ABBOTSFORD Family Medicine Program

What makes a GREAT residency?

The people you work with!

Our People Site Director: Holden Chow

Family Doctor Married, with 2 boys Cyclist Musician

Kai Elan

“I love our residents. They become our family. We love seeing them mature as people and physicians.”

Our People Coordinator: Nancy

Used to work in the film industry

Now takes care of the world’s best actors: residents

The Maker of Schedules

The Grantor of Vacations

The Collector of Forms

The shoulder to lean on...

Our People – a Family Album

Maureen Collector and distributor of Evals

Dr. Elizabeth Watt Youth clinic, prison med, distributor of chocolates and Starbucks goodies

Dr. Bernie Schopf Gen surg, most likely to be found with feet up playing video games

Dr. Husband Behaviour medicine, best smile award!

Dr. Andrew Park ER and EBM medicine, most likely to teach you how to insert chest tube...

Dr. Reg Peters ER, Sports med, most likely to let you do random injections....

Our Family Physicians Full service FP’s with busy

practices, lives & families

Some with new kids, some with teenagers & horses

Black belts, mountain bikers, skiers/boarders, photographers, national board members, hockey fans, great golfers, terrible golfers, tech geeks, avid travellers...

and ALL are dedicated to you becoming a great family physician!

Dr. Vaish And Dr. Chow at our year-end bowling party!

Who are we?

We are our residents!

Meet our family… JESSE: our Resident advocate Local (half) iron athlete Lounge helicopter pilot

and decor expert Xtreme skier and biker

Maninder: our Disaster Master Tennis star Aspiring pilot Query social dementia

Iris: our Asian Betty Crocker AKA Insulin R Study group / dinner

club coordinator

And this is what he actually looks like

under the helmet

Meet our family… Sandeep: our Canucks Fan Yes, even during a lockout Lives on a berry farm but

hasn’t brought us berries Call schedule master

Leo: our OWN Bruce Lee AV Tech Guru Buidling an “app” Best engagement photos

in Abby

Shahana: our Human Petri Dish Does important things

and wins awards TCBS

And this is what she actually is like on the inside...

Meet our family… LESLIE: brand new mother to Leya Bought a house across from

her preceptor before even being placed

KARA: brand new mother to Emry Previously a personal trainer Dog lover Taste for fine food

Both now graduated (2012/13) and working

in ABBY!

Meet our Family! RICHARD: our Academic The only non “J” Pilot and avid skier Annihilator of poorly

designed studies

JON: our Nurse Magnet Avid outdoorsman /

adventurer Extreme skier Potential participant in

the Whistler Tough Mudder

JENNY: our Social Coordinator Social worker for 7 years Actress in a previous life Willing babysitter The most competitive

board gamer you will ever meet These two got their first

choice for ER – R3! More important, this one got married and

had a nice long honeymoon

People love it here!!! James (Class 2011) – now

works in ER / Clinic in Abbotsford and Mission

Martha (Class 2011) – is returning after doing R3 in ER!

Erin (Class 2012) – occasionally acts as Insulin R’s preceptor Martha – yes a literal

superwoman, doing a R3 and still has time for vacation...

LIVING in Abbotsford

About Abbotsford

Population: 150,000

In the Fraser Valley

70km east of Vancouver

Multicultural community

Our Location Driving Distance

1 hour from Vancouver 3km from the US border 2.5 hour drive to Seattle

International Airport (YXX) 1.5 hours to Calgary 3 hours to Vegas

For Practical Purposes

40 minutes to Ikea

1.5 hours from UBC

1.5 hours to Seattle Premium Outlet Mall

Easy access to lovely places to take your family photos!

What is it like to live here? Best of both worlds!

Close to the city Closer to the mountains MINIMAL TRAFFIC

Reasonable cost of living ~$850/month for a new 1 bedroom

apartment Hospital gym membership for

$20/month Includes Zumba and other fitness

classes!

INCREDIBLE landscape!! Green grass year round Gorgeous views of the mountains

Things to do Thursday night outings

A-Z sports

Brand new sports center (Abbotsford Recreation Center)

Movie theatre with Toonie Tuesday

Tons of community activities: Abbotsford Connect Run for Water Abbotsford Air Show Summer Agrifair Abbotsford Entertainment Center

… AND MORE!!!

ABBOTSFORD The Hospital

Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Center

Opened in 2008

State of the art Tertiary Care Facility

60,000 sq. meters

300 beds

General surgery, nuclear medicine, renal dialysis, specialized obstetrics and nursery care, pediatric services and much, much more!

STARBUCKS!

