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London Regional Program Curriculum

Features of our London Regional Program - Mount Brydges, Strathroy, Tavistock
  • Training in urban, suburban, and rural community practices that are all within daily commutable distances from London
  • Southwest Middlesex Health Centre, Strathroy and Tavistock are all ready to train you into a full-fledged rural family physician
The London Regional Program has an integrated 2-year curriculum. There are electronic medical resources for residents, including computer and internet access, and standard medical resources in each core Family Medicine training site.

PGY1 Year
Rotation Duration Location / Notes
Family Medicine 16 weeks Assigned family practice
Family Medicine - selective 4 weeks Family practice – either assigned family practice or a different practice
Family Medicine - elective 8 weeks Family practice with special interest or elective choice
Pediatrics 4 weeks Choices:
-Pediatric Emergency at London Health Sciences Centre
-Pediatric Clinical Teaching Unit in Windsor*
-Community Pediatrics in St. Thomas*
-Community Pediatrics in Chatham*
-Community Pediatrics in Stratford*
Obstetrics/Gynecology 4 weeks Locations:
-London Health Sciences Centre
-Grand River Hospital in Kitchener*
-Chatham-Kent Health Alliance*
-Owen Sound Hospital*
-Windsor*
-Bluewater Health in Sarnia*
General Surgery 4 weeks Locations:
-London Health Sciences Centre
-St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital*
-Stratford General Hospital*
-Chatham-Kent Health Alliance*
-Windsor*
-Owen Sound Hospital*
Medicine 4 weeks Choices:
-Hospital General Internal Medicine Clinical Teaching Unit at London Health Sciences Centre
-Hospital general internal medicine clinical teaching unit and ambulatory experience in Windsor*
-Chatham-Kent Health Alliance*
-Stratford General Hospital*
Medicine - Geriatrics 4 weeks Choices:
-London Health Sciences Centre (NorthEnd Consults or Acute Care of the Elderly unit)
-Parkwood Hospital
-London Long-term Care Rotation
-Leamington*
Medicine - selective 4 weeks Choices:
-Hospital General Internal Medicine Clinical Teaching Unit at London Health Sciences Centre
-Ambulatory G.I.M. at London Health Sciences Centre
-Ward Cardiology at London Health Sciences Centre
-Hospital general internal medicine clinical teaching unit OR ambulatory (office and clinic) experience in Windsor*
-Chatham-Kent Health Alliance*
-St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital*
-Stratford General Hospital*
-Owen Sound Hospital*

*=community hospitals
†For palliative care rotation requirements, please see:http://www.familymedicineuwo.ca/residents/rh_end_of_life.html

PGY2 Year
Rotation Duration Location / Notes
Family Medicine 16 weeks Assigned family practice
Rural Family Medicine selectives 8 weeks Rotations in family medicine or related to the practice of family medicine that are located in a rural/regional area
Obstetrics/Gynecology 4 weeks Locations:
-London Health Sciences Centre
-St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital*
-Grand River Hospital in Kitchener*
-Chatham-Kent Health Alliance*
-Owen Sound Hospital*
-Windsor*
Core selective 4 weeks Choices:
-OB/Gyn (with associated choices)
-Adult emergency medicine (with associated choices)
-Women's Health rotation in London
-Palliative Care in London or in Windsor*
-ICU at London Health Sciences Centre,
-Community Pediatrics in various locations
Adult emergency 4 weeks Choices:
-London Health Sciences Centre
-St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital*
-Chatham-Kent Health Alliance*
-Windsor*
Electives 16 weeks Anywhere in Ontario; maximum 4 weeks of out-of-Ontario elective allowed

*=community hospitals
†For palliative care rotation requirements, please see:http://www.familymedicineuwo.ca/residents/rh_end_of_life.html

Features of our London Regional Program - Ilderton

The curriculum in Ilderton is a hybrid curriculum that combines a rotation-based curriculum in PGY1 and a horizontal curriculum in PGY2. This design is to allow residents to optimally experience being a family physician in their PGY2 year where he/she will comprehensively care for his/her own practice while allowing for continued enrichment experiences via longitudinal electives.

