Curriculum & Academics
Over the course of the program, NOSM University Pediatrics residents will spend time in both northern Ontario and Ottawa. The northern Ontario sites include North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Sioux Lookout and Thunder Bay. In Ottawa, residents will primarily be at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), as well as the Ottawa General Hospital NICU.
Distance learning in the northern centers is enabled by state-of-the-art telemedicine facilities. Resources and opportunities for additional learning, including electives and conferences, will also be made available.
Academics
Residents will have a half day per week protected time for academic teaching sessions. These sessions are all delivered virtually and mostly consist of small group learning sessions with one didactic lecture per block. Three to five times per year, residents will gather in one of the northern centres for face to face learning sessions, simulation sessions, OSCEs and social events.
Protected time to attend Grand Rounds broadcast by the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario by videoconference will be available. Residents will participate actively in the departmental academic and morbidity and mortality (M&M) rounds at northern locations. Residents attend a northern based morning report and noon rounds, with all the northern sites, while in the north.
Research
All residents in the program are expected to complete a scholarly project prior to the completion of training. NOSM University has excellent resources available to support resident research, in addition to those available in Ottawa. Several opportunities for practical research meaningful to the local communities and under expert guidance are available.
Clinical Curriculum
The pediatric residency program is for 4 years. Program length of training does not exceed the Royal College or College of Family Physicians of Canada standard.
The program meets the pediatric training requirements for certification by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Board of Pediatrics, and the licensing requirements of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. The Competence By Design (CBD) curriculum launched in 2021. The 4 stages of CBD are mapped over 4 years, after which residents can choose to apply to a subspecialty or enter practice.
https://www.royalcollege.ca/content/dam/documents/ibd/pediatrics/epa-guide-pediatrics-e.pdf
The following is a basic outline of the next four years. Each block is 4 weeks and there are 13 blocks over the course of the year.
Please note, this is just an outline and there may be some changes over the course of the residency. Additionally, training schedules in northern Ontario will also vary depending on the site.
PGY1 Outline (CBD Stages TTD & FOD):
Homebase/northern sites: Northern Consulting Pediatrics plus one opposite site – 7 Blocks
CHEO/Ottawa site: Subspecialty (2), Pediatrics Wards JR, Pediatric Emergency Medicine JR, Pediatric General Surgery – 5 Blocks
Elective: 1 Block
PGY2 Outline (CBD Stages FOD & CORE):
Homebase/northern sites: Northern Consulting Pediatrics plus one opposite site – 6 Blocks
CHEO/Ottawa site: Subspecialty (2), PICU, Perinates, Surgical Subspecialty Outpatient/Research & Night Float – 6 Blocks
Elective: 1 Block
PGY3 Outline (CBD Stage CORE):
Homebase/northern sites: Northern Consulting Pediatrics, Child Maltreatment & Social Pediatrics (Sioux Lookout) – 6 Blocks
CHEO/Ottawa site: Subspecialty, PICU, NICU, Pediatrics Wards SR, Pediatric Emergency Medicine SR, Research & Night Float – 6 Blocks
Elective: 1 Block
PGY4 Outline (CBD Stages CORE & TTP):
Homebase/northern sites: Northern Consulting Pediatrics – 7 Blocks
CHEO/Ottawa site: Subspecialty, Night Float SR, PICU, NICU – 3 Blocks
Elective: 3 Blocks
Competence by Design launched July 1, 2021.
For more information: https://www.royalcollege.ca/rcsite/cbd/cbd-implementation-e