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Montreal, August 18, 2011 – Faculties of medicine in Quebec are urging the government and the Fédération des médecins résidents du Québec (FMRQ) to resolve their differences quickly so that training objectives for medical students and residents can be met.

With negotiations under way to renew their collective agreement, the residents suspended all teaching on July 11, 2011, in an effort to get the government to recognize their contribution to the teaching of medicine and the need for a salary increase.

Medical faculties and teaching hospitals have been making every effort to minimize the impact of these pressure tactics on students. For the time being, teaching is being maintained by clinical faculty. However, if the pressure tactics were to continue for an extended period of time, medical faculties are concerned about how this might affect students, whose training involves the completion of specific clerkships. There could also be consequences for the residents, who are required to teach as part of their training.

“The faculties of medicine recognize the significant contribution of medical residents and the quality teaching they provide. We have the greatest respect and consideration for their work. Nevertheless, we hope that the current conflict will not affect the medical training of students, who have been returning to class since early August,” said Dr. Rénald Bergeron, President of the Conférence des doyens des faculties de medicine du Québec and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Université Laval.

Source :
Chantal Pouliot, Director of Communications
Conference of Rectors and Principals of Quebec Universities
514 288-8524, ext. 244
chantal.pouliot@crepuq.qc.ca