Alma - Médecine familiale

Université de SherbrookeAlma, QuebecRegular stream

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CaRMS program description, 2026 match, last approved date not on file

From the 2026 match (R-1 2026). See the 2027 version

Positions (approx. quota): 6 positions
Length: 2 years
Stream: Regular
Discipline: Médecine familiale
Applications per year: 201–400
Applicants offered interviews: 76–100%
Accreditation: Not stated on CaRMS page
CaRMS program ID: 29596

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

Summary

The Université de Sherbrooke Family Medicine Residency Program aims to train family physicians who provide continuous, comprehensive, and global care adapted to patient and community needs. The program focuses on preparing residents to practice in various clinical settings and master the 7 CanMEDS-FM roles.

Training

Research

Includes a quality improvement project or research project directed by a primary health research team, along with journal clubs and scholarly activities.

Training setting

Primarily located in Alma, with training at the GMF-U Alma and Alma Hospital, with rotations in various regional healthcare centers in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean area.

Teaching approach

Competency-based medical education with progressive independence, focusing on comprehensive patient care, community engagement, and developing skills across multiple clinical domains.

Setting types

University Medical Family Group (GMF-U)
Community hospital
Regional healthcare centers

Focus areas

Family Medicine
Primary Care
Community Healthcare
Comprehensive Patient Care

Patient populations

Primary care patients
Hospitalized patients
Emergency care patients
Pediatric patients
Geriatric patients
Obstetric patients
Vulnerable populations

Highlights

12 University Medical Family Groups (GMF-U)
Integrated UMF (Family Medicine Unit) stages
Longitudinal clinical exposure
Patient continuity of care
Diverse clinical experiences
Community health project
Academic workshops
Quality improvement project

Strengths

Comprehensive two-year training program
Strong emphasis on continuous patient care
Diverse clinical exposure
Integrated specialty rotations
Community-focused medical education

Enhanced skills

Geriatric Care
Palliative Care
Emergency Medicine
Sports Medicine
Perinatal Care

By year

PGY-1

Family Medicine Unit (UMF)Alma17 periods
Optional RotationsVarious3 periods
Internal MedicineJonquière or Roberval1 period
Emergency and Critical CareAlma1 period

PGY-2

Family Medicine Unit (UMF)Alma17 periods
External UnitVarious2 periods
Perinatal CareRoberval1 period
EmergencyAlma, Chicoutimi, or Jonquière1 period
Selective StageGMF-U or External Unit1 period

From the program's rotation list.

Selection

What the program looks at

CProMF exam
Interview performance
Clinical skills assessment
Academic performance
Curriculum vitae
Motivation letter

Applications per year

201–400

Applicants offered interviews

76–100%

Interviews

Dates (2026 match): 23 janvier 2026; 27 janvier 2026

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

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 Alma
CIUSSS du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Alma Hospital
Hospitals in Jonquière, Chicoutimi, and Roberval

Contacts

Contacts weren't collected for the 2026 match.

The current program director and contacts are on the 2027 version of this program and on the CaRMS program page(opens in a new tab).

Location

Alma, 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: −15.7 °C Roberval, 45.7 km away
July average: 18.5 °C Roberval, 45.7 km away
Snowfall: 270.7 cm a year Roberval, 45.7 km away
Days below −20 °C: 44.5 days a year Roberval, 45.7 km away

People

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

Population: 30,331 people down 1.4% from 2016
Official languages: English only 0.1% · French only 81.0% · English and French 18.8% · neither 0.1% Share of residents who can conduct a conversation in each. This is not the language spoken at home.
Immigrants: 0.9% of residents arrived 2016–2021: 0.2% · non-permanent residents: 0.3%
Indigenous identity: 3.2% of residents
How people commute: car, truck or van 91.7% · public transit 0.3% · walking or cycling 6.2% · other 1.9% Average commute: 16.8 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: $67,500 before tax $59,600 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: Alma, a small population centre (1,000 to 29,999 people) 20,274 people in 2021
Remoteness index: 0.323 0 is least remote, 1 is most remote. Statistics Canada calls this index experimental.
Student loan forgiveness: Family medicine here may qualify for up to $60,000 of Canada Student Loan forgiveness. Eligibility depends on the postal code of where you work: check the official postal-code lookup. Postal-code lookup(opens in a new tab)

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: 1.5% October 2025 survey, Alma, Quebec (census agglomeration). The share of purpose-built rentals (three units and over) vacant, not a rent.
Basic cost of living: $46,852 a year Market Basket Measure 2025, Quebec, population 30,000 to 99,999, 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.

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 general practitioners and family physicians (NOC 31102) in the Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean region for the 2025-2027 period.
Canada-wide, to 2033: Strong risk of Shortage ESDC’s projection for general practitioners and family physicians, 2024–2033. Recent conditions, 2021–2023: Strong signs of Shortage.

Sources and licences

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Cartographic Boundary Files.
Adapted from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Rental Market Survey, October 2025 (vacancy rates), and Statistics Canada, Table 34-10-0132-01. This does not constitute an endorsement by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation or Statistics Canada of this product.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System (COPS), 2024 to 2033 projections).
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (Canadian Climate Normals 1991-2020).
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada, 3-Year Employment Outlooks).
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Index of Remoteness (17-26-0001), 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, Canada Student Loan Forgiveness (Canada.ca), page dated 2026-06-03.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0066-01 Market Basket Measure (MBM) thresholds for the reference family by Market Basket Measure region, component and base year, 2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0011-01 Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0002-01 Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0057-01 Household income statistics by household type: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0173-01 Mother tongue by knowledge of official languages: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0266-01 Indigenous identity by Registered or Treaty Indian status: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0307-01 Immigrant status and period of immigration by place of birth: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0458-01 Main mode of commuting by commuting duration, time leaving for work, age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 Census. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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