Training Sites

Thunder Bay is situated on Lake Superior, in northwestern Ontario. The city has a population of approximately 110,000 and serves as a referral centre for the vast northwestern Ontario region and many rural and remote Indigenous communities.

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) has a busy pediatric inpatient unit as well as NICU (serving neonates born at 30 weeks gestational age and above). Given Thunder Bay’s location/remoteness to tertiary pediatric care, pediatricians here are responsible for being involved in the stabilization of ICU level patients (while having support via collaboration with tertiary care specialist). TBRHSC is in the midst of starting a pediatric transport team, which is an exciting opportunity to become involved with transport medicine.

The 10 pediatricians here offer generalized pediatric care, in both outpatient and inpatient domains, with some also offering specialized clinics (allergy, diabetes, bleeding disorders, and gender care). Some pediatricians also travel to remote sites with potential opportunities to travel to these sites as well if desired.

Thunder Bay is built on the traditional territory of the Anishinabek, which includes the Ojibwa of Fort William First Nation. Thunder Bay and region offers beautiful outdoor landscapes with the Sleeping Giant as the background. There are plenty of outdoor activities, including: world class cross country skiing, hiking, mountain biking, and even downhill skiing. With close access to many lakes there is great fishing, paddling, and back country camping nearby. If the outdoors isn’t for you, there are also more urban activities within the city, with amazing local restaurants, as well as many different acts that come through our community auditorium.

We hope to see you here!

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Sault Ste. Marie is the third largest city in Northern Ontario with a population of approximately 80,000. “The Sault” is situated on the St. Mary’s River at the epicentre of the upper Great Lakes. We share our name, our river, and our community with Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, which is just across the international bridge. Sault Ste. Marie is the seat of the Algoma District, which stretches over 50,000 km² along lakes Superior and Huron with a sparsely distributed population of 120,000.

One of the oldest communities in Canada, Sault Ste. Marie is situated on the lands of the Anishinabek nation, serving for centuries as a gathering place for trade amongst Indigenous peoples. The community evolved from a small French fur trading post to a busy industrial centre with the construction of the lock system, railway, and steel plant, always retaining its identity as a place of trade between nations.

Today Sault Ste. Marie is still known for its steel making, and has diversified into a vibrant multicultural community with influences from First Nations, French, English, mid-century Italian immigrants, and a global community of newcomers.

We have surprisingly great food for our rurality, and a well-developed outdoor adventure scene. The Sault is also one of a dwindling number of global communities with four truly distinct seasons. While summer is glorious all over Northern Ontario, and there are plenty of winter activities to enjoy, the Sault’s main tourist season is actually the fall when nature puts on a jaw-dropping fireworks display. Best to bring your hiking boots, bathing suits, skis, skates, paddles, and mountain bikes.

The handful of pediatricians in Sault Ste. Marie are all true generalists who are skilled in acute care, neonatology, ward medicine, complex and chronic disease management, mental health, behaviour, and development. With the nearest tertiary care centre 700 km away, our scope of practice extends to include many of the patients who would ordinarily be seen in subspecialty clinics in Southern Ontario. We regularly collaborate with distant subspecialists in the care of complex patients.

The Sault Area Hospital is a new regional centre with 8 pediatric beds and 10 Level 2 NICU beds, serving newborns of 30 weeks gestation and up. All pediatric clinics are located at the Group Health Centre, the largest multi-specialty ambulatory care centre in the province, serving tens of thousands of patients. The GHC features real time in-person collaboration with providers across all disciplines and health professions, as well as a shared state-of-the-art EMR, on-site diagnostic imaging and lab. Several of our pediatricians have special interests so we offer “specialty” diabetes clinics, pediatric dermatology clinics, developmental clinics, elective sedations, and even cardiology and peds echo.

Our teaching philosophy is a high degree of independence, always paired with backup and support. We do not depend on learners for service so the experience can be tailored to a learner’s needs. We place a high priority on wellness, and above all we believe that pediatric medicine is fun! Join us and fall in love with our community and our shared profession in Sault Ste. Marie.

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Welcome to Sudbury, the largest city in Northern Ontario, with a vibrant population of 168,000. Health Sciences North (HSN) is the regional referral hub for over 600,000 people in northeastern Ontario, providing top-notch pediatric services through the NEO Kids and Family Program. The pediatric ward and NICU at HSN feature 12 general pediatric beds and a Level 2C Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with 10 beds, ready to care for neonates from 29 weeks gestation onwards.

