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Dr. Michelle Morros
Directeur(trice) du programme
April Lau
We are a rural and remote family medicine training stream within the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta. We believe the Northwest Territories (NWT) is a perfect location to train family physicians to be practice-ready for any community in Canada! We are proud to be Canada’s only full-time residency program based out of a circumpolar region.
PGY1 Rotations:
16 weeks- Family Medicine: Integrated with Obstetrics, Emergency Medicine, Hospitalist, and community visits (Yellowknife)
2 weeks- Anesthesia (Yellowknife)
2 weeks- Psychiatry (Yellowknife)
4 weeks- Pediatrics (Yellowknife)
4 weeks- General Surgery (Yellowknife)
8 weeks- Family Medicine Community (Iqaluit, NU)
4 weeks- Pediatrics EM (Edmonton)
8 weeks- Electives (Canada)
PGY2 Rotations
20 weeks- Family Medicine: Integrated with Outpatient Psychiatry, Orthopedics/Sports Medicine, Addictions and community visits (Yellowknife)
4 weeks-Women’s Health (Yellowknife)
4 weeks- Emergency Medicine (Yellowknife)
8 weeks- Family Medicine Community (Inuvik)
2 weeks- Palliative Care (Alberta)
2 weeks- Geriatrics (Alberta)
4 weeks- Intensive Care (Alberta)
4 weeks- Trauma Medicine (Alberta)-
You may notice that eight (8) weeks of elective time are available in the first year of residency. Over the last few years, we have looked at some new and exciting electives that would enhance your residency experience.
For this cohort of residents, we are piloting Trauma medicine as a CORE rotation in PGY-2. In order to accommodate that, we have moved all elective weeks into the PGY-1 year. As we have a small program, we will pivot and make changes as needed to ensure our residents get the best residency experience possible.
Interprovincial electives are available with permission from the Residency Program Committee.
The first 16 weeks of the residency program will be spent in an integrated family medicine block where the resident will have a mixture of clinic days with their Faculty Advisor (and other preceptors) along with obstetrics, emergency medicine, and hospitalist weeks doing inpatient medicine.
The first 16 weeks will also be spent learning about the NWT through dedicated Cultural training days and meeting with elders and leaders in the resident’s linked communities.
In addition to the Integrated Family Medicine block time, residents will spend 8 weeks on a Family Medicine Community block in Iqaluit, Nunavut. There, residents will do a mixture of clinic and rural emergency medicine. Our residents will also take part in remote travel clinics, typically spending one-week doing clinic in a remote Arctic community of 500-3000 people.
The remainder of the first year consists of four specialty rotations in Yellowknife and one specialty rotation in Edmonton. The rotations have been designed to facilitate exposure to a wide variety of acute conditions and to the acquisition of procedural skills. Specialty rotations in Edmonton may occasionally be shared with specialty residents from Calgary or Edmonton.
One-on-one time with preceptors provides the resident with plenty of exposure to clinical cases and individualized teaching.
The main focus of the second year is on the integrated 20-week Family Medicine Blocks with outpatient Psychiatry, Orthopedics/Sports Medicine, and Addictions while regularly visiting the linked small communities, and providing continuity of care in the clinics.
Another 8 weeks will be spent in Canada’s most northern hospital in the community of Inuvik. On these Family Medicine Community Blocks, residents will do a mix of primary care clinic, emergency medicine, obstetrics, and travel clinics to remote communities. These family medicine blocks are designed to further develop the resident as a rural family medicine physician, building on the skills acquired from the first year. These rotations provide further opportunities to experience comprehensive medicine and continuity of care in rural and remote settings.
The remainder of the year will consist of specialty rotations in Edmonton and Yellowknife focusing on Trauma Medicine, Intensive Care, Geriatrics, Palliative Care, Women’s Health, and Emergency Medicine.
The Yellowknife site prides itself on the emphasis we place on resident wellbeing and the support we provide to our residents. As a small program, Yellowknife residents develop close, supportive relationships with their fellow residents, as well as with preceptors and administrative staff.
Residents will be part of an integrated primary care team based out of Yellowknife and will complete rotations throughout the NWT, Nunavut, Alberta, and travel clinics in smaller, remote communities of the NWT. Residents will have the opportunity to practice urban, rural, and remote medicine that will further their dedication to Indigenous health by working with and learning from the diverse Dene, Inuit, and Métis populations of the NWT.
