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Description

LOCATION

The Family Medicine Unit (FMU) is situated听in Val-d鈥橭r,听a small city of approximately 35,000 in western Quebec in Abitibi-T茅miscamingue.

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LANGUAGE

鈥� Spoken: French. English is useful (approximately 10% of patients are Anglophone)
鈥� Medical files: French

Val-d鈥橭r is a mainly Francophone city and similar to the hospital, everything at the FMU takes place in French.听 A very good knowledge of French is essential.听 A portion (about 10%) of patients treated are Anglophone, so English is very useful.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The 痴补濒濒茅别-de-l'Or FMU is a teaching unit for family medicine residents, affiliated with 91社区 University. It opened its doors in 2009, after many years of work by several physicians who saw an exciting challenge. It was receiving trainees from 91社区 for many years and so affiliation came naturally. Ten family physicians have been involved from the beginning, representing one third of the of the Val-d'Or site's active members, and almost all are still there. The passion and love of teaching make up a team dedicated to residents and visitors. The milieu's small size allows for a privileged relationship with teachers and promotes learning. We teach the principles and practice of family medicine to students and residents. We train residents to become family physicians in accordance with the principles of the College of Family Physicians of Canada. We promote the professional development of family medicine teachers and continuing medical education of practicing family physicians. We provide comprehensive care and听patient follow-up听in respect of their family and community. We serve the community through the activities of our faculty in the clinical setting, our residents and students in many areas.

The 痴补濒濒茅别-de-l'Or's FMU's family medicine residency program is based on versatility, autonomy, innovation, and a friendly atmosphere.听 It offers unique global integration skills over 2 years (horizontalisation internships) to stick as closely as possible to the reality of the work of a family doctor in the region.

Residents follow their patients during their two-year residency. They are supervised by the teaching doctors. A clinical psychologist and a nurse are also part of the team. Each resident is assigned a faculty advisor and they are all responsible to monitor and adjust the residency path.

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POPULATION

The MRC de la Vall茅e-de-l'Or (24 000 km2) serves a population of about 43,000,听spread across听six municipalities (Val-d'Or, Senneterre-ville, 听Senneterre-paroisse, Malartic, Rivi猫re-贬茅惫补 , Belcourt), an Aboriginal reserve (Lac Simon) and an Aboriginal settlement (Grand Lac Victoria (Kitcisakik)). The Aboriginal population is a little over 4% of the total population. The people of Lac Simon speak mostly French, while English has a strong presence in Kitcisakik.

The MRC de la Vall茅e-de-l'Or's economy听is mainly based on the exploitation and processing of natural resources (wood and metal). Thus, 14.7% of jobs are concentrated in the primary sector, while for all of Quebec, the rate is only 4%. The population is therefore poorly educated, but household income compares to the provincial average due to well-paying jobs in the mining industry.听A gateway to the听region, the city of Val-d'Or听forms the main town of the MRC and its regional centre.

Many Amerindians (Algonquin and Cree) pass through Val-d'Or and are not identified as living in the city, but are still very present.

OTHER INTERESTING INFORMATION

鈥� 3600 visits from 2012-2013
鈥⑻齊esidents follow 10 pregnancies and deliver their own patients

The听GMF-U de la Vall茅e de l鈥橭r听 is a听Francophone institution that serves the population east of Abitibi, including some Algonquin communities and the Cree population of James Bay. General practitioners cover emergency, hospitalization and obstetrics, supported by a great team of specialists. Residents find their place quickly among different medical teams in the hospital. Also, the regional CSSSVO gives meaning to family medicine by often exposing residents to the same patients reviewed in emergency, on the floors, or at the office.

鈥� 3,600 acute care admissions per year
鈥� 36,500 external consultations per year
鈥� 90 acute care beds
鈥� approximately 700 births per year
鈥� 38,300 visits to the emergency room per year

Undergraduate Teaching

Student interns have varied exposure: 听

• During their month, they听must do听emergency room and delivery room shifts
• They听have one week of听inpatient care while working very closely with a general practitiner supervisor, during which they acquire a lot of autonomy.
• They do听patient follow-up with teaching physicians both at the private office and at the FMU.
• Some have the opportunity to provide care in an Aboriginal clinic.
• They participate in teaching periods at the FMU, as well as at the Journal Club.
• They are expected to present an interesting case at the end of their placement during the FMU's academic half-days.

Postgraduate Teaching

CAPACITY

鈥� 10 residents (5 R1s and 5 R2s)

Plus one to two externals per period and other residents doing optional internships or their obligatory "rural" internship.
For the last few years, we have had an agreement with the UMF de la Sarre en Abitibi (Universit茅 de Montr茅al) which brings some of their residents doing their emergency, obstetric, and pediatrics to us.

PROGRAM

鈥� Horizontal

One of the most horizontalized programs in Canada, if not the most horizontal.听 The majority of the residency (17 periods/ 26) is performed via the Super bloc UMF interships.

This includes a very varied longitudinal exposure comprising: in-office patient follow-up, emergency, hospitalization, obstetrics, home care, palliative care, mental health clinic, perinatal clinic, CHSLD, active geriatrics, contraception/STI clinic, minor surgery.
Des neuf stages 鈥渧erticaux鈥� qui restent, 6 sont optionnels (dont 2 options dirig茅es).听 S鈥檃joutent ensuite des p茅riodes en urgence, en obst茅trique et en p茅diatrie. Of the nine "vertical" internships remaining, six are optional (of which two are managed options). In addition are periods in emergency, obstetrics, and pediatrics.

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PARTICULARITIES OF THIS TEACHING SITE

• Unique global integration skills over 2 years
• Central role of the general practitioner
• A lot of autonomy given to resident
• Exposure to Aboriginal culture (Algonquins and Cris)
• Smaller FMU allowing for a privileged relationship with teachers and fostering learning
• More optional internships
• Financial assistance program

Contact us

Address

The Vall茅e de l'Or (Val d'Or) Family Medicine Unit

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