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Mise à jour 23 octobre 2012
University of Saskatchewan
The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) is one of Canada's major post-secondary educational institutions. It consists of 13 colleges and schools, as well as several affiliated, federated and virtual colleges that offer 58 degrees, diplomas and certificates in over 100 areas and disciplines.
The U of S is the only Anglophone university in Canada with a combination of colleges devoted to the study of human, animal and plant life on one campus and has the largest collection of health sciences in Canada. Construction has begun on the Academic Health Sciences Centre, a project which will enable a more integrated and multi-disciplined health care model for Saskatchewan. Unique academic, clinical and scientific collaborations in medicine, veterinary medicine, kinesiology, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy and nutrition, physical therapy and public health, will pave the way for developing a vibrant, modern health care system.
The College of Medicine (COM), established at the University of Saskatchewan in 1953, offers a full range of educational opportunities and includes the School of Physical Therapy. It is the only medical college in Saskatchewan and is affiliated with hospitals in Saskatoon, Regina, Prince Albert, Swift Current and other communities which participate in its medical education programs. With a strong emphasis on community-based health care, the COM offers a wide range of postgraduate medical education opportunities .Residency training is available in a variety of specialty and subspecialty programs leading to certification by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or the College of Family Physicians of Canada. For more information, visit our website at http://www.medicine.usask.ca/education/postgrad.
The COM provides its postgraduate residents with the opportunity to learn in both rural and urban settings, to work in interdisciplinary teams, to conduct research, and to work as advocates for - and in partnership with - communities throughout the province. More than 250 full-time faculty and 750 community faculty, focus on achieving the College of Medicine's mission "to improve health through excellence in education, research, and clinical care."
Information on teaching hospitals affiliated with the College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan is provided below.
Royal University Hospital (Saskatoon)
This is operated as a tertiary care hospital with a large outpatient service (160,000 visits annually). There are many specialty residents and students of all levels. The institution participates in the integrated university residency program in the following specialties: anesthesia, cardiology, diagnostic radiology, internal medicine, neurology, pediatrics, pediatric neurology, psychiatry, respiratory medicine, rheumatology, general surgery, neurosurgery, obstetrics & gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopedic surgery, neonatal/perinatal medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and general pathology. Numerous medical and surgical electives are offered as well. Royal University Hospital has a separate emergency department and an organized facility for ambulatory care. The Royal University Hospital is the Saskatoon Trauma Centre and all pediatrics and obstetrics are based here. The hospital's functional space program allocates approximately 75,000 sq. ft. to the University of Saskatchewan to be used for research.
St. Paul's Hospital (Saskatoon)
This hospital is operated as a general hospital emphasizing community specialty and family medicine. This is a centre of family medicine and nephrology. Specialty residency training and family medicine residency training is provided as residents rotate through various services. St. Paul's Hospital has a separate emergency service department and an organized facility for ambulatory care. Clinical research is done on an ongoing basis.
Saskatoon City Hospital (Saskatoon)
This hospital is operated as a general hospital and provides training in a variety of specialty programs and family medicine. Residents from many College of Medicine training programs rotate through Saskatoon City Hospital. The hospital occupies a 500,000 sq. ft. facility. This site is the home base for the residency programs in physical medicine and rehabilitation and ophthalmology.
West Winds Primary Health Centre
West Winds Primary Health Centre is a joint initiative between the Saskatoon Health Region and the College of Medicine's Department of Academic Family Medicine. Both organizations jointly occupy and operate the Centre. The partners have created a fully integrated Primary Health Centre with a broad range of services including individual health screening, intervention, treatment and population health promotion in one convenient location. The Centre features a state-of-the-art training program for Family Medicine residents and facilities for primary care research, thus contributing to an ongoing supply of family medicine practitioners for the province.
Regina General Hospital
The Regina General Hospital plays a key role in the Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region's integrated health care system. One of the Region's two major hospitals and one of two tertiary care referral centres in Saskatchewan, the Regina General Hospital has a long history of providing progressive and innovative institutional health care to the people of southern Saskatchewan. In conjunction with many community health services in the Region, this acute care facility is a leader in providing a seamless system of health care to its clients.
