This residency program is for 6 months.

Program length of training does not exceed the Royal College or College of Family Physicians of Canada standard.

Rotations:

*resident preference for training in a specific geographic region in Metro Vancouver (Vancouver or Fraser Health) will be strongly considered

Family Practice:

Clinical Experiences in frail senior care working with Family Physicians in a variety of settings including inpatient and day programs, emergency department, and community.

Geriatric Medicine:

The resident does this training at one of several sites within Vancouver or Fraser Health. Teaching includes:

• Elective residents (both in and out- of- province) on the Geriatric Consultation Outreach Team, the Acute Care for Elders Inpatient Service and in Geriatric Medicine Clinics.
• Structured teaching activities include weekly division rounds, journal club, mortality and morbidity rounds, and seminar sessions with specialized allied health providers (social work, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, nurse continence advisor).  There is also opportunity for trainees to participate in home visits and ethics consults. The resident will be on call one weekend during this rotation.

Geriatric Psychiatry:

The resident undergoes this training at various sites in Metro Vancouver.

Palliative Medicine:

The resident undergoes this training at various sites in Metro Vancouver.

Rehab:

The resident does a variety of training for this rotation (Fall Prevention Programs, Movement Disorder Clinic)

Electives: In addition to the list below, we strive to meet the training needs of each resident and are always open to seeking and creating specific training opportunities when requested.

• Cardiology
• Neurology
• Centre for Brain Health
• Opthamology
• Hip Health Clinic
• Osteoarthritis Service Integration System
• Wound Care Clinic

Academic Project:

Residents will be set a topic deadline for the 1^st month of training. Topics can be something of specific interest to the residents or a choice of ongoing research in the community in which they can get involved. Residents will be given dedicated time to specifically work on their academic projects (2 weeks). Residents will be given a deadline at the end of the 6 months rotation to present at rounds.

Long Term Care:

Residents train at a long term care home longitudinal 0.5 days per week. The location will vary depending on where the resident primarily chooses to train (Fraser Health or Vancouver Coastal Health).