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Description

This scholarship program offers annual awards to medical students in the year preceding graduation and the year of graduation. The scholarship program is also offered to family medicine residents 1 and 2.

COMMITMENT: Upon licensure, scholarship recipients are required to provide services in a territory designated by the Minister of Health and Social Services for a number of years equal to the number of scholarships granted, up to a maximum of four. For a list of designated territories, see « Liste des territoires insuffisamment pourvus de professionnels de la santé » on the website www.msss.gouv.qc.ca/enregion

A different commitment applies to isolated areas 111, 1V and V. The commitment is for one year for the first scholarship and 6 months for each subsequent scholarship obtained.

Eligibility requirements

Applicants must :

be domiciled in Quebec
be fluent in French
be registered in a medical school
commit to provide services under a contract (upon signature of the agreement form)

Eligible candidates will be selected by a selection committee made up of at least 3 members. The committee will determine applicants’ interest in medical practice in remote areas based on the information provided in the registration form. In addition, academic achievements will also be taken into account by the committee.

Amount

Catégorie	Montant	Durée de l’engagement	Année qui précède l’année d’obtention du diplôme	Année d’obtention du diplôme	Année qui précède l’année d’obtention du permis d’exercice (R1 en omnipratique)	Year prior to licensure (R1 – General practice)
A	20 000$	1 an				X
B	20 000$	1 an			X
C	15 000$	1 an		X
D	15 000$	1 an	X

Organization

Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux

Application deadline

May 31st

How to apply

For first or subsequent applications, fill out and sign the application and agreement forms provided by the Ministère. Forms can be obtained from your school of medicine. They can also be found at the end of this section.
Attach a letter of reference from the Dean of your school of medicine or his/her representative and an official transcript of your academic record (see Scholarship Application Form below).

Commitment Form : FormEngagement2009_21.pdf

Application form : Formbourse2009_21.pdf

Informations available in ...

French/English

Website

http://www.msss.gouv.qc.ca/enregion

For more information

Programmes incitatifs – Médecins en région
Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux
1075, chemin Sainte-Foy, 10e étage
Québec (Québec) G1S 2M1

Tél.: 1 888 708-0393 (sans frais)
ou (418) 266-6985

This project was carried out with the financial participation of Canada Health