The Board of directors

Dr Louis-Charles Desbiens, FMRQ President for the second year in a row, is a PGY-6 in Nephrology at the University of Montreal. He received his MD from Laval University, where he earned a Master’s in Clinical Epidemiology as well. He is also enrolled in the Royal College’s Clinical Investigator Program, and started a PhD in Epidemiology in 2025. Over the past year, with his fellow Board members, he helped finalize the 2021-2028 collective agreement, which contributes to enhancing Quebec resident doctors’ work and learning conditions. Since starting residency, he has been a delegate, Vice-President responsible for Union Affairs (2022-2023), and President (2024-2025) with the AMRM. In the course of his academic journey, he has won several awards and scholarships from the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. He has also received recognition in the shape of several other academic and scientific awards. Dr Desbiens has been a Quebec hypertension society (Société québécoise d’hypertension artérielle) Board member since January 2024.

Dr Lea Sfairy is a PGY-5 in the five-year Emergency Medicine program at Laval University. She was previously President of the Association des médecins résident·e·s de Québec (AMReQ) for two years. In 2024, she completed a microprogram in university pedagogy in health sciences. In the past few years, she has been a course monitor in her medical faculty. She has also been involved with her colleagues over the years, in particular as a delegate for sociocultural events (2022-2023), then as Secretary General (2023-2024) with AMReQ. Dr Sfairy received the Research Excellence Award from the Laval University Faculty of Medicine in winter 2020, and recognition for her involvement as a medical student the same year. For recreation, she enjoys running, travel, and reading. She speaks English, French, and Arabic fluently.

Dr Christophe Ah-Yan is a PGY-4 in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Montreal, where he also earned his MD. In 2026-2027 he is Secretary-Treasurer of the FMRQ for the second year in a row, having held that position in the Association des médecins résident·e·s de Montréal (AMRM) in 2024-2025. From 2024 to 2025, he was residents’ representative on the Board of Directors of the Quebec sports and exercise physicians’ association, AQMSE. In 2023-2024 he was jointly responsible for the Wellness Committee in the UofM Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Program, as well as an AMRM delegate. Also, from 2021 to 2022 he was a member of the Young Asian Health Professionals Association (YAHPA), which brings together the Asian community and promotes physical and mental health in the community. Dr Ah-Yan previously trained as a pharmacist, completing the entry-level Pharm.D program at the University of Montreal. From 2019 to 2021 he was a hospital pharmacist at Hôpital du Suroît. In addition to English and French, he speaks Mandarin and Creole. In his free time, he loves board games, physical training, and playing musical instruments, and is an inveterate movie fan.

Dr Victor Lim is a PGY-4 in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Montreal, where he also earned his MD. He is President of the Association des médecins résident·e·s de Montréal for the second year in a row. As an undergraduate, Dr Lim was Treasurer of the University of Montreal’s medical student association, AÉÉMUM, in 2019-2020. He was then elected as an AMRM delegate in 2024-2025, and took part in the work of the association’s external communications committee. He was assistant chief resident for his program in 2024-2025, too. In addition to English and French, Dr Lim speaks several languages, including Italian, Teochew, and Khmer. In his leisure time, he enjoys tennis, running, and chess. He also has a diploma in Piano Performance from the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal.

Dr Rami Habib, President of the Association of Residents of McGill (ARM) for the second year in a row, is a PGY-5 in Medical Oncology at McGill University, where he also earned his MD. Previously, in 2024-2025, he was Vice-President for Academic Affairs – Specialties, representing the ARM on the FMRQ’s CAP-S committee, as well as assistant chief resident. Before entering residency, he was Executive President of the Medical Students’ Society of McGill University in 2019-2020, then Past President in 2020-2021. Dr Habib is interested in research, and has contributed to three scientific articles, including one submitted to the American Society of Clinical Oncology. He also liked being involved in mentoring his medical student colleagues from September 2021 to July 2024. In his limited leisure time, he enjoys playing tennis, gardening, cooking, running, and hiking. He speaks English, French, Arabic, and Spanish.

