DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE VANCOUVER - FRASER RESIDENCY SITE OVERVIEW • Urban, suburban program based at the Royal Columbian Hospital with rotations throughout the Fraser Valley • Focus on full-service family medicine • Flexible in meeting individual training goals • Block-based scheduling • Diverse training sites including community and tertiary hospitals VANCOUVER - FRASER TRAINING SITES FIRST YEAR SCHEDULE 4 week blocks, 13 blocks per academic year • 16 weeks Family Practice • 12 weeks Internal Medicine • 8 weeks Obstetrics • 8 weeks Pediatrics • 4 weeks General Surgery • 4 weeks Emergency Medicine FAMILY MEDICINE • 4 Blocks (16 weeks) • Choice of two well-established teaching sites - Family Practice Centre (Fairmont Medical Building) - UBC Family Practice Centre • Up to 1.5 days per week as horizontal electives • Home call ~1 in 4, option to cover Obstetrics call • One (1) full-day callback every second week during non-block time • Dedicated Family physician experts in Sports, Maternity and Behavioral Medicine OBSTETRICS/ GYNECOLOGY • 2 blocks (8weeks) • Choice of 2 sites: - Royal Columbian Hospital - Peace Arch Hospital • In-house call, ~1 in 4 • Numerous opportunities to learn low-risk maternity from experienced GPs and Obstetricians PEDIATRICS 2 Blocks (8 weeks) 2-4 weeks at BCCH Emergency 2-4 weeks of: Ambulatory Peds, Urgent Care, Intermediate Nursery or NICU INTERNAL MEDICINE • 3 Blocks (12 weeks) (1)CTU - Royal Columbian Hospital (4 weeks) (2)Internal Medicine- Mount St. Joseph Hospital OR Burnaby General Hospital (4 weeks) (3)Hospitalist- Mount St. Joseph Hospital OR Royal Columbian Hospital • Exposure to ICU at Burnaby General Hospital • Variety of specialty outpatient clinics - Diabetes, Cardiology, Respirology, Neurology • In-house call*, ~1 in 4 *CTU & IM MSJ HOSPITALIST • 1 Block (4 weeks) • Mount St. Joseph OR at RCH • MSJ - Family Practice Ward - Preceptor-based, community GPs as DOW - Work closely in interdisciplinary teams - 8 acute-care beds, resident-run ward G E N E R A L SURGERY • Choice of 2 sites: - Royal Columbian Hospital - Richmond Hospital • Combination of ER consults, OR time, Ward duties and Clinics • Work on a team with a senior resident & medical students • Call is ~1 in 4 (in-house RCH; home call Richmond) EMERGENCY MEDICINE • 1 Block (4 weeks) split between Royal Columbian and Eagleridge Hospital OR Burnaby General Hospital • Variety of common adult and Pediatric ER cases • Opportunity to participate in codes and trauma SECOND - YEAR • Flexible, block-based schedule • 14 weeks of elective time • 12 weeks Family Practice (3 Blocks) - Self-chosen preceptor in various communities - New option of Enhanced Rural Medicine • 8 weeks Rural Family Practice (2 Blocks) • 4 weeks Psychiatry • 4 weeks MSK/Sports Medicine • 4 weeks Geriatrics • 4 weeks Palliative Care • 2 weeks Addictions SECOND - YEAR ELECTIVES • 3.5 blocks (14 weeks) of electives • Duration of electives is flexible (min. two weeks) • Create your own elective or choose from extensive electives directory • Up to 4 weeks outside of BC, including international placements O T H E R ACTIVITIES • Minimum of two funded retreats - Typically in Fall and Spring - Call-protected weekend • Additional funding available for resident-driven social events ACADEMIC DAYS • Every second Thursday, full-day • Off call by 11:00pm the night before • Lectures by experts in the field; ‘priority topic’ resident- presentations; hands-on workshops (IUD insertion, endometrial Bx, surgical skills workshop, etc) • Topics include: prescribing course, EBM and research project, behavioural medicine, etc. COURSES PROVIDED • Advances in Labour and Risk Management (ALARM) • Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) • Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)* • Comprehensive Approach to Rural Emergences (CARE)* *Only partially subsidized FAQ (1) How is your program different from St Paul’s? • Mainly based out of RCH in New Westminster • Multiple hospitals and diverse patient populations (vs. inner city focus) • Block-based scheduling • Fewer learners at teaching sites (mainly community hospitals) • Extensive elective time (block, longitudinal, first and second year) • FLEXIBILITY - Vacation, Preceptor choice, Hospital choice F A Q 2 What is commuting like between the different sites? • Most residents have access to a car (own, car-to-go, etc) • Public Transit; Bicycle • Full-day call-back and academic days make for less of a commute Can I live in Vancouver as a resident in the program YES F A Q 3 How will the program prepare me for ‘the beyond’ (ie. practice, R3)? • Program flexible, most amount of elective time to tailor learning to your interests or focus on areas of weakness • Combo of large academic, small community hospitals and mandatory rural family experience in 2nd year make experience applicable to urban, suburban and rural practice • Great GP mentors that are responsive to any questions or concerns WHY CHOOSE VANCOUVER - F R A S E R FAMILY MEDICINE? Urban Program with multiple training sites Location Location Location FLEXIBLE BLOCK - B A S E D R1 SCHEDULE BLOCK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 - 13 ROTATI G E N FP IM OBS OBS CTU PEDS PEDS EM FP ON SURG WARD SITE MSJ RCH RCH RCH RCH MSJ ER OUTPT RCH UBC R2 BLOCK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 - 13 ROTATI FP GERI PALL PSYCH RURAL RURAL MSK FP FP ELECTIVES ON ADDITIONALLY • Enthusiastic and supportive preceptors, faculty and administrators • Focus on LEARNING and not service-based • Lots of support and resources for residents WE HAVE FUN!!! QUESTIONS? ASK US Dr. John Edworthy, Site Director [email protected] Raquel Feswick, Site Coordinator [email protected] Alana Marshall, Site Coordinator [email protected] Shannon Kiwamba, Program Assistant [email protected] Dr. Omolayo Famuyida, Co-Chief Resident ([email protected]) Dr. Kimchi Nguyen, Co-Chief Resident ([email protected]) Dr. Luke Armstrong, Co-R1 Representative ([email protected]) Dr. Sanja Matic, Co-R1 Representative ([email protected]) COME JOIN US!! .