Sherbrooke’s French-language medical doctorate combines active, collaborative learning with clinical situations drawn from practice. Students encounter clinical settings early and develop skills through simulated and authentic activities. Admission depends on an applicant’s contingent, academic record and the program’s assessments. Eligible Québec applicants rank their training-site preferences during the admissions process.
- Program
- Doctorat en médecine
- Credential
- Medicinæ Doctor (M.D.)
- Location
- Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
- Casper
- Required · CSP-20200F
- Next deadline
- November 1, 2026 (Application deadline, most contingents and eligible applicants with university credits or enrolment)
- Interview
- Multiple mini interview (MMI)
- Length
- Four years, 200 credits
Casper Requirement for Université de Sherbrooke Medicine (Médecine)
Université de Sherbrooke Medicine (Médecine) requires Casper for the 2026-2027 cycle.
- Test to book
- Canada Casper 2 (français) · CSP-20200F
- Languages
- French
- Applicant ID to enter
- Sherbrooke eight-digit student number
- Distribution fee
- CA$20 per distribution
Upcoming Casper test dates
- October 22, 2026 at 18:00 Eastern Standard Time, last permitted sitting for November applicants
- February 18, 2027 at 20:00 Eastern Standard Time, last permitted sitting for March applicants
Test dates can change: confirm availability in your Acuity Insights account at takecasper.com.
Casper is required except for applicants eligible only for the Québec First Nations and Inuit contingent. Distribute results by 2026-11-04 or 2027-03-03, respectively, and choose the matching November or March Sherbrooke Medicine distribution option. Casper registration costs CA$50, must be completed at least 72 hours before the sitting, and results are valid only for the current admissions cycle.
Casper format
Casper is an online, open-response situational judgment test run by Acuity Insights. The current format has 11 scenarios (4 video-response and 7 typed-response) with 2 questions each and takes about 65 to 85 minutes, including optional breaks. Typed-response scenarios allow 3.5 minutes to answer both questions.
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Université de Sherbrooke Medicine (Médecine) Application Deadlines 2026-2027
- Apply through
- Université de Sherbrooke online admission application
- Applications open
- September 1, 2026
- Application fee
- CA$106, non-refundable
| What | When |
|---|---|
| Application deadline, most contingents and eligible applicants with university credits or enrolment | November 1, 2026upcoming |
| Application deadline, eligible Québec collegiate, socioeconomic-diversity and Québec First Nations/Inuit applicants with zero university credits | March 1, 2027upcoming |
Submit the application and pay its processing fee before registering for Casper, because registration requires the Sherbrooke student number issued after payment.
Université de Sherbrooke Medicine (Médecine) Admissions Statistics
Period: 2025 admissions
- Applicants: Québec collegiate 1,827 eligible applications and Québec university 617.
- Interviewed: 878 collegiate and 216 university applicants participated in MEM.
- Québec collegiate students registered: 186
- Québec university students registered: 42
Registered students are not an admitted-applicants count.
Eligibility Requirements for Université de Sherbrooke Medicine (Médecine)
- Degree / credits
DEC, accepted DEC equivalent or diplôme en sciences de la santé by entry; alternatively, at least 90 credits in one undergraduate program by the application deadline or a bachelor’s degree before entry. Orientation carrière requires a bachelor’s degree by its November 1 deadline.
- Residency
The applicable contingent depends on Québec residency and legal status at the application deadline.
- Citizenship
Québec collegiate and Orientation carrière applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, while an international contingent exists.
- Language proficiency
French requirement by 2027-08-15; without an exemption, a recognized assessment must average at least C1 across four skills.
Admission pathways
- Québec collegiate: For eligible Québec collegiate applicants.
- Socioeconomic-diversity collegiate: For eligible Québec collegiate applicants through the socioeconomic-diversity pathway.
- Québec university: For eligible Québec university applicants.
- Québec university Orientation carrière: For eligible Québec university applicants in the Orientation carrière pathway.
- Québec international medical graduates: For eligible Québec applicants with international medical training.