Dr Isabelle Tapp is a PGY-4 in Dermatology at Laval University, where she also earned her MD. In addition, she holds an MBA, healthcare service management profile, from Laval University, and an Organizational Behaviour Graduate Certificate from Harvard Extension School. Last year, she was an AMReQ delegate and assistant chief resident. While a medical student, she was a member of the FMEQ Board (2020-2021), then Delegate for Finance and Human Resources (2021-2022), and finally Vice-President of FMEQ in 2022-2023, right before starting her residency. Dr Tapp already has 10 or so publications to her credit, including briefs on the healthcare system and physician resources presenting medical students’ position. She is interested in dermatology research, and organization of care. She has received several bursaries and distinctions during her academic career, among them, the Laval University Dean’s Prize for contribution to faculty life or faculty outreach in 2023, a leadership and engagement bursary awarded by the Laval University Foundation, a postgraduate student excellence award, and the Pierre-Potvin Student Leadership Bursary bestowed by the Laval University medical students group (RÉMUL) and Médecins francophones du Canada, all in 2021. In her free time, she always makes room in her schedule for a Zumba session, a long walk outdoors, or discovering new gastronomic haunts with friends.

Dr Raphaël Lachance is a PGY-5 in Cardiology at the University of Sherbrooke, where he also earned his MD, following two years of training in Pharmacy from 2016 to 2018. He is interested in research, and had already published several articles in 2024. Awards he received on his academic journey include a merit scholarship from the University of Sherbrooke Society of Physicians (SMUS) and the J.-Antonin-Marquis award from the Order of Pharmacists of Quebec for the quality of his academic record in 2018. More recently, Dr Lachance was Vice-President, Wellness in 2024-2025 and Treasurer in 2025-2026 for AMReS. He was also Vice-President of the University of Sherbrooke research interest group from 2019 to 2021. In his free time, Dr Lachance enjoys running and hiking, as well as the outdoors, gardening, cooking, and movies.

Dr Xiao is a PGY-7 in Critical Care at McGill University, where he completed his Anesthesiology residency after earning his MD there. For the fourth year running, he is Director responsible for Union Affairs, and for 2026-2027 he is also responsible for resident wellness. Following the signing of the new collective agreement for 2021-2028, he has contributed alongside his colleagues on the Union Affairs Committee (CAS) to ensuring its implementation. His new resident health and wellness responsibilities align with the philosophy of ensuring work and learning conditions conducive to attaining competencies in safe settings. Dr Xiao has been taking part in the work of the continuous professional development committee (DPC) of the Quebec association of critical care physicians (AIQ) since 2026. He became involved in the FMRQ from the start of his residency, first as a delegate in 2021-2022, then as Vice-President representing the Association of Residents of McGill (ARM) on the Federation’s Union Affairs Committee in 2022-2023. He previously sat on the Medical Students’ Society of McGill University Government Affairs and Advocacy Committee, and on the Board of Directors of the MQRP (Médecins québécois pour un régime public, or Quebec Doctors for Medicare). Dr Xiao loves movies, vegan cuisine, techno music, and cultural travel.

Dr Imane Injar is a PGY-4 in Neurology at the University of Montreal, having earned her MD at the University of Sherbrooke. In 2025-2026, she was AMRM Vice-President on the Academic Affairs Committee – Specialties, representing the FMRQ on committees of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) and CanMEDS. She also represented her colleagues on the University of Montreal’s CaRMS admissions committee for Adult Neurology. Dr Injar co-founded the science popularization contest in the University of Sherbrooke Faculty of Medicine, whose 1st edition was held in 2021, and the following year she took part in organizing the 9th edition of the Quebec University NeuroSymposium, which brought together more than 70 students from Quebec’s four medical schools. She is particularly interested in depressive symptoms and disorders in people with epilepsy, for which she has collaborated on several scientific articles. In her free time, Dr Injar enjoys writing, learning languages (English, French, Arabic, and Spanish), boxing and weight training, contemporary dance, and cooking.

Patrice Savignac Dufour is Executive Director of the FMRQ, having previously been Director, Legal Affairs, then Deputy Executive Director. A manager and lawyer by training, he has worked as an executive, advisor, negotiator, attorney, and director with different socio-political groups. A mediator accredited by the Quebec Bar, he holds a postgraduate diploma (DESS) in management from HEC Montréal.