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For
further information see also: Faculty
of Medicine Postgraduate Medical Education
Prerequisite
Residents wishing to enter the Palliative Medicine Program must
have completed, or be about to complete, CFPC or Royal College
training. Candidates can enter this residency training program
immediately upon completion of primary certification training
or after several years of practice experience. One to two residents
are accepted into the program each year. Program application deadline
is December 1 and interviews will be held in December or January.
The typical program start is July 1 each year.
Program
Outline
The University of Calgary has a nationally accredited Palliative
Medicine Residency program, jointly accredited by the College
of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) and Royal College of Physicians
and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC).
There
is a residency requirement along with CCFP or FRCPC to be eligible
for ministry of health funding for residency in Alberta and further
information can be obtained from the University of Calgary web
site.
The
Division of Palliative Medicine is part of the Department of Oncology
and has 20 physician faculty members in the division. The training
is provided by an outstanding inter-professional team in a seamless
service environment, based at the Intensive Palliative Care Unit,
Consult teams at the Foothills Medical Centre, Rockyview General
Hospital and Peter Lougheed General Hospital. Residents are also
exposed to Community services including Home care in the urban
Calgary and rural district of the region. The scholars in training
spend time in one or more of the six hospices in the region. The
training includes mandatory rotation in Radiation and Medical
Oncology along with non-cancer Palliative Care in their elective
period.
There
are many opportunities for academic activities which include journal
club, rounds, academic half day, M & M rounds, advanced practice
rounds and grand rounds and the resident is expected to participate
actively.
Residents
are expected to complete a course in Research Methodology and
a scholarly project by the end of the year, which will serve a
personal legacy and also a primer for career in academic palliative
medicine. The scholarly project will be in one of three areas:
education, program development, or research in palliative medicine.
Scholars
participate in a formal academic half day program and monthly
sessions via teleconference with the other national Palliative
Medicine programs and residents.
In
training evaluation is part of the training and at present there
is no prescribed examination but participation in written questions,
short answers and OSCE. The purpose of such events is to enhance
resident learning within and beyond the CanMEDs principles of
the RCPSC and the CFPC.
A
successful completion of training with a final in training evaluation
report would facilitate a sub-specialty attestation in palliative
medicine, from the corresponding college. Sub-specialty certification
will allow practice of Palliative Medicine as a consultant and
a regional leader in palliative care in Canada.
Application
Process
To apply, please submit the following documentation the Program
Director:
- Curriculum
Vitae
- Covering
Letter describing why you wish to pursue a career in
Palliative Medicine and why you would be interested in training
in Calgary
- Names
of three references
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