Louis Gagnon

Louis Gagnon serves as Associate Dean for Saguenay–Lac-St-Jean at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke. A Clinical Professor with extensive emergency medicine experience, he has practiced at Chicoutimi Hospital's emergency department since 1994 and became a certified emergency medicine specialist in 2002.

His educational background includes pre-doctoral medical studies (1991) and residency training in family medicine and emergency medicine, all completed at Université Laval. He joined the regular faculty in 2013 after years of clinical teaching at CIUSSS Saguenay Lac St-Jean.

Dr. Gagnon's research focuses on interdisciplinary collaboration between community organizations and primary care, simulation-based medical education, and social responsibility in healthcare. His work emphasizes practical integration of community resources into frontline medical systems.

• Caesar Galeano Award (2015) for teaching excellence
• Certificate of Merit from Canadian Association for Medical Education (2018)

As Associate Dean, he coordinates the Saguenay Medical Training Program and oversees simulation laboratory operations at CIUSSS SLSJ. His leadership extends to curriculum development for the 2017 pre-doctoral program and management of pre-hospital emergency care systems in his region. Dr. Gagnon actively participates in strategic planning for the Faculty's Saguenay–Lac-St-Jean site development while maintaining clinical responsibilities in emergency medicine.