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== | ==Background== | ||
*Winnipeg is a city of 750,000 people located in central Canada and is the capital of Manitoba. The two major teaching hospitals act as a major referral center for the entire province of 1.2 million people, as well as parts of Northern Ontario, Nunavut and Saskatchewan. | |||
*This is a 5-year Royal College accredited training program leading to specialist certification (Royal College FRCPC) in Emergency Medicine. | |||
*Academic day is full-day protected time off clinical duties and takes place once a week on Tuesdays. | |||
*There are approximately 4 residents per cohort. | |||
*The residency program has recently transitioned to the new competency-based medical education curriculum. The Royal College Examination will now be written at the end of PGY-4. The goals of PGY-5 are to focus entirely on Transition to Practice. | |||
==Leadership== | ==Leadership== | ||
*'''Department Chair:''' | *'''Department Chair:''' Dr. Alec Chochinov | ||
*'''Program Director:''' | *'''Program Director:''' Dr. Cheryl ffrench | ||
*'''Associate/Assistant Program Director:''' | *'''Associate/Assistant Program Director:''' Drs. Deb Hill and Kyle Burkett | ||
*'''Research Director:''' | *'''Research Director:''' Dr. Erin Weldon | ||
==Training Locations== | ==Training Locations== | ||
===Primary Hospital=== | ===Primary Hospital=== | ||
*Health Sciences Centre | |||
*St. Boniface General Hospital | |||
===Secondary Hospital=== | ===Secondary Hospital=== | ||
*Winnipeg Children's Hospital | |||
*Grace Hospital | |||
==Curriculum== | ==Curriculum== | ||
*This is subject to change with the new competency-based curriculum. | |||
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==Electives== | ==Electives== | ||
A variety of electives are offered in-house by the program. This includes: | |||
*EMS | |||
**STARS HEMS | |||
*EM Administration | |||
*Simulation | |||
*Medical Education | |||
*Toxicology | |||
*Trauma Team Leader | |||
*MSK Sports Medicine | |||
==Fellowships== | ==Fellowships== | ||
*At this time, the Department of Emergency Medicine does not offer any formal fellowships. However, in the past, residents have pursued relevant fellowships from other departments. | |||
**[http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/health_sciences/medicine/units/intmed/critical_care/ProgramOutline.html Critical Care Medicine at the University of Manitoba] | |||
*A prehospital/EMS fellowship is currently being developed and hopefully will be available in the next couple of years. | |||
==Contact Information== | ==Contact Information== | ||
*The Chief Resident can be contacted here: er.chief.uofm@gmail.com | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/health_sciences/medicine/units/emergency_medicine/education/frcpc/index.html University of Manitoba FRCPC Residency Home Page] | |||
*[https://twitter.com/umanitoba_emerg?lang=en University of Manitoba FRCPC Residency Twitter] | |||
*For more information about resident life in Manitoba: [http://www.parim.org/ Professional Association of Residents and Interns of Manitoba] | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Latest revision as of 17:17, 5 November 2019
Background
- Winnipeg is a city of 750,000 people located in central Canada and is the capital of Manitoba. The two major teaching hospitals act as a major referral center for the entire province of 1.2 million people, as well as parts of Northern Ontario, Nunavut and Saskatchewan.
- This is a 5-year Royal College accredited training program leading to specialist certification (Royal College FRCPC) in Emergency Medicine.
- Academic day is full-day protected time off clinical duties and takes place once a week on Tuesdays.
- There are approximately 4 residents per cohort.
- The residency program has recently transitioned to the new competency-based medical education curriculum. The Royal College Examination will now be written at the end of PGY-4. The goals of PGY-5 are to focus entirely on Transition to Practice.
Leadership
- Department Chair: Dr. Alec Chochinov
- Program Director: Dr. Cheryl ffrench
- Associate/Assistant Program Director: Drs. Deb Hill and Kyle Burkett
- Research Director: Dr. Erin Weldon
Training Locations
Primary Hospital
- Health Sciences Centre
- St. Boniface General Hospital
Secondary Hospital
- Winnipeg Children's Hospital
- Grace Hospital
Curriculum
- This is subject to change with the new competency-based curriculum.
Electives
A variety of electives are offered in-house by the program. This includes:
- EMS
- STARS HEMS
- EM Administration
- Simulation
- Medical Education
- Toxicology
- Trauma Team Leader
- MSK Sports Medicine
Fellowships
- At this time, the Department of Emergency Medicine does not offer any formal fellowships. However, in the past, residents have pursued relevant fellowships from other departments.
- A prehospital/EMS fellowship is currently being developed and hopefully will be available in the next couple of years.
Contact Information
- The Chief Resident can be contacted here: er.chief.uofm@gmail.com
External Links
- University of Manitoba FRCPC Residency Home Page
- University of Manitoba FRCPC Residency Twitter
- For more information about resident life in Manitoba: Professional Association of Residents and Interns of Manitoba