ABBOTSFORD The Learning Part

Program History Short but proud history

ALL first cohort of 6 residents has passed in 2012

A growing, involved faculty

Year 1: 83 GPs and specialists were involved in teaching

Year 2: just over 100 GP’s and specialists now involved

in teaching

Our Goals We want you to have fun, enjoy life, and enjoy

medicine!

Make life long friendships and relationships

Feel part of a medical community

Our Goals New MDs who love family

practice

Not afraid of full service, responsibility, commitment, office or hospital

Have the skills to take care of all ages

Have the skills to be future leaders

To create the BEST training program in the country!

Dr. J demonstrating advocacy and piloting in our resident lounge

Program Structure

1. FAMILY PRACTICE OFFICE

This is where you will become one of the staff, develop a cohort of patients, and establish your professional home

Each resident associated with a primary preceptor; all 6 first year residents are at different clinics

When on family medicine block, work with that preceptor or another doc from their clinic

Program Structure HORIZONTAL PROGRAM

1 to 2 half days back in the Clinic

Designed so you remember that you are in a FP Residency Program and keep you grounded in Family Practice

Also designed so your Preceptor gets to know you and see your skills grow

And sometimes.. They let you practice on them too....

Program Structure

2. ROTATIONS

Rotations are created to give you what you need in family practice

Emphasis on Education vs. Service

All Residents START in Family Practice for the first month

First Year Core Rotations OBSTETRICS!

Even residents who have come in with NO interest in Obstetrics have come out not only competent but would actually consider this is part of their future

Over 2000 deliveries per year

NO competing residents!

First Year Core Rotations EMERGENCY!

Very busy ER where you are the only resident

Tons of hands on experience!

ER also is the interface of a lot of other rotations - so your experience doesn’t stop once your rotation is over

All ER Physicians are CCFP EM’s

First Year Core Rotations PEDIATRICS!

Includes 2 weeks of NCN at BC Women’s Hospital

3 weeks of Pediatric Ward

3 weeks of Outpatient

Weekly Youth Clinic

Peds Call is only in ER Designed to maximize

exposure to sick kids

First Year Core Rotations

SURGERY!

Well you didn’t choose FP to be a surgeon but...

You will learn procedural skills

FP relevant surgical exposure such as the Breast Health Clinic, Wound Care

First Year Core Rotations

INTERNAL MEDICINE!

2 weeks CCU

2 weeks Nephrology

4 weeks of Ward Consults ONLY

Dr. Min Giant Internal Brain,

Unknown how all that info fits in his head. Will teach you more than you ever want to know

First Year Core Rotations OTHER ROTATIONS:

Ortho / Sports Med!

Palliative Care

Family Practice Block Time

Vacations

Second Year Overview Family Practice Office

4 weeks of Mental Health (including Addictions)

2 Months Rural Family Practice

2 weeks of Surgical Subspecialties

2 weeks of Geriatrics

2 weeks of Refresher Gyne

Electives

And do all this and have time to hang out with kids :D

Program Structure You will meet the requirements of CCFP

1 month of vacation per year, taken as 1-2 week blocks Includes weekend before and after the week off

3 months of electives - all in 2nd year

2012 graduation party!

Being on Call There will be on-call requirements with hospital based call

Most rotations: in house until 9-11pm, with no post-call day

Frequency : Usually 1 in 4

Paid (YES, you get paid in residency!) call stipend at 1 in 4 No need to track down forms, etc.

Being on Call First Year

Rotation Call Hospital Call during

Family Practice Second Year

Hospital Call during Family Practice AND

Choose Your Own Adventure Call eg. Youth Clinic, Fast

Track, Sexual Assault Service

Academic Core Curriculum Thursday academic half day

Specialist, family practice teaching

Weekly resident case presentation and discussion

Weekly “Therapeutics”, “Whipper Snappers”

Procedural days (airway management, complex suturing etc.)

Conference and Retreats

Academic Half Days Mandatory attendance

There is always a Family Physician present to facilitate discussions

Flexible and responsive to the needs of the Residents

Includes monthly Journal Club, Resident Meetings, Behavioural Medicine experience

Geriatrics Food Sampling Day

Flexibility and Feedback We are a new program

We are prepared to change and accommodate according to your feedback

Dr. J tirelessly soliciting feedback from us whilst defending his foosball

championship title

Why Choose Abbotsford? Completing residency in a community hospital will give you

a strong foundation to practice anywhere

No competing residents

Program flexibility - common goal is to provide a useful educational experience

Less structure than you’re probably used to in medical school - tailor the program to areas you want/need experience in

Minimal overnight call

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY…

We love our residents!

We hope to see you soon!

Any questions?