Residency Education
The Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa is proud to offer 2 successful postgraduate residency programs.
CCFP-EM Residency Program
- This is one of the oldest EM residency programs in Canada, having started in 1978
- This very successful residency has a minimum of 4 slots annually with many years seeing up to 7 residents from provincial re-entry programs and the Canadian military
- Effective February 1, 2010, Dr Avik Nath assumed directorship, and his youthful enthusiasm is very much appreciated by his residents
- Residents are considered to be on an equal footing with their Royal College colleagues and enjoy a number of clinical and formal teaching opportunities as described below
- All residents present at journal club, grand rounds, and must complete a scholarly project at the annual research day
- The program received an excellent evaluation during the 2010 Accreditation by the College of Family Physicians of Canada
Royal College Residency Program
- This 5-year program has expanded from ½ position per year in 2002 to 10 spots per year (8 for Canadian graduates and 2 for international medical graduates), making it the second largest in Canada
- We formerly took 2 foreign medical graduates per year but are phasing out this cohort once the current crop of 4th and 5th year residents have graduated
- 100% of Canadian graduates and 93% (14/15) of foreign medical graduates have passed the Royal College exams
- Dr Stephen Choi is Program Director and Dr Kari Sampsel is Associate Program Director; both are very highly regarded by their residents
- Our residents enjoy the many educational opportunities provided by DEM, as described below:
- Residents must complete and present a research project by the end of 3rd year, submit an abstract to CAEP or other meeting, and submit a manuscript by the end of 5th year
- Residents are encouraged to undertake a fellowship during 4th year and some also do a 6th year fellowship
- The program received an excellent evaluation during the 2010 Accreditation by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada