MEDICINE PROGRAM SPONSORED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF QUÉBEC
The Government of Québec (Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux) has initiated or is supporting several programs that aim to promote medical practice in rural and isolated environments. It is clear that there are many advantages to having a clinical practice in areas somewhat distant from major urban sites and away from academic centres.
It has asked that the four Québec medical schools provide opportunities for clinical exposure during the undergraduate curricula in rural or isolated areas. The government programs to which you may be eligible include:
- A Summer Job or Summer Elective. (Please consult http://www.equipesarros.ca/)
- Preclinical Internship in First Nations Communities – Summer. For more information contact: sersec.med [at] mcgill.ca
- A 3rd or 4th Year Clerkship Elective at McGill or in another Quebec medical school
- McGill Integrated Clerkship at the CISSS de l’Outaouais
- McGill Family Medicine Core Rotation or McGill Pediatrics Core rotation in Val-d’Or
For a list of communities and regions where this program is in effect, please consult the following web site: http://www.msss.gouv.qc.ca/professionnels/medecine-au-quebec/etudiants-externes-residents/bourses-medecine-famille-specialite/
For the Indigenous Health Curriculum
For more information and details on rural education, please contact:
McGill Distributed Medical Education Office
(514) 398-5666 or sersec.med [at] mcgill.ca
https://www.mcgill.ca/med-dme/
For a list of other programs financially supported by the government, please consult the following web site: http://www.msss.gouv.qc.ca/professionnels/medecine-au-quebec/etudiants-externes-residents/bourses-medecine-famille-specialite/