- Québec First Nations and Inuit: For eligible Québec First Nations and Inuit applicants.
- Military medical education: For eligible applicants through military medical education.
- New Brunswick DSS: For eligible New Brunswick DSS applicants.
- New Brunswick university: For eligible New Brunswick university applicants.
- Nova Scotia: For eligible Nova Scotia applicants.
- Prince Edward Island: For eligible Prince Edward Island applicants.
- Other eligible Canadians: For other eligible Canadian applicants.
- International: For eligible international applicants.
Other requirements
- Eligibility for the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part I: Applicants must be eligible to take or retake it when applying.
- Sherbrooke medical-student registration certificate: New students must obtain it from the Collège des médecins du Québec before October 15 of their first year.
Selection Factors Université de Sherbrooke Considers
Prerequisites
| Course | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Cell biology | 0B01 Equivalents are accepted. Standard prerequisites must be passed by 2027-08-15. Orientation carrière’s work-experience and research profiles must pass all eight by the application deadline, while its humanities/social-sciences/arts/letters profile requires only cell biology, human anatomy and physiology or human biology, and general chemistry by that deadline. The international-medical-graduate contingent has separate conditions. |
| Human anatomy and physiology or human biology | 0B0F or 0PU1 Equivalents are accepted. Standard prerequisites must be passed by 2027-08-15. Orientation carrière’s work-experience and research profiles must pass all eight by the application deadline, while its humanities/social-sciences/arts/letters profile requires only cell biology, human anatomy and physiology or human biology, and general chemistry by that deadline. The international-medical-graduate contingent has separate conditions. |
| General chemistry | 0C01 Equivalents are accepted. Standard prerequisites must be passed by 2027-08-15. Orientation carrière’s work-experience and research profiles must pass all eight by the application deadline, while its humanities/social-sciences/arts/letters profile requires only cell biology, human anatomy and physiology or human biology, and general chemistry by that deadline. The international-medical-graduate contingent has separate conditions. |
| Solution chemistry | 0C02 Equivalents are accepted. Standard prerequisites must be passed by 2027-08-15. Orientation carrière’s work-experience and research profiles must pass all eight by the application deadline, while its humanities/social-sciences/arts/letters profile requires only cell biology, human anatomy and physiology or human biology, and general chemistry by that deadline. The international-medical-graduate contingent has separate conditions. |
| Organic chemistry | 0C0F Equivalents are accepted. Standard prerequisites must be passed by 2027-08-15. Orientation carrière’s work-experience and research profiles must pass all eight by the application deadline, while its humanities/social-sciences/arts/letters profile requires only cell biology, human anatomy and physiology or human biology, and general chemistry by that deadline. The international-medical-graduate contingent has separate conditions. |
| Mechanics | 0P01 Equivalents are accepted. Standard prerequisites must be passed by 2027-08-15. Orientation carrière’s work-experience and research profiles must pass all eight by the application deadline, while its humanities/social-sciences/arts/letters profile requires only cell biology, human anatomy and physiology or human biology, and general chemistry by that deadline. The international-medical-graduate contingent has separate conditions. |
| Electricity and magnetism | 0P02 Equivalents are accepted. Standard prerequisites must be passed by 2027-08-15. Orientation carrière’s work-experience and research profiles must pass all eight by the application deadline, while its humanities/social-sciences/arts/letters profile requires only cell biology, human anatomy and physiology or human biology, and general chemistry by that deadline. The international-medical-graduate contingent has separate conditions. |
| Waves and modern physics | 0P03 Equivalents are accepted. Standard prerequisites must be passed by 2027-08-15. Orientation carrière’s work-experience and research profiles must pass all eight by the application deadline, while its humanities/social-sciences/arts/letters profile requires only cell biology, human anatomy and physiology or human biology, and general chemistry by that deadline. The international-medical-graduate contingent has separate conditions. |
GPA
- How it is calculated
Sherbrooke uses a cote académique globale (CAG), based on collegiate performance for the Québec collegiate category and undergraduate-program credits for the Québec university category.
