Family Medicine Residency Training Program - Memorial University

Congratulations to Nursing Instructor, Susan White, on receiving the Dr. George Hurley Award! ✨

This award recognizes contribution to Family Medicine and is presented to a non-physician or cross-appointed teacher in recognition of significant teaching contribution to Family Medicine residents. This award is named in honour of the first recipient and longest contributing teacher to Family Medicine education – Dr. George Hurley.

Thank you for all you do, Susan!

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Sharing the wonderful news that one of our WestFam residents; Dr. Megan Snow was named the 2023 recipient of The Enid & Roy Williams Award!

This award is awarded annually to a resident in the MUN Family Medicine Residency Training Program who has a professional demeanor and genuine passion for care of the elderly.

Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition!

Congratulations to all of those who matched to Family Medicine at Memorial University! We look forward to seeing you all at orientation and working with you during your residency!

While Match Day can be an exciting day for many, we also recognize it can be a challenge for others. Please reach out to the available supports in your area including those at your university. If you are a Memorial student, you can reach out to The Office of Leaner Well-Being and Success and they can provide you with assistance and guidance.

Wishing the best of luck to applicants with the 2nd iteration Match Day tomorrow!

The dream team is at SRPC!

Come visit Dawn and Val in booth 19 at the Edmonton Convention Centre to chat about Family Medicine residency at Memorial. They are located right next to NL Health Services so you can also pop by to discuss employment opportunities after residency with them! Be sure to enter your name at the booth to win a basket full of Newfoundland goodies!

Congratulations to all of those who matched to Family Medicine at Memorial University! We look forward to seeing you all at orientation and working with you during your residency!

While Match Day can be an exciting day for many, we also recognize it can be a challenge for others. Please reach out to the available supports in your area including those at your university. If you are a Memorial student, you can reach out to The Office of Leaner Well-Being and Success and they can provide you with assistance and guidance.

Wishing all applicants the best of luck with the first iteration Match Day tomorrow!

Match day is only 8 days away! Who's excited? 😍✨

Don’t give up on your dreams – have a nap! Did you know we provide some funding for taxi reimbursement for end-of-call for residents who are fatigued and feel uncomfortable driving as a result?

Did you know?

Residents are matched with a Faculty Advisor for mentorship throughout their residency! Residents will meet with their Faculty Advisor first during orientation, and they will help guide residents through the requirements of the program.

We have lots of peer support in the program! In our Buddy System, incoming residents can be matched with a current PGY2 upon request to ask questions and get to know more about their stream and the program from someone who has experienced it personally.

Fun Fact! Within the streams, residents will be able to attend workshops that are hosted in each stream approximately once or twice a year. This includes valuable learning and wellness activities for residents within the stream.

Newfoundland and Labrador has diverse Indigenous populations throughout the province, with opportunities to learn more about their history and culture. In our Family Medicine residency program, residents will participate in a number of learning activities focused on Indigenous Health. The first happens right away during orientation!

Did you know that our program provides and covers the cost for residents’ training in Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) and Advances in Labour and Risk Management (ALARM)? We also provide $1000 financial support and leave time for residents to attend a conference or other approved learning activity each year!

If you have questions about our Family Medicine residency program and don’t know where to start, email [email protected]! Our secretary will be able to help you find answers to your questions.

Starting next week, we're beginning Match Mondays!

While we countdown to Match Day, keep a look out on Mondays on our page as we post helpful tips and tricks, answers to frequently asked questions, and fun facts about the residency program!

Good luck to all doing interviews at Memorial University on Wednesday and Thursday!

Reminder!

You won't want to miss NorFam's final information session happening on November 30th at 7:00pm AST!

Please email [email protected] to register!

WestFam has one final information session tonight that you won't want to miss!

Please email [email protected] to register!

You won't want to miss NorFam's final information session happening on November 30th at 7:00pm AST!

Please email [email protected] to register!

Reminder!

