DES en gestion de la douleur chronique (Chronic Pain Management)

Overview

Université de Montréal DES / fellowship in chronic pain management; the department also lists the two-year Pain Medicine subspecialty. Programme director: Dr Aline Boulanger.

The programme

Training type

Postgraduate degree programme

Duration

1 year (13 periods) for the DES; shorter training of 3–12 periods possible (attestation letter only)

Start

Not stated on official page

Positions

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Accreditation

Université de Montréal Diplôme d'études spécialisées (DES) – Faculté de médecine, Études médicales postdoctorales

Department

Not stated on official page

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Québec graduates: MD, Royal College or CFPC certification, UdeM French admission test; letter of intent, CV, two letters of recommendation; recency-of-practice rule (MD, residency or independent practice within previous 4 years)

International applicants

Graduates from outside Québec may be offered a clinical fellow (moniteur clinique) post: MD from an IMED/FAIMER-listed school, specialist certificate recognised in home province/country, UdeM French test, and a training bursary meeting UdeM requirements

Visa support

Not stated on official page

Licence requirement

Sufficient knowledge of French required (TEF or equivalent unless exempt)

How to apply

Deadline

Not stated on official page

Application method

Application to the pain medicine programme director or admissions committee chair; interview with competence committee; Québec candidates then submitted via MSSS procedure

Funding

Funding

Clinical fellows (moniteurs) from outside Québec must hold a training bursary meeting UdeM requirements (funded by a source other than RAMQ)

Official sources