Family Medicine/Palliative/Student Health

Family Medicine/Palliative/Student Health with Dr. Lauren Kopechanski

During this elective, residents will work in a variety of settings.  This includes 2.5 days/week of rural/regional family medicine in a Family Health Team setting, approximately one ½ day per week of community palliative care consisting of house calls and 2 days/week of Student Health at Western University.

Residents will gain experience in:

  1. "Cradle-to-grave" family medicine
  2. Sexual health and STIs
  3. Preventative medicine
  4. IUD insertions and contraceptive counselling
  5. Mental health
  6. Community team-based palliative care.

 

Residents are welcome for 4 week blocks or longer, September to April, with the exception of block 7 (Christmas/New Year’s).