CaRMS Program Directory

University of Western Ontario	Geriatric Medicine

Program Director:	Quota: For Program Quota, click here.
Dr. Sheri-Lynn Kane
Department: Medicine
Address: Geriatrics Training Program St. Josephs Health Care London, Parkwood Hospital Room A-205 801 Commissioners Road East London, ON N6C 5J1 Phone: (519) 685-4292 ext. 42794 Fax: (519) 685-4016	Websites of Interest: http://www.schulich.uwo.ca/GERIATRICS/ View provincial eligibility criteria : http://www.carms.ca/eng/r4_eligibility_prov_e.shtml

Program Contact

Name:	Dr. Sheri-Lynn Kane
Title:	Program Director
E-mail:	sherilynn.kane@sjhc.london.on.ca
Phone:	(519) 685-4292 ext. 42794

Supporting Documentation

Document	Mandatory	Optional
Medical school transcript	X
Reference letter Number of letters: 3 One from Program Director.	X
Personal letter	X
Proof of Citizenship	X
Curriculum Vitae	X

Review Process

Applications submitted after the file review has opened on August 24, 2011 :

- will not be considered

References and other supporting documents which arrive after the file review has opened on August 24, 2011

- will be considered

Interviews

Date(s) of Interview : Friday, Sept 30^th, 2011

Although Friday September 30, 2011 is the Division of Geriatric Medicine's preferred date to interview, the Division of Geriatric Medicine at UWO is flexible and willing to consider requests for alternate dates if required.

Details regarding interview

Parkwood Hospital, London, ON

Selection Criteria

All application files are reviewed by the Program’s Selection Committee using the following criteria:

Letters of reference
Academic performance
Scholarly activity (research awards, presentations, publications, etc)
Teaching excellence
Administrative involvement
Personal interview

Program Highlights

Dynamic faculty committed to teaching. Both core and elective rotations occur in a variety of settings from rural to inpatient. Strong links with subspecialties offering electives in Behavioural Neurology, Movement Disorders, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Exciting opportunity for a joint fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology. Research skills are fostered with significant opportunities to participate in research at varied levels and many areas of interest.

Program Resources: Division of Geriatric Medicine at UWO has been very supportive of residents; supporting international travel to meetings, leadership courses, and support and mentoring in establishing careers. Our excellent Evaluation and Research group is available to assist with research projects.

Program Curriculum

Core PGY4 Year:
Geriatric Rehabilitation (3 blocks), Geriatric Psychiatry (3 blocks), Research (2 blocks), Community Resource (1 block), Administrative Rotation (1 block), Outreach/Day Hospital (3 blocks).

Core PGY5:
Acute Care for the Elderly Junior Attending (1 block), In-Patient Consult Liaison Junior Attending (1 block), Research (2-4 blocks), Electives (6-8 blocks).

An out-patient longitudinal clinic is mandatory for one half day per week throughout the two years.

Community Geriatric experience is offered as a block or as longitudinal clinics throughout the two years.

Training Sites

Parkwood Hospital (Rehabilitation, Day Hospital, Ambulatory Clinics), 2 large acute care sites, outreach to the large region of Southwestern Ontario