Jumelage MF/Médecine d'urgence (R-3)

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Mis à jour: 29 septembre 2011

University of Ottawa

College of Family Physicians of Canada
Emergency Medicine Residency Program CFPC(EM)

Health Canada Emergency Medicine Residency Program (Return of Service Required)

Overview

The Health Canada funded Emergency Medicine Residency Program is a full 12-month program leading to a CFPC Certificate of Special Competence in Emergency Medicine (EM), which focuses on preparing residents to provide services in underserved communities in Ontario. The program is open to both family medicine residents and practising family physicians who wish to complete PGY3 training in EM to enhance their skills. In addition to the curriculum identified in the CFPC EM program, enhanced training to support practice in rural and remote communities will be provided.

The Health Canada positions require a two-year return of service (ROS). As well as matching to a program in a specific faculty/school of medicine, the applicant will be required to sign an ROS contract with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (the ministry) for service in an eligible community in a LHIN designated by the ministry for that faculty/school (see table and note below).

Specific communities and emergency departments (EDs) in the designated LHINs will be identified approximately six months prior to the completion of each PGY3 training year under the program. At that time, location matching will take place and each applicant will be expected to sign a Practice Location Agreement that will identify the specific community in which he or she will return service.

NOTE: The approximate number of eligible EDs in this table is preliminary (as of summer 2011) and will be updated annually since eligible EDs may change periodically in response to changing environments. The list of eligible EDs is used as a guideline only. It is based on a methodology developed by a working group with representatives of the ministry, faculties of medicine, ED LHIN Leads, Health Force Ontario Marketing and Recruitment Agency, and other stakeholders. The methodology uses quantitative and qualitative indicators to identify and prioritize EDs in communities that would benefit from services provided by CFPC-EM physicians. In summer 2011, no eligible ED sites were identified in Mississauga Halton, South East, or Toronto Central LHINs.

For further information concerning ROS requirements, please contact:

Program Officer
Physician Planning Unit, Health Human Resources Policy Branch
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Tel: (416) 327-8339 / E-mail: PPUProgramOfficer@Ontario.ca

Supporting Documents

1. Reference Letters
   Three letters are required and each must be accompanied by the "Referee Assessment of Applicant".
   Click here to access the "Referee assessment form"
   
   
2. Assessment by Program Director
   One letter from your family medicine program or unit/site director which must be accompanied by the "Family Medicine Program Director's Assessment of Applicant".
   Click here to access the "Family medicine program / site director's assessment of applicant form"
   
   
3. Personal Letter
   A letter describing your career interest is required. Please include your reasons for wanting to do your emergency medicine training in Ottawa.

International medical graduates (IMG) who are Canadian citizens/permanent resident AND registered in a Family Medicine residency program IN ONTARIO are eligible to apply.  IMG's who have completed their Family Medicine training in other provinces are eligible to apply to the Ministry of Health and  Long-Term Care's Re-entry program to access PGY3 training : http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/providers/ministry/ recruit/reentry_training.html

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 not be considered

Interviews

Date(s) of Interview: November 16

Invitation/ Notification Information:

Everyone will be contacted via email regarding whether you received an interview or not.

Details regarding Interview:

Department of Emergency Medicine - Civic Campus
University of Ottawa / The Ottawa Hospital
1053 Carling Ave., F-Main, Room EM-206, Box 227
Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4E9

Additional Information Regarding interviews:

Applicants will meet with the selection committee for two separate half hour interviews and will have an opportunity to meet with residents currently in the program during the day. All interviews will take place at The Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus and a hot lunch will be provided. This is a full day event.

Program Information

Overview

The year is split into four-week blocks of:

During clinical shifts, residents are supervised by staff emergency physicians. This allows for one on one time with staff MD's who are country wide and world leaders in research, ultrasound, and medical education.

The academic curriculum comprises of a weekly academic half-day (AHD), arranged in a series of medical specialty blocks within emergency medicine. The first 10 weeks are dedicated to resuscitation and trauma skills. Academic sessions are run by staff emergency medicine physicians. Rounds are mostly held separate from the Royal College EM Program allowing for a more focused curriculum to meet CCFP-EM objectives.

Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds precede AHD weekly. There are weekly resident case rounds throughout the year, combined with the FRCP residents.

From January through June, residents will have practice orals in preparation for the CCFP-EM core competency exam.

All residents are trained in Ultrasound and receive certification by the end of the academic year. During one of your Adult EM Blocks, you are given protected time with supervised scanning shifts to develop your US skills with an US trained supervisor.

A new state of the art Simulation Center opened in Oct 2010. During your Emergency Medicine rotations, you will have biweekly sessions to focus on more practical / hands on experiences of the curriculum. Workshops include pigtail catheter insertions, nasopharyngeal scope use, trauma scenarios, chest tube insertion and the opportunity to receive direct observation and feedback on leadership and code running skills. A hand lab led by a plastic surgeon is also held annually.

The Department of Emergency Medicine holds its journal club every month. Residents present a brief summary and then a critical appraisal of a previously circulated article.

All residents are required to participate in a small scholarly (academic/research project/chart audit), which they present at Research Day in June.

Information on the location(s) of training

The University of Ottawa program in Family Medicine/ Emergency Medicine is based at the Ottawa Hospital, which is a multi campus hospital providing primary, secondary and tertiary care to the people of Ottawa and the surrounding region. Visit www.ottawa.com or www.ottawa.ca for more information on living in Ottawa.

Additional information

The one-year program in Emergency Medicine at the University of Ottawa was the first in Canada, and has been offered since 1979. It received full approval at its last accreditation survey in 2010.

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