McMaster University - Family Medicine - Halton

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McMaster University – Family Medicine – Halton

Family Medicine

Contact

Dr. Heather Waters

Program Director

Christine Marits

Program Administrator

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International Medical Graduates

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Program Highlights

The Halton site offers the opportunity to learn comprehensive family medicine in a suburban setting with preceptors who work in diverse settings that may include office-based and hospital care. Each resident is in a close one-to-one relationship with a primary preceptor over the two years of residency.

Our preceptors are located either in the Halton McMaster Family Health Centre or within community teaching practices in Burlington, Waterdown, Milton, or Oakville. Many of our practices are within Family Health Teams, and all of our residents have the opportunity to work with hospital-based teams during their residency at Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington or Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital in Oakville.

A key feature of our site is the focus on comprehensive family medicine in differing settings, like inpatient care, emergency shifts, coroner work, long term care, obstetrics and surgical assist, which help train residents to be a resource to their future communities. All of our preceptors provide comprehensive, community based care, which allows for an interesting mix of hospitalist and office-based medicine within the core family medicine experience.

Residents attend academic sessions locally, at the Halton McMaster Family Health Centre location in Burlington.

Key Stats

CMG CaRMS Positions: 7
IMG CaRMS Positions: 1
Preceptors: 15

Each teaching practice cares for approximately 1,500 to 2,000 patients.

Clinical preceptor special interests include obstetrics, women’s health, mental health, chronic disease management, palliative care, long-term care, procedural skills, medical leadership, medical education and quality improvement

Contacts

Dr. Susan Borden — Site Director
Api Easwarasubramaniam — Education Associate, easwara@mcmaster.ca

Salary Information

Post graduate salaries and benefits differ by province and are determined by two things: your training year, and the province you work in. See below the salaries and benefits for McMaster University - Family Medicine - Halton.

Ontario
	Effective October 4th, 2023
PGY1	$67,044.99
PGY2	$72,804.48
PGY3	$78,190.61
PGY4	$84,712.26
PGY5	$90,073.03
PGY6	$95,190.86
PGY7	$99,836.15
PGY8	$105,844.41
PGY9	$109,734.47


Professional Leave	7 working days/year Additional time off provided for writing any CND or US certification exam, leave includes the exam date and reasonable travel time to and from the exam site. Additional RCPSC & CFPC Certification Examination Prep Time Subject to operational requirements and at the request of a resident, a resident will not be scheduled for call duties for a period up to fourteen days prior to a CFPC or RCPSC certification exam. Subject to operational requirements and at the request of a resident, a resident will be granted up to seven consecutive days off during one of the four weeks preceding a CFPC or RCPSC certification exam.
Annual Vacation	4 weeks
Meal Allowance	No
Frequency of Calls	1 in 4 In-hospital, 1 in 3 home
Pregnancy Leave	17 weeks
Parental Leave	35 weeks, 37 weeks if resident did not take pregnancy leave
Supplemental Unemployment Benefit (SUB) Plan	Top-up to 84% 27 weeks for women who take pregnancy and parental leave; 12 weeks for parents on stand-alone parental leave.
Provincial Health Insurance	Yes
Extended Health Insurance	Yes
Provincial Dues (% of salary)	1.3%
Dental Plan	85% paid for eligible expenses
CMPA Dues Paid	Under current arrangements, residents are rebated by Ministry of Health and Long Term Care for dues in excess of $300.
Long-Term Disability Insurance	Yes – 70% of salary, non-taxable.
Statutory and Floating Holidays	2 weeks leave with full pay and benefits; 10 stat days plus 1 personal floater. Residents are entitled to at least 5 consecutive days off over the Christmas or New Year period, which accounts for 3 statutory holidays (Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day), and 2 weekend days.
Life Insurance	Yes, 2x salary
Salary and Benefit Continuance	A resident that can’t work due to illness or injury will have salary and benefits maintained for 6 months or until end of appointment (whichever occurs first)
Call Stipend	Regular: $127.60 in-hospital; $63.80 home call or qualifying shift on shift-based services. Weekend premium: $140.36 in-hospital; $70.18 home call or qualifying shift on shift-based services.

Updated October 4, 2023

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Halton

Halton combines vibrant agricultural communities and the charm of small-town life with the amenities, shopping and culinary delights of major urban centres. With Toronto to the east, Hamilton to the west and Lake Ontario to the south, the region is close to major cities, world-class educational institutions and markets in Canada and the United States.

Resident Experience

Hayley Jones & Emily Brubaker-Zehr

R2

-The Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences course is definitely a highlight! Every week I look forward to checking-in with my co-residents and discussing interesting cases! It’s also a great opportunity to develop mentoring relationships with the family physician/psychotherapist/psychiatrist who lead the sessions each week for the two years-block 7 is a highlight, it provided a nice change of pace and is full of good learning -excellent speakers at AHD; the lectures are clinically useful and also geared towards our exam

-very few residents, lots of opportunity for 1:1 time with staff -medium sized site, with access to large academic centers-not relied on for service, preceptors prioritize resident learning -small program, educational is individualized , tailored to my interest and my needs as a learner, since there are so few of us the administration is able to take a personal interest in each resident

I and many of my co-residents are quite active outside of residency. There is fantastic hiking in the Halton area, and we particularly enjoy the section of the Bruce Trail in Waterdown and the Lakeshore Trail in Burlington. I also enjoy trying local food, and there are dozens of both quaint and formal restaurants in the Halton area. There are lots of local farmer’s markets that put on events for the Fall and for Christmas. Exploring these, often with co-residents, is another favourite extra-curricular activity.

We have four wellness afternoons per year, during which we are granted time away from MHBS and our Academic Afternoons to get together as a cohort. The program is fiercely protective of these afternoons. They are opportunities for discussions about successes and difficulties between close peers. They are also opportunities to engage in activity that supports our well-being. Previous wellness days have involved hiking, going to escape rooms, making food, and making art together. Our program also fosters a culture of wellness by having an incredibly dedicated program director and site education assistant. They are responsive to our needs, protective of our learning interests, and meet with us individually to help with career planning.

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