Applicants from outside Quebec must arrange their own funding of CAD 45,000 per year of training (home-country scholarship, hospital institution or recognised non-Canadian public body); the programme may have funds or offer a partial bursary, to be checked with the programme director. University tuition fees apply. Quebec-trained physicians are paid through RAMQ.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
12 months, 1 July to 30 June
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureComplex fracture care (intra-articular, pelvic and acetabular, open fractures), initial and definitive management of polytrauma and management of infection, non-union, bone loss and malunion at the tertiary trauma centre of eastern Quebec; research activities run alongside the clinical activities.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
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International applicants
Physicians trained outside Quebec enter as clinical fellows (moniteurs cliniques): invitation letter from the Universite Laval Faculty of Medicine, proof of funding, signed undertaking to return to the home country, Medical Council of Canada authorisation and College des medecins du Quebec permission.
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Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
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Medical registration
Authorisation from the Medical Council of Canada (inscriptionmed.ca portal) and the College des medecins du Quebec.
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Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
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Visa or work authorisation
Immigration steps start after the signed invitation letter is approved; guidance on the Universite Laval clinical fellows (monitrices et moniteurs cliniques) immigration page.
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing date1 July
Application route / cycleApplications by e-mail to the programme director before 15 July each year; interviews in person or remote; answer no later than 15 March (weighting: references 20%, motivation letter 20%, CV 20%, interview 40%). The most recent 15 July deadline has passed; the next date for the following cycle is not stated on the page.
French proficiency: Quebec secondary certificate in French, or proof of francophone secondary or post-secondary studies, or TCF Tout Public with at least 450 (conditional admission from 361) submitted at least 3 months before the start
Oral French assessed at interview
Application documents
Two letters of recommendation
Motivation letter in French
Curriculum vitae
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Twelve-month orthopaedic trauma fellowship in Quebec City with a French-language training environment.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
24/7 access to the Jean-Marc Lessard reference room, electronic libraries of the CHU and Universite Laval; completion leads to an attestation of complementary training.
HOST INSTITUTION
About CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval - Hopital de l'Enfant-Jesus
The Hopital de l'Enfant-Jesus is the tertiary trauma centre of eastern Quebec within the CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval, the largest university hospital centre in Quebec.
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