An initiative of
Dr. Michelle Morros (Program Director), Dr. Amber Jorgensen & Dr. Jeff Bennett (Site Co-Directors)
Program Director
Katrina Stuckey
Camrose is the most recent addition to the rural family medicine training stream within the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta. This stream has integrated ideal aspects of pre-existing rural programs and created a longitudinal based rural program. We strongly believe that future rural physicians should train in the setting in which they will practice. The training program is rigorous and comprehensive with acute care exposure to challenge and build confident and competent family medicine practitioners. There is also a strong emphasis on resident wellness and student support. More information can be found on our website: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/family-medicine/postgraduate/prospective-residents/rural-stream/camrose.html
Rotations:
Longitudinal Experiences over both years (when on site)
-Six hospitalist weeks + longitudinal inpatient care
-Four 2-week surgery/gyne/anesthesia weeks
-Regular obstetrical call
-Regular ER in Camrose
-Weekly half day learner led teaching clinics with medical students
PGY1
5 Months with a Family Medicine plus Psychiatry/Chronic Pain/Physiatry focus
-Family Medicine clinic 2-4 days per week
-Regular psychiatry clinic
-Child and Youth Mental Health Clinic
-Chronic pain clinic
-Physiatry Clinic (Tofield)
5 Months with a Family Medicine plus Women’s Health/Pediatric focus
-Family Medicine Clinic with a preceptor with a women’s health focused panel 2-4 days per week
-Prenatal Clinics
-Community Pediatrics Clinics
-Menopause clinics
Electives – 6 weeks
ICU/CCU – 4 weeks (Red Deer)
Orthopedics – 4 weeks (Red Deer)
Addictions- 3 weeks (Red Deer)
PGY2
5 Months with a Family Medicine plus Geriatrics/Palliative/Internal Medicine focus
-Family Medicine clinic 2-4 days per week
-Geriatric clinics
-Fall prevention clinics
-Weekly supported living rounds
-Internal Medicine clinics
-Heart Function clinics
-Weekly palliative rounds
-Community Cancer Care clinics
5 months with a Family medicine plus Radiology and extra ER focus
-Family Medicine Clinic 2-4 days per week
-Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
-Extra ER Shifts in Wetaskiwin in addition to the regular longitudinal ER in Camrose
Electives – 4 weeks
Pediatric ER – 4 weeks (Edmonton)
Off-Site Rural Family Medicine – 8 weeks
PGY1 Overview:
The Camrose program is longitudinally based with regular ED shifts and obstetrical call whenever onsite in Camrose, as well as hospitalist and inpatient care over both years of the program. The first year will include 5 months of Family Medicine with a psychiatry/chronic pain/psychiatry focus and a 5 month rotation of Family Medicine that has a womens health/pediatric focus. Preceptor based learning ensures excellent access to clinical cases and individual teaching which is usually one-on-one. Because clinical services are not dependent on the presence of house staff, on-call is often from home and learning experiences are focused on education more than service.
There are also off-site rotations including ICU/CCU, Orthopedics and Addictions which will occur in Red Deer. There is an additional 5 weeks of elective time that residents can use to tailor their learning to their individual needs & interests..
PGY2 Overview:
In second year, Residents continue to gain longitudinal exposure to obstetrics, ED shifts and inpatient care, in addition to their integrated Family Medicine blocks. There will be 5 months of Family Medicine with a Geriatrics/Palliative/Internal Medicine focus with additional specialty clinics, as well as 5 months of Family Medicine with a focus on Radiology and additional ED exposure. Residents will have the opportunity to go to Edmonton for 4 weeks of Pediatrics ED and complete 4 more weeks of electives to round out their training experience. There will be an additional 8 weeks of rural Family Medicine outside of Camrose. The main thrust of PGY2 is to develop the resident as a rural family physician, building on the knowledge, skills and attitudes acquired in the first year.
Home to the University of Alberta Augustana campus, Camrose is a vibrant and growing community of approximately 20, 000 people located under an hour southeast of Edmonton. With over 20 clinic-based family physicians based out of two family medicine clinics, residents spend ample time with preceptors to experience various practice styles, panel compositions, and special interests. There are many options for rural family medicine rotations, which are generally in medium-sized rural communities with busy emergency rooms and active surgical and obstetrical programs. Camrose’s St. Mary’s Hospital has a broad complement of specialists providing care to the surrounding populace of neighbouring communities, totalling around 150,000 people. It is a regional stroke center with a special care unit and skilled hospitalist team.
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/
Yes! To apply to any of the UofA family medicine sites this is required. The Registration period for 1st round of CaRMS is Wednesday 11th September 2024 – Thursday 7th November 2024 at 10AM ET.
Test Window: Opens 28th October Monday 8AM ET, closes 11th November Monday 10AM ET.
Full details regarding registration and assessment info is at https://fmproc.com/
Although most of the application is the same, there is a specific rural question to be answered if you are applying to the rural sites.
Yes! If offered an interview you can add Yellowknife, Red Deer and/ or Grande Prairie prior to ranking, however interviews are separate for urban and rural and you would not be able to add Edmonton.
Although this is the first year that Camrose is a rural stream offered through UofA Family Medicine, it has been a longitudinal learning site within our Red Deer stream the past few years. This was such a popular rotation and was the perfect community to develop into its own stream. The site co-directors are previous graduates of the program who are passionate about creating a phenomenal training experience.
By having fewer other learners in the hospital and usually being the primary learner on a service, you get to work one on one with the staff. The staff usually tailors your experience to ensure that your personal learning objectives are met and allows you to do all the procedures. You are not standing behind any other learners when interesting cases come in. As a result, you will be more ready for independent practice when the time comes.
Camrose does not have a vacation block which is great! We get to spread our 20 vacation and 4 flex days over the entire year instead of having all our time off in one month. There is quite a bit of flexibility for scheduling your time off as long as proper notice is given to the program admin. We also get conference, study, exam and education days.
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