Experience Rural &

Samantha Foster Sara Hicks Patricia Howse Westcott Michelle O’Keefe Jenna Paul

Declaration

We, as individuals (Samantha, Sara, Patricia, Michelle, Jenna), and as a group (MUN RMIG) do not have any relationships or conflicts of interest with for-profit or not-for-profit entities to declare. Objectives

● To highlight the rural elective opportunities at Memorial University ● To showcase rural Residency streams at Memorial University ● To provide a photographic tour of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador

MUN RMIG ❖ Outreach ➢ Pre-interview night ➢ Pre-interview buddy system ➢ High school presentations ❖ Photo Contest ❖ Special speakers ❖ Touton breakfasts Fogo Island, NL Rural Summit 2018

Residency Programs

Family medicine residency programs offered through Memorial University are divided based on region;

● Eastern ● Rural - Central ● Rural - Western ● Labrador ● Nunavut srpc.ca/ student

Eastern

Residents matched to the Eastern stream will experience medical practice in our most urban setting, as well as the opportunity to work in rural regions along the east coast of Newfoundland.

This stream offers a balance between the clinical experiences and common issues faced in urban versus rural practice.

Training Sites: St. John’s, Bay Bulls, Torbay, Paradise, Upper Island Cove, , , , Burin, Port Blandford Western

There are a variety of rural teaching sites within the Western stream, allowing residents to experience many diverse areas of the Island.

Work within a family practice in both rural and urban centers, gaining exposure to trauma and remote medicine.

Training Sites: Bonne Bay, , Port aux Basques, Stephenville, Deer Lake, Pasadena

Economy/Industry: Fishing, Pulp and Paper Mill. Logging, Hospital is main employer

Recreation: , Hiking, Sports Complex, Downhill and Cross Country Skiing, Boating, Rich Arts Community

Special Features: Lots of one-on-one learning opportunities, small learner to preceptor ratio, Options for longitudinal exposure to extra skills.

Central

Residents in the central stream receive rural family medicine training based out of communities and towns in Central NL over two years of training.

Training Sites: Baie Verte, , Brookfield, Fogo Island, Gander, Grand Falls-Windsor,

Economy/Industry: Fishing, Mining, Manufacturing, Oil refinery

Recreation: Outdoor recreation, Boating activities, Whale watching

Special Features: Lots of one-on-one learning opportunities. Small communities with broad-scope practices. NorFam (Labrador)

For residents in the NorFam stream, the longitudinal integrated portion of the program takes place in Happy Valley- Goose Bay. There, they will gain extensive exposure to rural medicine, including flight medicine and remote opportunity.

Economy/Industry: Military airbase, NL Hydro, Government service

Recreation: Lakes, rivers, kayaking, hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, cross country skiing, hiking in the Big Land

Special Features: Lots of one-on-one learning opportunities. Small communities with broad-scope practices.

NunaFam (Nunavut)

Residents will complete their first year of training within various training sites in Newfoundland and sister sites in New Brunswick.

During their second year, they will complete a six month rural family medicine rotation in Iqaluit, Nunavut. This rotation includes the opportunity to travel to coastal and remote communities, to gain exposure to the specific challenges faced in this setting.

Economy/Industry: Government; Mining

Recreation: Going out on the land; kayaking, hiking; snowmobiling

Cultural notes: population throughout Nunavut; Iqaluit is 40% other ethnicities; Hub of the North

Special Features: Regional referral centre with visiting specialists; referrals out to Ottawa Additional Training

Enhanced Skills in Family Medicine (+1) Continuing Professional Development

● Emergency Medicine ● Physician Management & Leadership Program

● Care of the Elderly ● Certificate in Medical Teaching (MED6100: ● Care of the Underserved Populations Teaching and Learning in Medical Education) ● Foundation Course in Occupational Medicine Certificate Program Electives

Visiting Students

Applications must be made to the AFMC student portal at www.med.mun.ca/UGradME/Visiting-Students.aspx

Visiting Electives Secretary: Undergraduate Medical Education Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland Room M2M101, 300 Prince Philip Drive St. John’s, NL A1B 3V6 T: 709 864 8463 Toll Free: 709 855 8463 (UGME) [email protected]

Careers in NL

Job postings for physicians, nurses, and other health professionals: www.practicenl.ca

Current rural postings include: For more information, visit the Government of ● Anesthesia NL exhibition booth! ● Family Medicine ● Critical Care ● Emergency Medicine ● Internal Medicine ● Radiology ● Psychiatry Our Experiences

Jenna’s rural NL clinical experience

2 weeks in Goose Bay - First year Community visit

8 weeks in Port Aux Basques - Rural family medicine

3 weeks in Corner Brook - Orthopedic surgery

5 weeks in Clarenville - General surgery

8 weeks in Grand Falls Windsor - Internal medicine Michelle’s clinical adventures in rural NL

2 week Black Bag placement in Bonavista.

2 week Black Bag placement in .

8 week rural family medicine rotation in Twillingate.

5 weeks general surgery rotation in Carbonear. Sara’s Rural Med Endeavors

2 week black bag in Botwood

2 week black bag in Clarenville

8 week family medicine rotation in Twillingate

3 weeks ortho in Gander

Gen surg, peds, anesthesia, obs/gyne and internal medicine in Grand Falls-Windsor Patricia’s Central NL clinical visits

Twillingate - Family Medicine - 2 x 2 week rotations

Grand Falls-Windsor -OB-Gyne - 6 week core clerkship - Pediatrics - 4 week core clerkship Questions?

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