes several SPECT-CT cameras, two PET-CT cameras and two medical cyclotrons.
Department has a research budget to support resident research and quality projects.

By year

PGY-1

Hémato-oncologieSanté Québec Estrie, Hôpital Fleurimont et Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne2 périodes
Radio-oncologieSanté Québec Estrie, Hôpital Fleurimont2 périodes
CardiologieSanté Québec Estrie, Hôpital Fleurimont ou Hôtel-Dieu ou dans les centres affiliés1 période
Cardiologie de laboratoireSanté Québec Estrie, Hôpital Fleurimont1 période
EndocrinologieSanté Québec Estrie, Hôpital Fleurimont ou Hôtel-Dieu ou dans les centres affiliés1 période
Médecine interneSanté Québec Estrie, Hôpital Fleurimont ou Hôtel-Dieu ou dans les centres affiliés1 période
PneumologieSanté Québec Estrie, Hôpital Fleurimont ou Hôtel-Dieu ou dans les centres affiliés1 période
Introduction à la rechercheSanté Québec Estrie, Hôpital Fleurimont1 période
Hémato-oncopédiatrieSanté Québec Estrie, Hôpital Fleurimont1 période
Spécialité chirurgicale: OrthopédieSanté Québec Estrie, Hôpital Fleurimont ou Hôtel-Dieu1 période
Introduction en médecine nucléaire (P2 ou P3)Santé Québec Estrie, Hôpital Fleurimont ou Hôtel-Dieu1 période

PGY-2

radiologie (TDM thorax et abdomen)2 périodes
TEP-TDM1-2 périodes

PGY-3

radiologie (TDM thorax, abdomen et musculosquelettique)3 périodes
TEP-TDM2-3 périodes

From the program's rotation list.

Other rotations

Listed by the program without a single PGY year.

TEP-TDM (Quatrième année (R4) et cinquième année (R5) · Au moins 5 périodes · Santé Québec Estrie, Hôpital Fleurimont ou dans les centres affiliés)
Radiologie (ORL) (Quatrième année (R4) et cinquième année (R5) · 1 période · Santé Québec Estrie, Hôpital Fleurimont et Hôtel-Dieu)
Médecine nucléaire (senior) (Quatrième année (R4) et cinquième année (R5) · Au moins 10 périodes · Santé Québec Estrie, Hôpital Fleurimont et Hôtel-Dieu)
Pédiatrie nucléaire (Quatrième année (R4) et cinquième année (R5) · 2 périodes obligatoires · CHUM Ste-Justine)
Stages optionnels (Quatrième année (R4) et cinquième année (R5) · 4 périodes · Recherche (1 à 3 périodes), TEP-TDM, Montréal (CHUM), Trois-Rivières, Québec, Chicoutimi, Laval, Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal)

Selection

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.

Applications per year

0–50

Applicants offered interviews

76–100%

Interviews

Dates (2027 match)

28 and 29 Jan 2027

Mode

Virtual

Format

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
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

One provincial scale for Quebec, set by the resident agreement, so every program there pays the same. Showing the 5 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

Santé Québec Estrie, Hôpital Fleurimont (Sherbrooke)
Hôtel-Dieu (Sherbrooke)
centre de recherche clinique (TEP-CT) (Sherbrooke)
Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne
CHUM: Hôpital Ste-Justine (Montréal)
CHUM (Montréal)
McGill (Montréal)
Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal (Montréal)
Cité de la santé (Laval) (Laval)
IUCPQ (Québec)
Hôtel-Dieu de Québec (Québec)
Trois-Rivières (Trois-Rivières · rural or distributed site)
Chicoutimi (Chicoutimi · 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.

Santé Québec Estrie, Hôpital Fleurimont

Matched to CHUS - Hôpital Fleurimont (Sherbrooke) in the province’s hospital list.

Emergency visits: 2025–2026: 18,141 · 2026–2027: 19,532 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 365 · psychiatry 6 · neonatology 20 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.

Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne

Matched to Hôpital Charles-le Moyne (Longueuil) in the province’s hospital list.

Emergency visits: 2025–2026: 30,073 · 2026–2027: 30,629 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 571 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.

CHUM: Hôpital Ste-Justine

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

Emergency visits: 2025–2026: 30,754 · 2026–2027: 32,697 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 732 · psychiatry 38 · neonatology 10 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.

Show facts for 5 more sites

CHUM

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

Emergency visits: 2025–2026: 30,754 · 2026–2027: 32,697 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 732 · psychiatry 38 · neonatology 10 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.

Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal

Matched to Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal (Montréal) in the province’s hospital list.

Emergency visits: 2025–2026: 8,656 · 2026–2027: 8,991 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 153 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.

Cité de la santé (Laval)

Matched to Hôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé (Laval) in the province’s hospital list.

Emergency visits: 2025–2026: 35,279 · 2026–2027: 36,310 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 438 · psychiatry 51 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.

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.

Hôtel-Dieu de Québec

Matched to L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec (Québec) in the province’s hospital list.

Emergency visits: 2025–2026: 9,117 · 2026–2027: 9,533 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 262 · hôtellerie 63 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.)

Unfilled positions in past years

No repeated vacancies in CaRMS’s lists of open positions, 2019–2026.

Positions at this site, all streams.

Quebec: different match process, not directly comparable.

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. Verify with the CaRMS lists. Source: CaRMS’s lists of positions open after round 1 and after round 2, as read in October 2026 (latest: 2026 round 1 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab), 2026 round 2 (CaRMS PDF, opens in a new tab)). 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.

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.

“Département de médecine nucléaire et radiobiologie” · the program’s heading on CaRMS

Program officeadministrators and coordinators

Programme.MedNucl-FMSS@usherbrooke.ca

Vicky Demers · Secrétaire de direction

819 821-8000, poste 73659

Program director

Dr(e) Ophélie Belissant
Directrice de programme
Ophelie.Belissant@USherbrooke.ca

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

Location

Sherbrooke, Quebec

About the city

Public statistics for the place named by this program’s location label, each with its source and reference period. They describe the place, not the program, and are not a ranking. Check each source before you rely on it.

Climate

Canadian Climate Normals, 1991–2020. Each value comes from the nearest weather station that reports it, not from the city itself.

January average: −9.5 °C Lennoxville, 9.1 km away
July average: 19.7 °C Lennoxville, 9.1 km away
Snowfall: 290.6 cm a year Coaticook, 28.5 km away
Days below −20 °C: 23.1 days a year Lennoxville, 9.1 km away

People

2021 Census. Figures are for the municipality of Sherbrooke, not the metropolitan area. Statistics Canada rounds counts, so small places are approximate.

Population: 172,950 people up 7.2% from 2016
Official languages: English only 1.7% · French only 51.6% · English and French 46.1% · neither 0.7% Share of residents who can conduct a conversation in each. This is not the language spoken at home.
Immigrants: 8.8% of residents arrived 2016–2021: 2.4% · non-permanent residents: 2.2%
Indigenous identity: 1.7% of residents
How people commute: car, truck or van 87.3% · public transit 4.9% · walking or cycling 6.4% · other 1.4% Average commute: 18.3 minutes. Shares are of people who commute.The way Canadians commute was altered in 2021 by the pandemic, with lockdowns to slow the spread of COVID-19 and changes in how and where Canadians worked leading to 2.8 million fewer commuters, compared with five years earlier. Statistics Canada, The Daily, 30 Nov 2022(opens in a new tab)
Median household income: $62,400 before tax $55,200 after tax · income year 2020, in 2020 dollars

Rural and remote

This describes the place named by the program’s location label. Programs can train in several towns, so it is not every site.

Population centre: Sherbrooke, a large urban population centre (100,000 or more people) 151,157 people in 2021
Remoteness index: 0.156 0 is least remote, 1 is most remote. Statistics Canada calls this index experimental.

Housing, cost and work

Each figure names the area it covers. A missing line means the source publishes nothing for this area.

Rental vacancy rate: 2.7% October 2025 survey, Sherbrooke, Quebec (census metropolitan area). The share of purpose-built rentals (three units and over) vacant, not a rent.
Basic cost of living: $47,414 a year Market Basket Measure 2025, Quebec, population 100,000 to 499,999, for two adults with two children. A modest, basic basket (the poverty line), not a resident’s budget. A size-class region is not the town itself.
Unemployment rate: 4.0% September 2026, three-month average, seasonally adjusted, Sherbrooke, Quebec (census metropolitan area); standard error 0.6 points. A survey estimate.

Job outlook

Employment and Social Development Canada’s rating for the occupation in the economic region. It is not a count of jobs, and says nothing about CaRMS positions or your match.

Outlook, 2025–2027: Good The employment outlook will be Good for specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine (NOC 31100) in the Estrie region for the 2025-2027 period.
Canada-wide, to 2033: Strong risk of Shortage ESDC’s projection for specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine, 2024–2033. Recent conditions, 2021–2023: Strong signs of Shortage.