October 10, 2025
Dear students, &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
While we are glad to see that the negotiations between the physician federations and government will resume on Monday, unfortunately the FMSQ pressure tactics remain in place. Therefore, we need to plan for a fifth week of contingency measures, starting October 14.
We understand how challenging the uncertainty of the current situation remains and appreciate your continued flexibility and patience. Thank you for staying engaged and adaptable during this time.
What we’ve done / What we plan to do
This week, we have: &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
- communicated with students via email and met with student leadership from each campus
- conducted a townhall for Med-3 and Med-4
- Informed Med-3 students about their completion status for the following courses: IM, surgery, and psychiatry
- planned contingency measures for week five of the FMSQ pressure tactics, as well as a plan to return to clinical settings should the pressure tactics be lifted
- continued advocating for visiting electives and considerations for CaRMS &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
 Next week, we will be: &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
- completing the review of block 1 data (logs, EPAs, clerkship form data) for pediatrics and obstetrics & gynecology
- planning contingency measures in the case of a sixth week of pressure tactics as well as a plan for the return to clinical settings should the pressure tactics be lifted
- communicating with students either via email or town hall meetings &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
- participating in advocacy meetings &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Update on AFMC advocacy
As a result of advocacy efforts from the four Quebec medical schools in meetings with the AFMC, the AFMC Board of Directors approved recommendations supporting graduating Quebec students. Please refer to the for more details.
Med-1 Class of 2029
We have updated your one45 schedule for the week of Oct 14-Oct 17. Please make sure to review your one45 schedule, including in the morning before class to verify your room numbers.
Lectures
Any lectures given by family medicine physicians, non-physicians and professors from non-clinical departments will continue as scheduled. Any lectures given by medical specialists will be cancelled and we will post last year’s recordings in their place.
Lab activities 
No lab activities scheduled.
Small groups
Small groups will continue as scheduled.
Montreal Campus: For RF 1, all quintiles have protected time in their schedule for their RF mentor meetings. If your group was planned to meet, please make sure to verify with your RF mentor that it is still happening.
LFME
LFME sessions will continue as scheduled.
Physicianship &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
For your Physicianship Apprenticeship course, if you have an Osler mentor meeting or clinical encounter scheduled next week, please contact your Osler Fellow to verify if your meeting will take place or if it will be postponed.
Med-2 Class of 2028
We were thrilled to see you earlier today at your White Coat Ceremony and to celebrate this important milestone with you! We hope that the significance of this day remains with you as you move forward in your journey to becoming physicians.
We have updated your one45 schedule for the week of Oct 14-Oct 17. Please make sure to review your one45 schedule, including in the morning before class to verify your room numbers.
Lectures
Any lectures given by family medicine physicians, non-physicians and professors from non-clinical departments will continue as scheduled. Some lectures given by medical specialists will be cancelled (please verify your one45 schedule) and we will post last year’s recordings in their place.
Lab activities
No lab activities scheduled.
Small groups
Small groups will continue as scheduled.
CHAP
Students should be completing their service-learning hours at their community organizations as planned.
Physicianship
For your Physicianship Apprenticeship course, if you have an Osler mentor meeting or clinical encounter scheduled next week, please contact your Osler Fellow to verify if your meeting will take place or if it will be postponed.
Thank you,
The UGME Team