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Events Calendar

Upcoming Events
21
Oct
19:00  
EST  
— Information Session, Program Information, Resident Q&A, Resident Panel
McMaster University Family Medicine Resident Q&A
18
Nov
19:00  
EST  
— Information Session, Open House, Program Information, Social Event
McMaster University Family Medicine Virtual Site Social
Upcoming Events From
McMaster University
13
Oct
18:00  
EST  
— Meet & Greet
McMaster Psychiatry Hamilton CMG Residents’ Meet & Greets
13
Oct
18:00  
EDT  
— Information Session, Meet & Greet, Program Director or Assistant Program Director, Program Information, Program Q&A, Resident Q&A
McMaster Neurology Information Sessioin
13
Oct
18:30  
EDT  
— Information Session, Program Director or Assistant Program Director, Program Information, Town Hall Session
McMaster Anesthesiology Program Director Town Hall
14
Oct
17:00  
EST  
— Meet & Greet
McMaster Psychiatry IMG Residents’ Meet & Greets
15
Oct
18:00  
EST  
— Meet & Greet
McMaster Psychiatry Waterloo CMG Residents’ Meet & Greets
22
Oct
18:00  
EDT  
— Information Session, Program Information, Resident Panel, Town Hall Session
McMaster Anesthesiology Resident Town Hall
04
Nov
18:00  
EDT  
— Information Session
McMaster Waterloo Internal Medicine Information Session
04
Nov
18:00  
EST  
— Information Session
McMaster University - Public Health and Preventative Medicine Information Session

Program Highlights

Mount Forest is our most “rural” teaching site! Being the only residents in the community means every learning opportunity goes directly to our rural family medicine residents with preceptors that are keen to allow you to embrace every procedural/learning opportunity. Located on the beautiful Saugeen River and just south of the Bruce Peninsula, Mount Forest is a small town of 5,000 people. The hospital and clinic serve not only the residents of Mount Forest and its surrounding area but also the nearby Mennonite community. This feature allows physicians and the health care team the opportunity to practice thoughtful clinical medicine, since most Mennonite patients are non-OHIP as well as promote cultural safety.

Residents are expected to live in Mount Forest during their residency and will attend academic sessions in Guelph. Their core-family medicine preceptor will be in Mount Forest with off-service rotations being in Guelph, Fergus, and Orangeville.

For more highlights about the community, visit website: Township of Wellington North

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General Information

Key Information:
Academic Hub: Guelph Family Health Team 
Contacts
  • Site Director — Dr. Nagham El-houssein, dfmcarms@mcmaster.ca 
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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 - Rural Mount Forest.
Ontario
Effective July 1, 2025 
PGY1
$73,367.35
PGY2
$79,669.97
PGY3
$85,564.01
PGY4
$92,700.65
PGY5
$98,566.96
PGY6
$104,167.39
PGY7
$109,250.12
PGY8
$115,826.24
PGY9
$120,082.47
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
  1. 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.
  2. 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 week*s 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 January 6, 2025

Visit the PARO website.
www.myparo.ca

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Explore Location

Walking bridge over a dam and waterfall
Rural Mount Forest
Mount Forest is an unincorporated community located at the junction of Highway 6 and Highway 89 in the township of Wellington North, Ontario, Canada. As of the 2011 Canadian census the population of Mount Forest was 4,757.

Frequently Asked Questions

Residents are expected to live in Mount Forest during their residency.