An initiative of
Eastern
Stream Lead: Dr. Sonny Collis
The Eastern Stream offers the opportunity for residents to complete the majority of the residency program in the Eastern region of Newfoundland and Labrador. Encompassing both urban and rural sites the program allows a broad range of experiences that lead to a competent family physician prepared to practice in any practice environment.
In first year, residents complete the majority of their clinical experiences in St. John’s. All Obstetrics & Gynecology and Surgery clinical experiences and some Internal Medicine clinical experiences are completed in rural sites across NL and/or in New Brunswick. Residents complete integrated Family Medicine and Care of Elderly training over the course of the first year (spread over 6 months). All other first year clinical experiences are of 1-3 months in duration.
In second year, residents complete rural Family Medicine clinical experiences throughout the Eastern Stream or in New Brunswick. The duration of the rural clinical experience varies by site and ranges from four months to a full year. The full year longitudinal opportunities are offered in the Burin, Clarenville and Conception Bay North regions of NL. Urban family medicine clinical experiences are completed in and around St. John’s. Pediatric, palliative care, and orthopedic clinical experiences are completed either in St. John’s or in rural locations across NL and/or in New Brunswick.
The goal of the Eastern Stream is to facilitate a diverse learning environment that will prepare the resident to be a confident and competent physician who is able to manage a variety of clinical situations in a wide range of practice environments.
The Residency Training Program in Family Medicine at Memorial is an accredited residency training program through the College of Family Physicians of Canada. It leads to eligibility to sit the certification exam of the CFPC. This program uses the unique medical, geographic and cultural characteristics of Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick and Nunavut to train family physicians for rural/remote practice. Check out our website!
There are many reasons to come to Memorial for Family Medicine training! To name a few:
Please review the CaRMS program description (linked above) for additional program information.
Newfoundland and Labrador | |
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Gross Annual PGY-1 Salary | $69,175 |
Gross Annual PGY-2 Salary | $74,779 |
Gross Annual PGY-3 Salary | $79,848 |
Gross Annual PGY-4 Salary | $85,137 |
Gross Annual PGY-5 Salary | $90,868 |
Gross Annual PGY-6 Salary | $96,998 |
Gross Annual PGY-7 Salary | $102,842 |
Annual Vacation | 4 weeks/year |
Statutory Holidays | 1-1/2x pay or paid day off |
Conference Leave | 7 days/pd |
Frequency of Calls | Excess in-hospital call > 7/28 weekday – $225, weekend – $360;
Call stipend – $115 Home call > 7/21 – $75;
Call stipend – $57.50 |
CMPA Dues | 100% reimbursement |
Provincial Health Insurance | Contact Medical Care Plan 1-866-449-4459 |
Extended Health Insurance | Mandatory medical, basic life and AD&D http://www.exec.gov.nl.ca/exec/hrs/working_with_us/employee_benefits.html |
LMCC | Cost of examination reimbursed upon successful completion while a PARNL member |
Maternity/Paternity Leave | Up to One year |
Additional Optional Benefits | 100% employee paid |
Parking Fees | $5/year |
Sick leave | 1 day per month |
Resident Student | Full-time status |
Meal Allowance | $105 per month |
For additional information, please visit www.parnl.ca.
While we don’t have an ‘urban’ stream, our Eastern training stream provides the vast majority of training in our urban center — St. John’s, NL. Please see the Eastern Stream information.
Once matched into a training stream, residents receive a list of two year template choices that are centered around that stream. Residents will travel outside of their training stream when necessary, such as if a learning experience is not available locally. All residents rank their template preferences indicating any special considerations that should be taken into account. Should residents all rank a template(s) low on their lists, residents will be given the opportunity to re-rank their template choices. Should a template(s) remain low on the rank lists, a lottery will be completed to fill the template.
We have three Enhanced Skills training programs – (1) Family Medicine – Emergency Medicine. Each year, the FM-EM program accepts 4-6 residents into their program. (2) Family Medicine – Enhanced Skills in Care of the Elderly. There are usually two 12-month positions available and two 6-month return from practice positions available. (3) Care of Underserved Populations Enhanced Skills Program. There is usually one 12-month position available.
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The program information on this website is in the language that the program is offered in.
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