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General Description

Location

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Capacity

• 1 clerk per period (Family Medicine)
• 1 or 2 trainees per period (Anesthesiology)
• 1 trainee per period (General Surgery, OBGYN, Pediatrics)
• 2 trainees per period, R5 possibility of completing 2-week rotations (Internal Medicine)
• 2 trainees per period (Psychiatry)

Length of Rotation

• 2 weeks minimum (clerks),听1 month minimum (residents) (Anesthesiology)
• 1 to 2 months (Family Medicine)
• 1 to 3 months (General Surgery, OBGYN)
• 1 month (Internal Medicine, Pediatrics)
• 1 to 12 months (Psychiatry)

Language

• Spoken: French, English is useful
• Charting: French

Other Interesting Information

The Gatineau Hospital provides primary and secondary healthcare services

• 1 402 Admissions/year
• 21 103 outpatient visits/year
• 40 beds

Clinical Exposure and Learning Experiences

Lodging

Type of Lodging

Lodging is provided by the establishment.

Trainees are lodged in a "Shared Apartment". Trainees have a private room and share common gender neutral areas (bathroom, kitchen, living room).

Lodging can be available as of the evening before the rotation.

Trainees are expected at the Hospital at 8:30am (unless otherwise specified) on the first day of their rotation.

鈻� It is important that everyone does their share to keep all common areas clean and safe at any time.

Accommodation Commodities

All accommodations are non-smoking environments.

Transportation

A car is highly recommended, as trainees are often scheduled at various clinical sites during their rotation. Trainees can also travel to the site听by bus or train.

Those without cars can commute using public transport () while in Gatineau.听听

Trainees make their own travel arrangements.

NOTE: For all students making their own arrangements. All students will be required to attend a mandatory Progress Test at the end of each block.

PLEASE do not make any travel arrangements before confirming the exact date of your test.

Traveling by bus

The offers daily departures from Montreal.

Traveling by car

It is approximately a 2-hour drive to reach Gatineau. Please see the attached for further details.

Traveling by train

Via Rail offers daily departure from Montreal to Ottawa. From Ottawa to Gatineau, the trainees must take a taxi since there is no bus service available. Please see the website of for further details.

Important:

Read the online information before using your personal vehicle for university related activities.

Important Information

At least 3 weeks prior to rural rotation/elective, email the site contact to confirm your arrival.

What To Bring:

• Stethoscope
• 91社区 ID card
• Laptop and/or tablet

Contact

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