Program Information - University Information
Updated September 4, 2009
The University Of Western Ontario
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Shaping the Future of Health Care
The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry provides an outstanding education within a research intensive environment where tomorrow's physicians, dentists and health researchers learn to be socially responsible leaders in the advancement of human health.
Values
As leaders who are committed to exceptional results, we embrace the following core values:
- Commitment to innovation, knowledge creation and scientific excellence
- Student-centred curricula which fosters academic leaders, critical inquiry, and a passion for lifelong learning
- Compassionate, patient-centred care
- Inter-disciplinarity, collaboration and outreach
- Respect for diversity in culture and perspectives
- Accountability to our community of scholars and to the public
Through its resources as a major academic institution, The University of Western Ontario is committed to providing postgraduate education designed to meet specific Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada/College of Family Physicians of Canada program objectives, as well as requirements of the Medical Council of Canada in a manner applicable to future medical practice.
All of Western's postgraduate medical programs are integrated to ensure each resident a comprehensive educational experience in his/her chosen specialty.
The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry provides a formal faculty wide academic half day Program for all residents. These sessions address the required generic skills of medical practice and are designed to provide the resident with the opportunity to learn about non specialty specific topics such as biomedical ethics, medical legal issues, management skills, communication skills, quality assurance, health care policy, community health issues, and abuse. A Resident Appreciation Day is also part of the program and sponsored by the Professional Association of Interns and Residents of Ontario (PAIRO). Additional information about each of our residency programs can be found in the CaRMS Program directory online.
Teaching Hospitals
As of September 2008, the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry will expand to also offer a four-year, undergraduate medical education program in Windsor. The new program is a partnership between the University of Western Ontario, the University of Windsor, and the London and Windsor hospitals. Twenty four of the 147 students enrolled in the MD program at Schulich will be based in Windsor for four years.
The new program builds on the strength of clerkship training already provided in Windsor through Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry's Southwestern Ontario Medical Education Network (SWOMEN). Dr. Tom Scott has been appointed to lead the Windsor program. The focus is on delivering community-oriented, collaborative, interprofessional and patient-centred medical education.
There are two main teaching centres situated on five sites, affiliated with the University of Western Ontario postgraduate training programs. These include the London Health Sciences Centre (University and Victoria Hospitals) and St. Joseph's Health Care London (Parkwood Hospital, St. Joseph's Hospital and Regional Mental Health Care - London and St. Thomas).
In addition to the affiliated teaching hospitals, Western has access to an extensive number of additional training sites throughout SW Ontario to include St Thomas, Chatham, Sarnia, Stratford and Windsor. Residents from many programs participate in the Southwestern Ontario Medical Education Network (SWOMEN).
SWOMEN community rotations are fully funded to include accommodations and travel.
The community orientation of this initiative has had a great deal of appeal for many residents. This spectrum of resources, along with the size of the programs at Western, offers many opportunities to structure your residency program to meet your career needs.
I. London Health Sciences Centre
London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is one of Canada's largest teaching hospitals as a result of the merger between University Hospital and Victoria Hospital in October, 1995.
Dedicated to excellence in patient care, teaching and research, LHSC has a capacity of 744 beds and 44 bassinets. Our physicians and staff of more than 10,000 care for more than 1,000,000 inpatients, outpatients and emergency patients annually.
First and foremost, London Health Sciences Centre provides primary, secondary, tertiary and selected quaternary services for the communities of London and Middlesex. The hospital serves as a regional referral centre for selected, highly specialized tertiary and quaternary clinical services for those communities beyond London and Middlesex.
Children's Hospital of Western Ontario within London Health Sciences Centre serves as a regional referral centre providing specialized paediatric services to children in southwestern Ontario. CHWO also supports other Ontario regions, especially northwestern Ontario, through its transport system.
Lawson Health Research Institute
Lawson Health Research Institute is the research arm of St. Joseph's Health Care London and London Health Sciences Centre. Lawson is one of the largest hospital-based research institutes in Canada attracting over $50 million in research funding each year. The Institute has 6 investigative divisions: maternal & newborn health, imaging, clinical research, molecular medicine, musculoskeletal research and geriatric & rehabilitation research. A partner initiative of London Health Sciences Centre and Lawson Health Research Institute is the Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR) centre.
London Health Sciences Centre is affiliated with The University of Western Ontario and the two share not only staff and students but also a commitment to high quality education and research. Teaching and research spires include:
- Anesthesiology
- Cardiac Care
- Medical Imaging
- Multi Organ Transplantation
- Neurosciences
- Oncology
- Orthopaedics / Sports Medicine
- Reproductive Medicine
- Robotic Assisted Surgery
- 3D Ultrasound, Surgical Visual System
Spread over three million square feet of property, London Health Sciences Centre is comprised of three sites. Restructuring has lead to many building projects and the first phase is now complete. London Health Sciences Centre also includes two community health centres, the Byron Family Medical Centre and the Victoria Family Medical Centre, and the London Regional Cancer Program.
