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| Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (Laval) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (Laval) |
| Established | 1848 |
| Type | Public |
| City | Quebec City |
| Province | Quebec |
| Country | Canada |
| Affiliations | Université Laval, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Fonds de recherche du Québec |
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (Laval) is the medical faculty of Université Laval located in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It provides professional training in medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and public health while engaging in biomedical, clinical, and population health research. The faculty is integrated with regional hospitals, research institutes, and provincial health networks to deliver patient care, education, and knowledge translation.
The faculty traces its origins to medical instruction associated with Séminaire de Québec and early 19th century medical practitioners who interacted with institutions such as Hôtel-Dieu de Québec and Québec General Hospital. During the 19th century the faculty developed alongside figures connected to Lower Canada political life and reforms following the Act of Union 1840, and later expanded through ties with provincial health initiatives like those inspired by leaders around the time of the Conscription Crisis of 1917. Twentieth-century growth saw collaborations with national bodies including Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and participants in wartime and postwar public health efforts linked to events like the Spanish flu pandemic. Recent decades have featured institutional partnerships with organizations such as Canadian Institutes of Health Research and networks responding to crises including the COVID-19 pandemic.
Administration is anchored within Université Laval's governance structures and reports through deans and executive committees influenced by provincial statutes such as those enacted by the legislature in Quebec City. Leadership historically includes deans whose careers intersect with institutions like Royal Victoria Hospital (Montreal), Montreal General Hospital, and agencies such as Fonds de recherche du Québec. Committees coordinate with bodies including Collège des médecins du Québec, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, and hospital boards of Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec (CHU de Québec) to align curricula, accreditation, and clinical placements.
Programs span undergraduate and graduate offerings: the MD program with clinical clerkships conducted at sites like Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec (CHU de Québec), professional degrees in nursing with practica tied to Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec, rehabilitation programs including physiotherapy and occupational therapy linked to centers such as Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, and postgraduate research degrees collaborating with entities like National Research Council Canada. Interprofessional education involves partnerships with provincial colleges exemplified by relationships to Collège Lionel-Groulx and hospital-based residency programs accredited by Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
Research activity is clustered in institutes and centers affiliated with the faculty, including collaborations with Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec‑Université Laval, translational units linked to Institut national de la recherche scientifique, and consortia funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé. Research themes intersect with groups such as those studying cardiology at Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, oncology with partners like Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal through multicenter trials, neuroscience connected to Douglas Mental Health University Institute networks, and public health linked to agencies like Institut national de santé publique du Québec. Investigators frequently participate in international collaborations with organizations such as World Health Organization, European Respiratory Society, and networks behind initiatives like the Human Genome Project-era consortia.
Clinical teaching is conducted primarily through affiliations with Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec (CHU de Québec), Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Laval University-affiliated hospitals, and specialty centers including Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec and Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec. These partnerships extend to regional hospitals in Chaudière-Appalaches and northern communities, and involve training rotations coordinated with provincial agencies such as Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux and national accrediting bodies like Accreditation Canada.
Admissions follow competitive procedures aligned with standards from organizations such as the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada and use assessments comparable to the Medical College Admission Test frameworks in selection processes. Student life is enriched by associations including the Association des étudiants en médecine de l’Université Laval, interdisciplinary student groups linked to professional societies like the Canadian Medical Association, and extracurricular connections to community organizations such as Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Quebec cultural life. Clinical student engagement includes participation in outreach programs with partners like Médecins Sans Frontières and provincial public health campaigns historically associated with initiatives led by figures connected to Institut national de santé publique du Québec.
Alumni and faculty have included physicians, researchers, and leaders who have served in institutions and contexts such as Hôpital général juif de Montréal, McGill University, Université de Montréal, and national bodies like Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Notable individuals have participated in public and scientific arenas alongside organizations such as Order of Canada, Royal Society of Canada, and international collaborations with World Health Organization, contributing to fields represented by awards like the Lasker Award and participating in advisory roles during events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and historical public health responses including the Spanish flu pandemic.
Category:Université Laval Category:Medical schools in Canada Category:Organizations based in Quebec City