Niagara

The program emphasizes community, preceptor-based comprehensive training in Family Medicine within the Niagara Peninsula.  There are core rotations in the major disciplines of Internal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine and Geriatrics, which are chosen for their appropriateness to Family Medicine.  The Pediatric, OB/GYN and Emergency Medicine experiences are organized together with Family Medicine in an integrated program design.  All disciplines are offered in the Niagara region, primarily at the St. Catharines General hospital with the exception of Out-Patient Pediatrics which will be offered in Welland and Niagara Falls.  Additional flexibility is provided by elective and selective opportunities in the second year of residency and horizontal elective time during the Family Medicine experience.  Throughout the program, the Niagara site residents will remain in the Niagara Region for their weekly Behavioural Science tutorial on Wednesday afternoons. 

All residents participate in Academic Half-Days, Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) tutorials and Quality Assurance activities, during four months of integrated Family Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology time. Faculty will support and facilitate residents in their completion of these projects.  There is a strong emphasis on Evidence-Based Medicine and the development of critical appraisal skills.  These activities provide residents with skills they will need when in practice to continue learning and developing as effective practitioners. These activities also ensure residents are effective consumers of medical research, and allow them to apply research to their clinical activities.