Our virtual information session is coming up on November 15 for CaRMS 2024! A resident Q&A will be from 8:00-9:00pm (Newfoundland time) which will be hosted by our current residents, and will be followed by a program overview session from 9:00-10:00pm (Newfoundland time).

Please email [email protected] to register!

The Central Family stream is unique, in that there are four main sites that residents are split amongst to do their core family medicine rotations. Gander and Grand Falls Windsor are where residents complete off service rotations in first year. Each offers excellent broad scope practice with its own unique features!

Twillingate: combination of clinic, lots of (busy) emergency shifts, hospitalist, and long term care housed in the Notre Dame Bay Memorial Health Centre.

Gander: clinic, hospitalist, and optional emerge shifts. The James Paton Memorial Heath Centre is an orthopaedic surgery hub where all residents complete their ortho block. Some residents also complete off service rotations like general surgery, paediatrics, and emergency medicine here.

Botwood: combination of clinic, emerge day time shifts, and long term care housed in the Dr. Hugh Twomey Health Centre.

Grand Falls Windsor: robust GP Obs group, clinic, hospitalist, and opportunity for emerge, care of the elderly, and palliative care experiences. The Central Newfoundland Regional Health Centre is a thriving teaching hospital, where all residency do obstetrics/gynaecology and internal medicine blocks. Some residents also complete general surgery, paediatrics, and emergency medicine blocks here as well.

If you want to learn more about the Central Family stream, give us a follow .CenFam!

Hi! My name is Allison Best, and I’m an R1 in the Central Family stream based out of Twillingate.
I grew up on Fogo Island, home to around 2200 people. My background is in nursing, and I worked as an RN briefly before starting medical school at MUN. I love rural medicine and rural living, so I’m thrilled to be able to learn and live so close to home in Central Newfoundland!
I am a big fan of ferry boats (think Derek Sheppard but less neurosurgery), hiking (I love getting up high to get a better look at things), hanging out with my friends and family, and exploring the small communities of NL.
I’ve wanted to be a family doctor ever since high school, and I’m so happy to learn from some of the best here in Central NL. It’s always been important to me to give back to rural communities like the one I was raised in through the practice of broad scope family medicine.
If you have any questions at all about rural family medicine or the Central Family stream, I’d love to help! You can follow or message me if you’d like to connect ☺️

What has really helped me while being away from home has been the work life balance. I love the ability to join pick up soccer, volleyball and badminton every week at the community centre which allows for my changing work schedule! My favourite discovery has to be trivia on Tuesday nights, it’s been a new way for me to have fun and meet new people! Ive really gotten the chance to appreciate the nature here given the central location of our sites. With an airport near by I’ve gotten to keep my own interests of international travel, visiting my family regularly. But the best part has been, getting the chance to explore all the trails and outdoor activities central has to offer. The Nature here is beautiful, throughout all the seasons and everyone has been so kind to offer their time AND EVEN their own equipment to let you enjoy and explore, so do it! Central is a great way to get rural experience while still having plenty of amenities to avail of, so please feel free to reach out if you have any other questions!

Hi everyone!
My name is Karin and I’m an R2 in Central based out of Gander!

As an IMG I’ve felt very well supported and trained throughout my residency and wanted to come on here to share a bit of how my day to day life looks like! If you're an IMG and have any questions feel free to reach out.

In terms of what it's like to train here, the best thing is that your schedule can be as fixed or as ever-changing as you want! I appreciate that all our on-calls are from home (until you get called in). But over all, I usually do clinics in the morning with a half day weekly to see our patients in long term care. I get the chance to do house calls and it’s been a great exposure for palliative care and caring for patients in different settings. Our preceptors will do dedicated weeks as hospitalists so you get to get on board and follow through your set of admitted patients. Lastly family doctors here do OR assist, double coverage in the ED and cancer clinic so picking up clinics or days to fit your interests and embellish your experiences makes training in central so valuable! If you're interested in obstetrics, our Grand Falls - Windsor site has a FM-OB group which would incorporate your exposure to obstetrics throughout your residency.