Undergraduate Teaching

Patient Centred Clinical Methods (PCCM)

The PCCM course aims to teach basic clinical techniques and communication skills.

Professional Portfolio

A longitudinal course that uses reflection as a learning strategy in order to support students’ professional development in the non-medical realms.

Bedside Teaching 

Students in year 1 & 2 may arrange clinical observerships to obtain exposure to teaching and patient care in the Emergency Department.

Patient Centred Clinical Methods (PCCM)

The PCCM course aims to teach basic clinical techniques and communication skills.

Emergency Care Course

A week long course focused on the prinicples of resuscitation. It involves lectures, independent learning modules, and small group sessions.

Bedside Teaching

Students in year 1 & 2 may arrange clinical observerships to obtain exposure to teaching and patient care in the Emergency Department

 Professional Portfoliio

A longitudinal course that uses reflection as a learning strategy in order to support students’ professional development in the non-medical realms.

Core Clerkship Teaching

A day and a half session aimed to prepare clinical clerks for their Emergency Medicine rotation. The format involves interactive small group modules and low fidelity simulation.

Clerkship Seminars

Interactive lectures on three topics: Radiology, Approach to Toxicology, & Drugs of Abuse.

Bedside Teaching

The year 3 core clerkship rotation at Western is 2 weeks in duration and is currently part of the Internal Medicine clerkship block. Third year clinical clerks may be able to secure an additional 2 week selective through a lottery system. Fourth year 2 week electives may also be arranged through a lottery system.

Integration & Transition

A nine day course focused on both the care of the critically ill and the mentally patient. The format involves lectures, independent learning modules, small group sessions and high fidelity simulation.

Bedside Teaching

Students in year 3 & 4 will be paired with a staff emergency physician for all of their shifts during core clerkship, selective and elective rotations. Bedside teaching is provided throughout these clinical experiences.

Fourth year 2 week electives may also be arranged through a lottery system.