Jumelage MF/Médecine d'urgence (R-3)

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Mise à jour 10 juillet 2011

McMaster University

Rural Ontario Medical Program (ROMP)
College of Family Physicians of Canada
Emergency Medicine Residency Program CFPC-EM

Note: All candidates interested in the McMaster Emergency Medicine Residency program are encouraged to apply to both the Rural and Urban streams. All applicants for the Rural and Urban stream will be interviewed simultaneously.

Supporting Documents

1. Reference Letters
   Three (3) references are required. Of the three reference letters, one must be from your primary Family Medicine preceptor and at least one reference must be from an Emergency Physician.
   Click here to access the "Referee assessment form"
   
   
2. Assessment by Program Director
   The "Family Medicine Program/Site Director's Assessment of Applicant" must be completed by your Program Director or primary Family Medicine preceptor.
   Click here to access the "Family medicine program / site director's assessment of applicant form"
   
   
3. Personal Letter
   A personal statement of your reasons for wanting to do an emergency medicine fellowship year. (2 pages maximum).

Review Process

Applications submitted after File Review has opened:
- will not be considered

References and other supporting documents which arrive after File Review has opened:
- will be considered

Interviews

Date(s) of Interview: Tuesday, November 22

Invitation/ Notification Information:

Candidates will be notified by email advising that they have been selected to interview. Candidates are expected to confirm the invitation by email reply.

Details regarding Interview:

Hamilton General Hospital
McMaster Clinic, room 260
237 Barton Street East
Hamilton, ON Canada L8L 2X2

Program Information

General Information

The Family Medicine/Emergency Medicine Residency program is administered by the Department of Family Medicine. It is designed to provide physicians, who have completed a family medicine residency, with the specific competence to practice Emergency Medicine and the leadership skills to assess, promote, and integrate emergency health services in the community.

Both an Urban and Rural stream of training are available depending on the future career goals of physicians. The Rural Ontario Medical Program/ rural funded spots are based in and administered by McMaster University. They consist of a minimum of three months of core rotations in the communities of Barrie, St Catharine's, Brantford, Collingwood, or Kitchener-Waterloo. (There is no return of service contract for ROMP funded spots). Candidates will be interviewed and selected via the regular CaRMS process.

Both programs involve the teaching hospitals of the Hamilton Health Region. The hospitals are organized such that there are regional programs which concentrate specialized facilities at specific locations, for example, Burn/Trauma at the Hamilton General, Pediatric Trauma at McMaster Hospital, Oncology at Henderson, and Emergency Psychiatry at St. Joseph's. Community based rotations may include amongst others, St. Catharines General Hospital, The Royal Victoria Hospital, Brantford General Hospital and Grand River Hospital. These institutions offer Emergency Departments with a good patient volume supported by comprehensive Medical and Surgical services. This will expose the resident to a wide range of patient problems, as well as specific focus in different rotations.

Prerequisites

Applicants must have successfully completed two years of a Family Medicine Residency Program leading to certification by the College of Family Physicians of Canada. In addition, applicants must have written or be eligible to write the College of Family Physicians of Canada certification examination.

Program Description

The length of training is one year with the resident designated as a third year resident in the Family Medicine/Emergency Medicine program. Rotations will be tailored to the resident's prior training and career goals. Rotations may include ICU, CCU, Surgery, Trauma, Orthopedic, Plastic and Emergency Medicine. Over the three years there is a minimum of eight months of training in the Emergency Department with a minimum of four months in the third year. One of the eight months should include significant experience in Emergency Pediatrics. At present, Emergency Pediatrics is obtained at McMaster Children's Hospital. Candidates are urged to make use of their elective time in their first or second year of Family Medicine to enrol in some of the above rotations.

The manner in which the Emergency Medicine resident chooses to undertake his/her training has an obvious effect on the outline of the program. However, certain rotations are considered mandatory and must be completed under any of the training formula.

A "typical" residency year would include:

(This format could vary if residents have completed rotations in in Plastic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, General Surgery, Anesthesia or CCU prior to starting their third year.) Completing relevant rotations prior to the third year enhances the flexibility of their year. However, all residents must complete 6 months of Emergency Medicine, 2 months of ICU, 1 month of trauma surgery, 1 month of Anesthesia, and 1 month of CCU in their final year.

Selectives

Selectives are completed in a variety of formats, and approval is based on a set of criteria.

Academic Activities

Emergency Medicine core content material is presented at the weekly academic half day. The academic half day takes place on Thursday mornings. Core content topics include radiology, examination preparation, bioethics, and administration.

Half day program includes:

Residents are required to attend monthly Journal Club.

Research / Rounds

Residents are expected to complete a resident research project on evidence based medicine skills and have the ability to search data bases, critically appraise the articles and present the material at a resident research day. This may take the form of a CQI/QA project, literature search or a formal research design study. It is expected that residents will display competence in preparing, practicing and evaluating evidence based medicine.

Application Requirement

All applicants for the Family Medicine/Emergency Medicine Residency program are required to:

• Provide three letters of reference and Referee Assessment forms
• Family Medicine Program Director's Assessment of Applicant form
• Write a letter to Dr. Greg Rutledge, Program Director, Family Medicine/Emergency Medicine Residency Program stating the applicant's reasons for wishing to join this program.

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