As a major referral centre, the Regina General Hospital is staffed with many talented medical professionals experienced in a variety of specialties including cardiosciences, neurosciences and trauma care. Home to technologically-advanced medical and diagnostic equipment, the Regina General offers a full range of specialized acute care services. A new simulation centre, housed in the General Hospital will be opened in January 2012.
The Regina General Hospital is home to geographically based residents in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Psychiatry and the Emergency Medicine R3 program.
Pasqua Hospital (Regina)
For 90 years, the Pasqua Hospital has served the health care needs of southern Saskatchewan. Formerly called the Grey Nuns Hospital, the Pasqua Hospital continues its tradition of care and community service as an integral part of the Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region. The Pasqua Hospital is recognized for provision of quality health care in several specialized areas. Highly qualified physicians and staff, along with advanced diagnostic equipment, have enabled the Pasqua Hospital to stay in the forefront of many programs, such as ophthalmology, orthopedics and cancer services. The Pasqua Hospital has busy emergency and ambulatory care areas. It serves the core areas of Regina.
Victoria Hospital (Prince Albert)
The Victoria Hospital is a 134-bed Regional Hospital, with a 24-hour emergency department and broad array of specialist services. Inpatient units include: Intensive Care; Obstetrics; Pediatrics; Surgery/Medical; Medical; and Medical/Palliative/Rehab. There is a laboratory and diagnostic imaging department that offers a broad range of diagnostic exams. This includes 24/7 coverage for emergency Computerize Tomography (CT) scans. Four operating theatres are available for both inpatient and day surgery procedures, with an annual average of 4,800 surgeries.
The ambulatory care unit has a range of services. The dialysis unit has space for up to 36 patients to receive 3 treatments weekly, and is an outreach location of the dialysis program based at St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon. The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency is another partner in the Community Oncology Program of Saskatchewan chemotherapy clinics.
Specialist services at the Victoria Hospital include general surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics, orthopaedics, pediatrics, psychiatry, pathology, ENT (ear/nose/throat) and urology.
Medical Social Work provides services for patients and their families, and there is a Spiritual Care department that includes many of the local faith communities providing services as needed.
The City of Prince Albert is the largest community in the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region, with a population of more than 41,000 (Saskatchewan Health, Covered Population 2008). The Region is the third-most populous in Saskatchewan, serving a population of more than 78,000 in the Region and a catchment area of close to 150,000.
Prince Albert is home to the Regional Health Centre, which includes Victoria Hospital, Herb Bassett Home, Victoria Square and the Mental Health Villas. Victoria Square is home to the Community Mental Health program, Dermatology and Cognitive Disabilities program. Space is also leased to private pharmacy and there are several physicians in both family practice and specialists who have offices in the building.
Cypress Regional Hospital (Swift Current)
The Cypress Regional Hospital is a 89-bed Regional Hospital, with a 24-hour emergency department and broad array of specialist services. Inpatient units include: Critical Care (ICU & Emergency); Women's & Children's Health; Inpatient Medical/Surgical; Ambulatory Care; Inpatient Mental Health; Home Care; Surgical Program; and, Therapies. There is a laboratory and diagnostic imaging department that offers a broad range of diagnostic exams. This includes 24/7 coverage for emergency Computerize Tomography (CT) scans.
The Cypress Regional Hospital has two operating theatres for both inpatient and day surgery procedures. The ambulatory care unit has a range of services. The dialysis unit, has space for up to 36 patients to receive 3 treatments weekly, and is an outreach location of the dialysis program based Regina and Saskatoon. The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency is another partner in the Community Oncology Program of Saskatchewan chemotherapy clinic.
Specialist services at the Cypress Regional Hospital include general surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics, gynaecology, paediatrics, psychiatry, pathology, urology, ophthalmology, and visiting specialists (ENT, orthopaedics).
Social work and the palliative care program provide services for patients and their families and we receive spiritual care support from many of the local faith communities.
