University of Manitoba

Background

• Winnipeg is a city of 750,000 people located in central Canada and is the capital of Manitoba. The two major teaching hospitals act as a major referral center for the entire province of 1.2 million people, as well as parts of Northern Ontario, Nunavut and Saskatchewan.
• This is a 5-year Royal College accredited training program leading to specialist certification (FRCPC) in Emergency Medicine.
• Academic day is full-day protected time off clinical duties and takes place once a week.
• There are approximately 4 residents per cohort.
• Come July 2018, the residency program will be transitioning to the new competency-based medical education curriculum.

Leadership

• Department Chair: Dr. Alec Chochinov
• Program Director: Dr. Wes Palatnick
• Associate/Assistant Program Director: Drs. Cheryl ffrench and Deb Hill
• Research Director: Dr. Erin Weldon

Training Locations

Primary Hospital

• Health Sciences Centre
• St. Boniface General Hospital

Electives

A variety of electives are offered in-house by the program. This includes:

• EMS
  • STARS HEMS
• EM Administration
• Simulation
• Medical Education
• Toxicology
• Trauma Team Leader
• MSK Sports Medicine

Fellowships

• At this time, the Department of Emergency Medicine does not offer any formal fellowships. However, in the past, residents have pursued relevant fellowships from other departments.
  • Critical Care Medicine at the University of Manitoba

Contact Information

• The Chief Resident can be contacted here: er.chief.uofm@gmail.com

External Links

• University of Manitoba FRCPC Residency Home Page
• For more information about resident life in Manitoba: Professional Association of Residents and Interns of Manitoba

See Also

• Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD)
• Emergency medicine residency programs