PGY1 Year
Rotation Duration Location / Notes
Family Medicine 16 weeks Ilderton
Family Medicine - elective 12 weeks Family practice with special interest or elective choice
Pediatrics 4 weeks Default rotation:
-Community Pediatrics in Stratford*

Other choices (depending on availability):
-Pediatric Emergency at London Health Sciences Centre
-Pediatric Clinical Teaching Unit in Windsor*
-Community Pediatrics in St. Thomas*
-Community Pediatrics in Chatham*
-Community Pediatrics in Owen Sound*
Emergency Medicine 4 weeks Default rotation:
-Stratford General Hospital*

Other choices:
-London Health Sciences Centre
-St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital*
-Chatham-Kent Health Alliance*
-Windsor*
Obstetrics/Gynecology 4 weeks Default rotation:
-Stratford General Hospital*

Other choices (depending on availability):
-London Health Sciences Centre
-St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital*
-Grand River Hospital in Kitchener*
-Chatham-Kent Health Alliance*
-Owen Sound Hospital*
-Windsor*
General Surgery 4 weeks Default rotation:
-Stratford General Hospital*

Other choices (depending on availability):
-London Health Sciences Centre
-St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital*
-Stratford General Hospital*
-Chatham-Kent Health Alliance*
-Owen Sound Hospital*
-Windsor*
Medicine 4 weeks Default rotation:
-Stratford General Hospital*

Other choices (depending on availability):
-Hospital General Internal Medicine Clinical Teaching Unit at London Health Sciences Centre
-Hospital general internal medicine clinical teaching unit and ambulatory experience in Windsor*
-Chatham-Kent Health Alliance*
Medicine - Geriatrics 4 weeks Choices:
-London Health Sciences Centre (NorthEnd Consults or Acute Care of the Elderly unit)
-Parkwood Hospital
-London Long-term Care Rotation
-Leamington*
Medicine - selective 4 weeks Choices:
-Hospital General Internal Medicine Clinical Teaching Unit at London Health Sciences Centre
-Internal Medicine Urgent Care clinics at London Health Sciences Centre
-Ward Cardiology at London Health Sciences Centre
-Hospital general internal medicine clinical teaching unit and ambulatory experience in Windsor*
-Chatham-Kent Health Alliance*
-St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital*
-Stratford General Hospital*
-Owen Sound Hospital*

*=community hospitals
†For palliative care rotation requirements, please see:http://www.familymedicineuwo.ca/residents/rh_end_of_life.html

PGY2 Year
Rotation Duration Location / Notes
Family Medicine 11 or 12 months (depending if family medicine elective is takeN) Ilderton
-Minimum of 6 half-days per week spent in practice-based activities (including protected academic time of 1 half-day)
-Practice-based activities include: office care, inpatient care: acute, chronic, surgical, pediatric and palliative, nursing home, emergency room shifts, house calls, intrapartum obstetrics
FM - Elective 4 weeks (optional) Resident's choice
Longitudinal Electives 11 or 12 months (depending if family medicine elective is taken) -Maximum of 4 half-days per week may be spent with allied health professionals, family physicians with special interests or focused practices, or specialists
-Choices of longitudinal electives will need to be approved by family medicine preceptor

Other mandatory requirements for completion of residency
  • Residency project
    • Choices: clinical audit, case report, clinical research project, comprehensive literature review, major essay, other (requires approval from family medicine preceptor)
    • Resident will present project either as a poster or presentation

  • Academic program
    • Every Wednesday afternoon (on or off-service) will be protected for completion of the academic program
    • Must complete a minimum number of credits; minimum credit requirements exist for certain topics to ensure full coverage of topics to be learned
    • Credits can be accumulated via self-directed learning or attending pre-scheduled teaching sessions on Wednesday afternoons
    • Activities are logged online in order to receive credits

  • Procedures and obstetrics delivery log
    • Allows residents to track their own learning
    • Helps accomplish delivery targets
 
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