Listowel Program Curriculum
Please review the PGY1 and PGY2 curricula below. Note that all rotations are subject to availability and other arrangements may be necessary if a rotation is not available. If you prefer another location other than what is listed below, please indicate it on your preferences survey; however, we cannot guarantee that a resident’s preference can be accommodated.
Features of our Rural – Listowel Program
The Listowel curriculum combines a rotation-based schedule in the first year, with an integrated longitudinal schedule in the second year. It is our intention to provide residents a breadth of learning experiences in a rural setting that will prepare them for work anywhere in Canada.
The first year curriculum includes a 20 week block of family medicine complimented with off service rotations in areas that will provide extra skills for a rural practice. Off service rotations are supported by nearby teaching sites including Stratford and Wingham so as to minimize travel time.
The second year is a longitudinal year spent mostly in Listowel.
There is an opportunity for up to 16 weeks of elective time (8 weeks in PGY1 and 8 weeks in PGY2), which can be tailored to the needs and goals of the resident.
Residents are required to live in Listowel in their PGY2 year, and encouraged to do so in their PGY1, with the support of the site to guarantee suitable housing. Living in the community, the resident can expect a wide range of experience including family medicine clinic, emergency department, obstetrics, acute and chronic inpatient medicine, anaesthesia, surgical assist, long term care, palliative care, and house calls with their family medicine preceptor.
PGY1 Year
|
Rotation |
Duration |
Location / Notes |
|
Family Medicine |
20 weeks |
Listowel Clinic |
|
Pediatrics |
4 weeks |
Subject to availability: - Stratford General Hospital, Stratford |
|
Obstetrics/Gynecology |
4 weeks |
Subject to availability: -Grand River Hospital, Kitchener -Stratford General Hospital, Stratford |
|
General Surgery |
4 weeks |
Subject to availability: -Stratford General Hospital, Stratford |
|
Medicine |
4 weeks |
Stratford General Hospital, Stratford |
|
Medicine - Geriatrics |
4 weeks |
Subject to availability: -Wingham -Parkwood Hospital, London -London Long-term Care Rotation |
|
Palliative Care |
4 weeks |
Subject to availability: London Health Sciences Centre St. Joseph Health Care/Parkwood |
|
Electives |
8 weeks |
Review Elective Rotation Policy Note: Up to 12 weeks of electives outside of Southwestern ON is permissible, 4 weeks of which can be taken out-of-Ontario over the course of your entire 2 year training program |
PGY2 Year
|
Rotation |
Duration |
Location / Notes |
|
Family Medicine |
40 weeks |
Listowel Clinic |
|
Longitudinal electives |
(as above) |
-Maximum of 4 half-days per week may be spent with allied health professionals, family physicians with special interests or focused practices, or specialists. Maximum of 8 half-days in any one sub-area of interest.
Potential choices in Listowel include: -Dentist -Pharmacist -Social worker -Midwife -Dietician -Lactation consultant -Oncology or palliative nurse navigator -MINT memory clinic -Visiting specialists: pediatrics, ENT, urology, orthopaedic surgery, dermatology, GI, internal medicine, plastics surgery, allergy -Local specialists: general surgery, radiology |
|
Electives |
8 weeks |
Review Elective Rotation Policy Note: Up to 12 weeks of electives outside of Southwestern ON is permissible, 4 weeks of which can be taken out-of-Ontario over the course of your entire 2 year training program |
|
Medicine - selective |
4 weeks |
Subject to availability: -ICU at Bluewater Health in Sarnia -ICU with ROMP (Resident to arrange) |
Other mandatory requirements for completion of residency
