What is the housing situation?

Residents have not expressed any difficulty in obtaining appropriate accommodation. They tend to live near the Civic Hospital, centrally near downtown or the Glebe. The cost of an average one-bedroom apartment is $1300-$1800/mo plus Hydro.

University of Ottawa - Dermatology - Ottawa

Q: Do I have to have a car?

This is desirable as sites can be quite far from each other, and timelines between clinics short. It is particularly helpful to have one’s own transport when on call. Dermatology residents take call from home. The Ottawa Hospital does run a free shuttle service between the Civic, General and Riverside campuses, running half-hourly from 6am to 5:30pm. CHEO is located close to the General Campus. Parking is available for a fee.

Q: What sort of workload can I expect?

The dermatology program is very demanding. Residents are often surprised at the volume of knowledgeand expertise they have to acquire within 5 years of training. Preparation for Fellowship examinations is a challenge. Reading is expected during weeknights and on weekends. Work days tend to be long, with clinic time alone covering as many as 30 hours a week. This residency is not 9-5. On call can be demanding but is shared amongall residents.

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University of Ottawa – Dermatology – Ottawa

Dermatology

Contact

Dr. Carly Kirshen

Program Director

Anne Grose

Program Administrator

Application Details

Canadian Medical Graduates

3 Available Spots

International Medical Graduates

1 Available Spots

Events Calendar

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Program Highlights

Dermatology is a five-year-program consisting of two years of foundational training in medicine and surgery, followed by three years of full-time dermatology.

Rotations occur at:

The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) which has three campuses, Civic, General and Riverside.

The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)

The Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre

Community dermatology offices

Dynacare Laboratories (dermatopathology)

Laserderm and Ottawa Derm Centre (lasers and cosmetics)

A highlight of the program is the opportunity for 1-2 senior residents to accompany the dermatologist, Dr. Jacqueline Shukle, to Iqaluit for a week in January and May each year. These senior independent clinics offer residents a wonderful opportunity to experience the practice of dermatology in the remote Canadian north. The entire visit is sponsored by the Nunavut government. This valuable activity is however only confirmed by Dr. Shukle on a year to year basis.

Specialty Clinics

Patch Testing

Mohs surgery

Pigmented lesions

Rheumatology-Dermatology

Vulvar dermatology

Dermato-Oncology

Biologics

Pediatric vascular anomalies

What makes us unique:

Strong clinical focus

Close working relationship with faculty

Dynamic involved faculty comprised of both experienced practitioners and new graduates

Exposure to general dermatology and subspecialties

Tightly knit resident group

Camaraderie

Inclusive philosophy regarding community dermatologists

Opportunity for clinical research

Superb dermatopathology training weekly by a fellow trained dermatopathologist

Dedicated PGY5 dermatopathology curriculum weekly

Excellent track record in providing well-rounded consultant dermatologists to the community and the academic health centres.

Dr. Catherine Ruddy Scholarship fund to support national or international electives

Many elective opportunities

Monthly journal club

Resident funding to attend and present at conferences

Resident funds to help purchase textbooks

Visiting professors

Bi-annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting

One morphologic or skin disease per meeting

Experts from around the world present

Special resident only session with experts

Patient viewing related to the topic

Evening social

General Information

At the University of Ottawa, we believe the best residents are those who have been able to explore the breadth of the medical profession through suitable electives while enrolled in medical school. We do not preferentially rank applicants who have only pursued electives in one discipline or sub-discipline.

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 University of Ottawa - Dermatology - Ottawa.

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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Frequently Asked Questions

This is desirable as sites can be quite far from each other, and timelines between clinics short. It is particularly helpful to have one’s own transport when on call.

Dermatology residents take call from home.

The Ottawa Hospital does run a free shuttle service between the Civic, General and Riverside campuses, running half-hourly from 6am to 5:30pm. CHEO is located close to the General Campus.

Parking is available for a fee.

The dermatology program is very demanding. Residents are often surprised at the volume of knowledgeand expertise they have to acquire within 5 years of training.

Preparation for Fellowship examinations is a challenge.

Reading is expected during weeknights and on weekends.

Work days tend to be long, with clinic time alone covering as many as 30 hours a week. This residency is not 9-5.

On call can be demanding but is shared amongall residents.

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