- Minimum
- CAG 32 for Québec collegiate applicants, 33 for the regular Québec university category, 34 for Orientation carrière humanities/social-sciences/arts/letters and 30 for its work-experience or research profiles. These are contingent-specific cutoffs, not GPA values.
Admissions tests
- Recognized French-language assessment (required for some applicants): Required unless exempt; the four assessed skills must average at least C1.
Experience and volunteer hours
Required.
Required only for the Orientation carrière work-experience profile: at least two years of significant full-time employment by the application deadline. Professional placements and summer jobs do not count.
Supplementary application
Orientation carrière applicants submit the self-identification form for their chosen pathway by 2026-11-01 at 23:59 and complete a French asynchronous interview; research-profile applicants also provide the specified doctoral-thesis evidence.
How applicants are ranked
For the Québec collegiate category, Casper can exclude an application; invitations to MEM use 70% CAG and 30% Casper. The final excellence list uses 30% CAG and 70% MEM. Site preferences, rank and available places determine offers; the choice of site is final. Orientation carrière comprises family-medicine and research pathways. MEM invitations weigh Casper 30% and the asynchronous interview 70% for family medicine; research weighs Casper 30%, interview 35% and research dossier 35%. Its final list weighs CAG 30% and MEM 70%; up to eight places are envisaged.
Interview Format at Université de Sherbrooke
Format: Multiple mini interview (MMI)
French-language, synchronous virtual mini-entrevues multiples (MEM-V), with independently assessed interactive stations.
- Who is invited
- Applicants selected through their contingent’s admissions process, generally notified in early April.
- When
- Sherbrooke virtual site April 19, 20 and 27, 2027; Moncton virtual site April 20, 2027.
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- Program length
- Four years, 200 credits
- Structure
Full-time undergraduate medical doctorate with required teaching activities and clinical training.
- Campuses
- Campus de la santé Sherbrooke, Campus conjoint de Moncton, Campus conjoint de Saguenay, Campus conjoint de Drummondville, Site de formation médicale de Montérégie
Learning centres on representative clinical situations, with early clinical immersion, simulated encounters and clerkship beginning in the third year.
Campus and facilities
Québec applicants may choose Sherbrooke, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Montérégie or Centre-du-Québec (Sherbrooke-Drummondville), subject to rank and available places.
Université de Sherbrooke's Mission and Values
Train competent, professional and engaged physicians through medical-science and pedagogical evidence, practical learning and collaboration.
How to Prepare Your Université de Sherbrooke Medicine (Médecine) Application
- Identify your contingent and its deadline before applying
- Check your DEC or degree and each applicable science prerequisite
- Submit and pay for the application early enough to obtain your Sherbrooke student number
- Book French Canada Casper 2 and select the correct results-distribution option
- If invited, prepare for French virtual MEM stations and monitor email for site-choice instructions
Frequently Asked Questions About Université de Sherbrooke Medicine (Médecine)
When do applications open?
September 1, 2026.
Which application deadline applies?
November 1, 2026 for most applicants; March 1, 2027 for eligible zero-university-credit Québec collegiate and First Nations/Inuit applicants.
Is Casper required?
Yes, except if eligible only for the Québec First Nations and Inuit contingent.
Which Casper test?
French Canada Casper 2, CSP-20200F.
What number do I enter for Casper?
Your eight-digit Sherbrooke student number.
Are interviews virtual?
MEM-V stations are synchronous and conducted in French.
Can I choose a site?
Eligible Québec applicants rank four sites; an offered site is final.
Sources
- Admission au doctorat en médecine — 2027
- Examen Casper
- Doctorat en médecine — programme officiel
- Contingent québécois — catégorie collégiale
- Contingent québécois — catégorie universitaire Orientation carrière
- Mini-entrevues multiples (MEM)
- Foire aux questions — admission en médecine
- Frais d’ouverture et de traitement du dossier d’admission
Last updated: September 26, 2026