The program will be a mixture of integrated and blocked learning. Our interdisciplinary model of medicine in the NWT will have residents interact with specialist physicians and other health care professionals on a weekly, sometimes daily, basis throughout their two years here. Yellowknife, the capital city of the NWT, has a population of 21,000 and is located on the north shore of Great Slave Lake. Yellowknife is a vibrant, multicultural, artistic, and welcoming city that hosts numerous festivals and events throughout the year. Outdoor enthusiasts will love the easy access to the wilderness in every season. Yellowknife also has great indoor sports facilities and clubs to ensure you stay active all year long.
In Yellowknife, the Stanton Territorial Hospital is the referral hospital for all of the NWT and the western third of Nunavut, has a vast geographic catchment area (nearly 18% of Canada’s landmass) and encompasses a heterogeneous population with complex health, and psychosocial needs.
Residents are responsible for their own housing in Yellowknife. To offset the slightly higher cost of living in the NWT, residents will be paid a monthly Northern Living Allowance during their residency (automatically added to payroll).
The program will fund travel expenses and accommodations for community rotations and mandatory activities. While on mandatory rotations away from Yellowknife, accommodations will be provided; this could be an apartment, condo, or a house. Most accommodations will be large enough for 2 people and many are suitable for families. However, in the small community sites, we take advantage of sleeping quarters at the health centre or bed and breakfasts which are ideal for single occupancy.
Academic days are made up of didactic teaching and interactive sessions, including exam preparation, therapeutics, ethics, and guideline review. Regular workshops are scheduled each year with all the U of A rural residents. These workshops are a great way for all rural residents to stay connected during residency. Workshop subjects include Evidence-Based Medicine, Behavioral Medicine, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, CASTED, Emergency Department ultrasound, and ongoing bedside training to gain independent practitioner status at the time of graduation.
Residents must be ACLS certified before starting the residency program. ALARM, ATLS, NRP and PALS courses are all provided to (or reimbursed to the resident) when successfully completed during residency.
In the first year, each resident does a workshop in Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) and then completes four EBM projects throughout the year.
A Practice Quality Improvement (PQI) project is assigned in the second year and is completed in the 20 week family medicine block. Residents are expected to present their PQI to the practice group in which they completed the project. Funding may be available to support presentation of resident projects at family medicine conferences and meetings, and research assistance is accessible through the Department of Family Medicine and Alberta Primary Care Research Unit.
There are 4 weeks of vacation days each year to be scheduled in 2 week or 4 week segments. Additionally there are 6 consecutive vacation days at winter break.
Alberta | |
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Pay Level 1 | $58,934 |
Pay Level 2 | $65,232 |
Pay Level 3 | $70,259 |
Pay Level 4 | $75,291 |
Pay Level 5 | $81,584 |
Pay Level 6 | $86,615 |
Pay Level 7 | $93,577 |
Pay Level 8 | $101,114 |
Educational Leave | 14 days paid leave |
Annual Vacation | 4 weeks/yr |
Call Stipends | Weekday in-house – $118.02 Weekend in-house / holiday – $178.72 Weekday home call – $59.01 Weekend home call / holiday – $89.35 |
Frequency of Calls | In-house call: 7/28. 2/4 weekend call. Home call: 9/28. 2/4 weekend call **A Resident scheduled on Home call but who is required to work more than four hours in hospital during the call period, of which more than one full hour is past 12:00 a.m. and before 6:00 a.m., or more than six (6) hours in hospital during the call period, shall be remunerated at the rate for In-House call.$100 per day for each scheduled weekend day of patient rounds when not on-call |
Practice Stipend | $1,500 |
Extended Health Insurance | 75% premium paid
$1000 per year Flexible Spending Account*
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Provincial Dues (% of salary) | .95% |
Dental Plan | 75% premium paid |
CMPA Dues Paid | $1,500 |
Life Insurance | 100% towards $150,000 coverage |
Life Support Course Costs (Program Approved) | 100% paid |
Long-Term Disability Insurance | 100% paid for 75% gross income |
Statutory Holidays | Paid days. Additional days off are given if resident works the day before and part of a named holiday. |
Parental Leave | 2 weeks leave with full pay and benefits;
52 weeks (inclusive of Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leaves) – unpaid leave
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Sick leave | Up to 3 months or to end contract paid leave, whichever occurs first |
Maternity Leave | 18 weeks total (17 weeks paid to match 90% of salary when combined with EI) |
Updated September 2024
Resident Physicians shall advance to the next pay level upon completion of twelve (12) months of service at each level. (PARA Agreement – Article 35)
*Terms of Agreement January 2022 – June 2024
https://www.para-ab.ca/agreement/
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