Swift Current is the Department of Family Medicine's newest training site. It is based out of the Associate Medical Clinic and affiliated with the community's new regional hospital. It has a group of enthusiastic and committed teachers leading the program.
The program has a strong focus on longitudinal training and residents are based primarily in family medicine throughout their training. The size of the community allows residents to follow their patients throughout the course of their care, be it in the community, a consultant's office or hospital.
The city has a number of other visiting medical students and residents throughout the year, however the family medicine residents are the only learners completely based in the community. All clinical experiences are preceptor based and residents have essentially one on one teaching with the faculty. This allows for tremendous learning opportunities and flexibility within the program.
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| Dr. K. Lawrence, Dr. S. Funk FMRI, Dr. B. Hillier FMRI, Dr. J. Gill FMRI, Dr. H. Irvine FMRI, Dr. P. Kapusta | Dr. T. Lee, Mayor Jerrod Schafer, Dr. R. Ibrahim | Dr. T. Lee, Dean of College of Medicine Dr. W. Albritton, Premier Brad Wall, Minister of Health Don McMorris, President of U of S Peter McKinnon, Dr. S. Funk FMRI, Dr. H. Irvine FMRI |
The College of Medicine utilizes a distributed model of education and has approximately 270 university based faculty and over 800 community faculty distributed throughout all 13 Saskatchewan Health Regions. The College is expanding and currently has approximately 250 undergraduate students and 300 postgraduate students.
Swift Current is a vibrant, culturally-rich community with live theatre, several music venues, and movie theatres. It has a WHL franchise and two golf courses. It is only a short drive to Regional, Provincial and National Parks. There are numerous municipal parks featuring 20km of walking and bike trails throughout the city and along the scenic Swift Current Creek.
It is a young and thriving community of approximately 17,500 people which serves a surrounding population of about 55,000. You can get anywhere in town in approximately 5 minutes and Regina and Saskatoon are only 2 to 3 hours away.
Year 1 |
Weeks |
| Orientation | 1 - 2 |
| Family Medicine - Swift Current |
12 |
| Emergency | 4 |
| Surgery | 6 |
| Obstetrics/Women's Health |
6 |
| Anaesthesia | 3 |
| Pediatrics | 4 |
| Internal Medicine | 12 |
| Electives | 4 |
Year 2 |
Weeks |
| Family Medicine
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30 |
| Palliative Care/Geriatrics - Longitudinal | |
| Obstetrics | 4 |
| Psychiatry | 4 |
| Electives | 8 |
| Selective | 5 |
| CCFP Study Time | 1 |
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