An initiative of
Dr. Lindsay Torbiak
Program Director
Melanie Loyola
The training program will provide the resident an opportunity to work across the spectrum of services and gain a strong foundation in general geriatrics. The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Rehabilitation, Healthy Aging and Seniors Care Program has a well-established coordinated geriatrics program that spans the breadth of clinical services.
Our well-developed programs in inpatient consultation, geriatric rehabilitation, outpatient care, home visits and geriatric psychiatry will form the foundation of the training program. As well, the trainee will be supervised in a weekly longitudinal clinic. The trainees will also participate in collaborative care provision to the TAVI program and Family Medicine Clinical Teaching Unit and have access to a breadth of subspecialty clinics/ rotation. There is a unique opportunity to work with Dr. Rhynhold, a geriatrician in rural Manitoba and this is mandatory 2 week component of the program
The program has partnered with University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto to create a 2 month experience where the trainee will travel to one of those 2 academic centres. This will be an opportunity to participate in acute care services, specialized clinics and teaching events. This is a mandatory component of the program and funding is in place to support travel and accommodation costs.
The training program has strong relationships with the Care of the Elderly and the Geriatric Psychiatry training programs. Academic half-days are combined with trainees from those program to foster collaborative learning.
The Section has a strong teaching commitment to the undergraduate program, Family Medicine and Internal Medicine. Trainees will have an opportunity to teach at all levels. In addition, within the program there is considerable opportunity to tailor the training to a particular interest. Faculty members have expertise in evidence based medicine, clinical epidemiology, administration, education curriculum development and interdisciplinary education. The members of the Section of Geriatric Medicine have strong links with the Undergraduate Curriculum, Centre on Aging, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, Section of Geriatric Psychiatry, WRHA Palliative Care Program, WRHA Personal Care Home Program.
For trainees interested in academic careers there is local access to Masters level courses in Clinical Epidemiology and research methods, and the training program supports participation in distance learning in Quality Assurance and Medical Education. Our program supports residents who wish to combine clinical training with research training through the Clinical Investigator Program.
The Geriatric Medicine training program has partnered with the Section of General Internal Medicine to create personalized training experiences within the residency program for those interested in combining Geriatric Medicine with General Internal Medicine in their future careers.
This residency program is for 2 years.
Program length of training does not exceed the Royal College or College of Family Physicians of Canada standard.
The clinical experiences and formal curriculum complement each other with the goal of ensuring all EPAs and required training experiences are successfully completed. The components of the formal curriculum include:
The academic and clinical communities in Manitoba offer rich and varied learning opportunities in terms of local courses and conferences. As these opportunities arise the trainee will be freed up from clinical duties to participate.
The applicants must indicate which publications are in peer reviewed versus non-peer reviewed journals/publications. If the applicant has submitted an article for publication at the time of CaRMS application, the applicant must provide evidence of journal notification of submission. The applicants must indicate all presentations at local resident research day as well as national and international conferences, and any prizes awarded. If a presentation (oral or abstract) has been submitted to a conference, the applicant should include any letter of acceptance by conference organizers.
A current curriculum vitae (CV) including all relevant information required for assessment of education, leadership, administrative and research experience is mandatory. Where applicable, please document whether activities are voluntary or reimbursed. Your CV should be downloaded to the document section. For research papers that have been submitted but not yet published, please include acknowledgement of submission from the journal. See comments above under Research/Publications for information regarding how to document your work.
International or US Medical Graduates Only – you must provide a RCPSC assessment of training form from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: website: www.rcpsc.medical.org
For the CaRMS Match which will take place in the Fall of 2023, all interviews will be conducted electronically. The applicant may meet electronically with a panel of interviewers, or with interviewers individually, or a combination of both.
Please be advised that the 2023 PGME New Resident Orientation Day is scheduled for Thursday, June 29 2023. This Orientation is mandatory for all incoming residents.