The City of Swift Current is the largest community in the Cypress Health Region, with a servicing population of more than 45,000. Swift Current is home to the Cypress Regional Hospital and 3 long term care facilities as well as the home base for Public Health and Home Care.
All applicants must be Canadian Citizens, Permanent Residents or Landed Immigrants at the time of application and must submit a notarized/certified photocopy of one of the following:
- Birth Certificate issued by an authority in Canada with any photo ID, or
- Passport page showing Canadian Citizenship
- Canadian Citizenship Card (both sides of the card)
- Permanent Resident Card (both sides of the card)
- Record of Landing, clearly showing the date of landing
No other forms of verification will be accepted.
There are no registration fees charged.
A $60.00 registration fee will be paid by the College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan for registration on the Educational Register of the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Saskatchewan.
In order to commence and continue in Postgraduate Medical Education training programs, successful applicants must be eligible for and maintain registration with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan for an educational register license.
In order to commence and continue in Postgraduate Medical Education training programs, successful applicants must be eligible for and maintain privileges within the Saskatchewan Health Region as determined by their credentialing process. Saskatchewan Health Regions require successful applicants to submit a current criminal record check (issued within the last 90 days at the time of application) as part of their pre-resident application for appointment. Applicants with criminal records will be considered on a case by case basis by the College of Medicine in consultation with the Health Region.
There are currently no tuition fees charged.
The College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan encourages CaRMS applicants to experience a broad range of electives rather than narrowly focus elective choices on a single discipline.
All residents must complete a Critical Appraisal Course. This is usually provided to residents in their PGY-1 or PGY-2 year.
Residents play an important role in teaching, of resident colleagues and students, and of other members of the health care team and patients. For most physicians, including non academic physicians the ability to effectively communicate information in a learning environment is important. In recognition of the important role that residents play in teaching and the need for effective teaching skills in practice, the TIPS program provides opportunity for residents to acquire and strengthen effective teaching skills. All residents are required to take this course and the cost is covered by the College of Medicine. The course generally received very positive feedback. Many residents having completed the course subsequently participate in future courses as leaders.
The College of Medicine, while physically located in Saskatoon, is a provincial resource in attitude and in practice. Postgraduate medical education at the University of Saskatchewan takes seriously its role in supporting quality health care to all people of the province. This means training physicians to meet the needs of, not only urban populations, but also those of rural and remote populations. In so doing, the College of Medicine has developed, and continues to develop, rotations in Regina and other communities. These rotations are designed to provide educational experiences to enhance the resident's knowledge and skills, and take maximum advantage of unique educational opportunities in a diversity of communities. All postgraduate programs are expected to develop and incorporate into their curriculum, rotations in communities other than Saskatoon. The manner in which each program does this is not strictly prescribed by the College of Medicine - but is determined by the Residency Training Committee, taking into consideration the needs of their residents, and the excellent opportunities available in other locations. These rotations continue to evolve as we seek to build stronger and better programs.
Extensive support is available for out of town rotations. The exact nature of this support varies with location and program. The communities involved, individual programs, the College of Medicine, and the Ministry of Health work collaboratively to ensure residents are not financially disadvantaged by the need to relocate.
For residents assigned to short term rotations in Regina, shared housing is provided in four 4-bedroom apartments located in the North Residence tower on the University of Regina campus. For a virtual tour go to: www.uregina.ca/residences/residence2/southindex.html
Where necessary, every effort will be made to provide family friendly accommodations.
While all residents are strongly encouraged to take advantage of educational experiences in other communities to ensure a well rounded education, the amount and format of such time is determined by the program committee. Royal College Specialty residents are expected to complete 10% - 20% of their training in Regina.
The University of Saskatchewan offers a Clinician Investigator Program (CIP) to residents in Royal College specialty programs. This program allows residents to interrupt their clinical training to pursue a MSc or PhD, while still registered as a resident, and retaining a salary. In addition to achieving an advanced degree, successful completion of this program also yields certification by the Royal College as a Clinician Investigator.
