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Welcome to the University of Ottawa’s RCPSC Emergency Medicine Residency! Our exemplary residency program in emergency medicine at the University of Ottawa is designed to graduate clinicians with excellent clinical skills, while providing our trainees the opportunity to foster their own interests within emergency medicine and in doing so, produce the leaders of tomorrow of our great specialty.
One of our huge strengths is the dedication of our 90 plus emergency staff physicians to the residency training program. Our physician group includes national and international experts in many fields – all who have a love for emergency medicine and for training residents. The support that is received from this group is evident by way of continuous teaching, coaching, academic support, resources, social events and mentorship for the residents. It is clearly an environment where staff and residents work well together to train and succeed.
The residents are the backbone of our program. Our goal is to support our residents not only academically, but also personally and professionally. The program is one that embraces the core tenants of equity, diversity and inclusion to ensure that we meet the needs of our residents.
Our core training sites include the Ottawa Hospital General Campus, The Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus and the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO).
Recent fellowships that our residents have pursued include: Critical Care, Prehospital and Transport Medicine, Point of Care Ultrasonography, Simulation Education, Toxicology, Pain Medicine, Palliative Care, Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Masters of Science in Clinical Epidemiology, Masters of Medical Education, Masters of Health Administration, Masters of Business Administration, and Masters of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety.
Meeting the PDs: We’d like the opportunity to meet with you! Every fall, the PDs host regular in-person meetings with groups of medical students who are interested in our program. If you are interested in attending one of these meetings, please contact our program administrator, Lise Levesque (lilevesque@toh.ca). We recognize that not everyone will have the opportunity to visit Ottawa and meet us in person. We will be holding a virtual panel discussion with the PDs, chief residents and a few other residents and staff followed by an open Q&A. Date and Sign-up Information for the current CaRMS cycle, will be available at the end of August through our social media accounts (see links below).
Finally, Ottawa is a fantastic place to live! It is a beautiful urban, multicultural city with great nightlife, fantastic restaurants and active music, arts and cultural scenes. There are more festivals in Ottawa than any city in Canada celebrating everything from poutine and beer to all musical genres. Ottawa is a city for the active as well with its extensive cycling/walking/cross-country skiing pathways, Rideau canal, beaches, Gatineau park and nearby skiing.
We look forward to meeting you!
Jeff Landreville, Mike Ho & Lauren Lacroix
Follow us at: @rcpscemottawa
(https://www.instagram.com/rcpscemottawa/)
All candidates must meet the Ontario criteria of eligibility.
Ontario | |||
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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
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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. |
Visit the PARO website.
www.myparo.ca
We’d like the opportunity to meet with you! The PDs will regularly have virtual sessions with groups of medical students who are interested in our program. Please contact Lise Levesque, our program coordinator, if you are interested in attending one of these meetings.
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