London Health Sciences Centre works with area hospitals in providing outreach programs and has a great number of collaborative partners and affiliations across the city and province including:
Formally affiliated with 40 SW Ontario community hospitals
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- Canadian National Institute for the Blind
- Child Health Research Institute
- Coordinated Stroke Strategy
- Fowler Kennedy Sports Medicine Clinic
- John P. Robarts Research Institute
- Kidney Foundation
- London Regional Cancer Centre
- Provincial Cardiac Care Network
- Ronald McDonald House
- St. Joseph's Health Care London
- Siebens Drake Research Institute
- Thames Valley Children's Centre
For more information on London Health Sciences Centre, visit their website at http://www.lhsc.on.ca.
II. St. Joseph's Health Care
Founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1888 and situated in London, Ontario, Canada, the St. Joseph's Health Care (SJHC) is a major patient care, teaching and research centre that provides care to more than 340,000 outpatients and 10,000 inpatients annually.
St. Joseph 's Health Care programs and those of its respective facilities have significant teaching mandates with affiliations to the University of Western Ontario and Fanshawe College. There is also a close working partnership with London Health Sciences Centre as many of the departments are integrated to provide consistent city-wide services.
Facilities and Services of St. Joseph's Health Care include: St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkwood Hospital, Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care, Regional Mental Health Centre London & St. Thomas and St. Joseph's Family Medical & Dental Centre.
St. Joseph's Health Care includes five key role areas: rehabilitation, acute/ambulatory care, specialized mental health care, long term care, veterans care, specialized geriatrics care, and complex care including palliative care.
St. Joseph's Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital has expanded its role in day surgery and treatment and illness prevention, with its evolution into an ambulatory care centre. The new hospital includes current centres in urology, hand and upper limb surgery and diabetes. A full range of diagnostic services supports care focused on health and healing through prevention and treatment. Current areas of specialty include maternal and neo-natal care, urology, orthopedics, diabetes and gerontology.
The ambulatory care facility has 274,000 outpatient and short stay visits annually and provides more than 25,400 surgical procedures. Approximately 1,500 births take place each year at the family birthing centre.
Parkwood Hospital
Established in 1894 by the Women's Christian Association of London, Parkwood Hospital joined St. Joseph's Health Centre in 1997 as the largest free standing facility of its kind in Southwestern Ontario.
Parkwood has more than 10,000 inpatients and outpatients annually and specializes in the care of people with complex chronic conditions and those requiring palliative care. It is designated as the region's centre for rehabilitation. Current programs include spinal cord, brain injury, stroke and musculoskeletal rehabilitation.
The St. Joseph's Health Care website at http://www.sjhc.london.on.ca has links to all the centre's affiliated facilities and partners, including Parkwood Hospital, Lawson Research Institute, Mount Hope Centre for Long-Term Care and St. Joseph's Family Medical and Dental Centre.
University registration fees are currently $350 (subject to change).
There will be no resident tuition fees charged to Canadian graduates at the University of Western Ontario (subject to change).
See terms of the contract of the PAIRO - CAHO Agreement (The Professional Association of Internes and Residents of Ontario/The Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario).
http://www.pairo.org
All programs at UWO commence Thursday, July 1, 2010, with a mandatory one-day Orientation in London, Ontario on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. ACLS will be provided to those residents who have not previously been certified. Residents must have CMPA coverage. Residents must also register and hold a valid certificate of registration authorizing postgraduate medical education from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (http://www.cpso.on.ca).
The London hospitals have additional credentialing requirements such as a Health Review/ N95 mask fitting and Infection Control Learning Modules. These additional credentialing requirements will be communicated to you in a letter from the hospital.
Further Information
Further information about London, Ontario can be found at Good Move, London. (http://www.goodmovelondon.com/home)
FFor general enquiries or more details regarding any of the postgraduate programs at The University of Western Ontario, please visit our web site at: http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/education/pge/ or contact 519-661-2019 or Email: postgraduate.medicine@schulich.uwo.ca
The Ontario Faculties of Medicine and Ontario Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care have agreed to the following policies for the first iteration of the 2010 PGY1 match. It is important to note that individual programs may have specific criteria that are used to review applications. Please carefully review the program specific criteria as well as the provincial criteria listed below.
General
The CaRMS match at Ontario medical schools will be open to both:
- Graduates of LCME/CACMS accredited schools or a school of osteopathic medicine who are Canadian Citizens/Permanent Residents and NOT previously registered in a postgraduate medical training program; (CMG) and
- International Medical Graduates (IMG).
First Iteration: There will be two parallel streams (CMG and IMG), with designated positions for each stream. There will be no crossovers or transfers across the two streams.
Second Iteration: All unfilled positions will be committed to the second iteration of CaRMS and will be open to all candidates including graduates of Canadian medical schools (CMGs) and international medical graduates (IMGs) who fulfill the eligibility criteria.
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