This program provides opportunity for residents to acquire a wide range of research skills and knowledge under the mentorship of successful career researchers and clinical researchers. The didactic component of the CIP program includes courses, relevant to the needs of the individual resident, taken through the College of Graduate Studies, a lecture series specific to the CIP program and a seminar series. CIP students will contribute to the seminar series in a teaching role.
Research may be undertaken in any area, provided there is a potential clinical application. During the Clinician Investigator Program, residents spend 20% of their time in clinical activities to sustain development of clinical knowledge and skills. Following completion of the CIP program residents return to their training program at the level at which they interrupted the program and complete the remaining years of their training. This program is open to residents in any specialty program. Family Medicine applicants who may be interested in a similar program should discuss this with the Program Director when they apply to their residency training program.
For the protection of the individual resident and their patients, all new appointments to College of Medicine postgraduate training programs are required to submit immunization records and proof of immunity (titres) to the health region(s) in which they will be working. Regional health authority contacts are:
Saskatoon Regional Health Authority: Contact Natalie Haugan (Phone: (306) 655-0194, Email: nataliehaugan@saskatoonhealthregion.ca) or Michelle Coakwell (Phone: (306) 655-0193, Email: michelle.coakwell@saskatoonhealthregion.ca) in the Registrar's Office, Medical Affairs.
Regina Qu'Appelle Regional Health Authority: Contact Cheryl Isted, Medical Staff Registrar at (306) 766-2125 or cheryl.isted@rqhealth.ca.
Prince Albert Parkland Regional Health Authority: Contact Deborah Wick at (306) 765-6403 or dwick@paphr.sk.ca.
Cypress Regional Health Authority: Contact Grant Browne, Medical Affairs Coordinator at (306) 778-9463 or grant.browne@cypressrha.ca.
All successful applicants are required to have completed an ACLS course prior to commencement of training. Proof of current certification (as of July 1, 2013) must be provided to the College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan prior to starting the training program. Please note that it may be difficult to register for ACLS courses as they fill up quickly and there may not be many course offerings between the CaRMS match dates and the start of the training program.
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All University of Saskatchewan Postgraduate programs commence July 1, 2013. Orientation will be held in Saskatoon and Regina on July 2, 2013, unless otherwise notified.
All applicants who are International Medical Graduates must meet the following requirements to be eligible to apply to University of Saskatchewan residency training programs in the R-1, R-3 or R-4 matches.
Legal Status: Must be a Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident or Landed Immigrant at the time of application and must submit a notarized/certified photocopy of one of the following:
- Birth Certificate issued by an authority in Canada with any photo ID, or
- Passport page showing Canadian Citizenship
- Canadian Citizenship Card (both sides of the card)
- Permanent Resident Card (both sides of the card)
- Record of Landing, clearly showing the date of landing
No other forms of verification will be accepted.
MCCEE: Must provide proof of passing the Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Examination (MCCEE) at the time of application. Priority may be given to those who have successfully completed the MCCQE (Part I).
Proof of MD Degree and Medical School Transcripts: Must be a graduate of an acceptable medical school as identified by: WHO Directory of Medical Schools (World Health Organization); or, FAIMER International Medical Education Directory (Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research). A notarized/certified copy of medical school marks/transcripts and medical degree or diploma must be submitted. Documents that are not in English must be accompanied by a notarized translation.
English Language Requirement: Must provide proof of English language proficiency. Applicants whose undergraduate medical school training was in a language other than English must provide proof of obtaining a minimum score of 100 on the iBT (internet-based) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). (Note: Computer-based and paper-based exam results will not be accepted.) The only exception is if the language of instruction throughout the entire undergraduate medical education curriculum was in English; if so, a letter of attestation of this from the Dean of the Medical School must be provided with the application. (NOTE: Although the letter of attestation will be accepted it is preferred that applicants submit TOEFL results.)
NO EXCEPTIONS CAN BE MADE for the English Language Requirements as outlined above. We do not accept a copy of the FAIMER page for the applicant's medical school as proof of English language proficiency.
Click here to view the provincial criteria for the 2013 R-1 Match.
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