Marie-Eve Poitras, RN, PhD
Université de Sherbrooke (Québec)
Alumni - 2015
DISCIPLINE: Nursing
Marie-Eve Poitras (RN, PhD) holds a bachelor's degree in nursing sciences and a master’s and a doctoral degree in clinical sciences. She did her postdoctoral program in shared decision-making and knowledge translation in primary care and is a TUTOR-PHC alumni. She is an Associate Professor at Université de Sherbrooke (Family and emergency medicine department), is a career FRQS Junior-2 researcher and made the Dean List for the top 10% of researchers of Université de Sherbrooke. She is a member of the Section of Researchers Council of The College of Family Physicians of Canada, co-investigator of the Canadian Primary Care Research Network and a board member of the Canadian Family Practice Nurse Association. Marie-Eve leads a research program aimed at supporting the integration of patient and healthcare professional perspectives in clinical and policy decision-making processes, as well as developing strategies to enhance the integration of the patient perspective among key stakeholders in the Canadian healthcare system. Her career combines strong clinical expertise with active research involvement.
From 2020 to 2025, she led the CRMUS Chair on Optimal Professional Practices in Primary Care, which had a significant impact on improving professional practices in primary care and training the next generation of researchers. She is also the Canadian co-lead of the OECD PaRIS survey, which evaluates patient-reported experience and outcomes in primary care.
Recognized for her leadership, she collaborates with patients, researchers, policymakers, and clinicians from Quebec, Canada, and internationally to support the transformation of tomorrow’s primary care. She serves on multiple scientific committees and organizations dedicated to advancing primary care and is Co-Director of Réseau-1 Québec.
At the core of her approach: innovation, scientific rigor, and a commitment to sustainably transforming primary care.