Our pediatric consultations span emergency, labor and delivery, district hospitals, and family physicians’ offices. Sudbury’s team of 10 pediatricians offers a range of specialty clinics including Diabetes, Cystic Fibrosis, Neonatal Follow-Up, Pediatric Oncology, and Spasticity, plus outreach clinics in Espanola and Manitoulin. We also host visiting specialists like pediatric allergists, cardiologists, and rheumatologists.

Join us for an unparalleled experience in high-volume consulting pediatrics without immediate access to tertiary care centers or subspecialists. Here, you’ll manage a diverse array of pediatric cases with greater independence, allowing you to build strong clinical skills and critical thinking. You will benefit from one-on-one mentoring and tailor clinical experiences to your learning goals by working with our outstanding group of pediatricians. Our state-of-the-art SIM lab at HSN also ensures you gain invaluable hands-on practice with high-quality simulation and procedures. Learners can also get involved with various research projects through Health Sciences North Research Institute.

Beyond the hospital, Sudbury is a playground for nature enthusiasts and adventure seekers. Nestled on the Canadian Shield, the city boasts over 300 lakes, perfect for paddling, swimming, boating, and winter skating. Enjoy a morning ski at Kivi Park, beach volleyball at Moonlight Beach, or mountain biking along the rocky terrain in Walden. Sudbury’s vibrant arts and cultural scene offers year-round musicals, plays, festivals, and fantastic dining options.

Fall in love with Sudbury, where your medical career and outdoor adventures await.

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Welcome to North Bay, the true “Gateway to the North”. We are just north enough to be perfect, nestled between two of Northeastern Ontario’s most stunning lakes and surrounded by forests. We are located only 3.5 hours north of Toronto and 4 hours west of Ottawa. North Bay is surrounded by the beauty of nature, art and culture and offers something for everyone to experience.

From its beginnings as a settlement of the Nipissing First Nation, North Bay has been a transportation centre. The building of the CPR, the CNR, and the ONR Railways, established North Bay as the major transportation centre for the region. The arrival of the railways opened markets for natural resource activities in the area. As mining and lumber industries developed in the nearby regions, North Bay became a supply and a regional centre for education and

health care. Today, North Bay’s excellent location sits at the crossroads of major highways, railways, and air carriers. Residents of North Bay and area enjoy fresh air, abundant clean water, plenty of green space for outdoor activities and low density living with all of the benefits of full urban services.

We have a vibrant local arts scene with multiple community theatre groups, choirs, bands, as well as pottery or knitting classes. You can take in experiences touring galleries and museums as well as our own symphony and visiting performers at the Capitol Centre. The opportunities for physical activity is nearly endless and changes with the seasons. We have both downhill and cross country skiing, snowshoeing, Fat biking, curling, an extensive snowmobile trail

system here and ice fishing for pickerel can’t be beat on our local lakes. There are incredible biking, hiking and camping locations both within and surrounding the city within an hours drive. Summer brings us to our lakes for swimming at the beaches, canoeing and kayaking, paddle boarding and fishing. There are multiple golf and tennis opportunities in the city. Pickleball and dodge ball leagues are taking over and softball, ultimate frisbee, volleyball and dragon boating are popular adult activities. If watching athletics are more your style, we have an OHL hockey team as well as University teams that compete at high levels in hockey, basketball and volleyball.

We like good food here and whether you are looking for a delicious cup of coffee, a great local craft beer, outdoor dining, farm to table restaurants or a gourmet food experience, then North Bay is the place! In the summer months we have over 100 vendors at our outdoor Farmers’ Market on Wednesdays and Saturdays and for winter the Market heads indoors on Saturdays.

For families we have great programming at many local festivals, libraries, museums, indoor playground, many parks, splash pads, a miniature train and carousels and a large number of extracurricular activities.

North Bay Regional Health Centre is a modern acute care and regional mental health centre with 430 beds spread across our campuses. The pediatric services are located within the main hospital building. We have 8 pediatric beds, an 8 bed Level 2C NICU, a busy emergency room as well as outpatient rooms for pediatric clinics and procedures. Our office clinic is located within One Kids Place, the local Children’s Treatment Centre. We have office spaces for our learners and use an electronic health record for documentation. Several of our paediatricians have special interests and we run speciality clinics in Developmental assessment, Botox clinics for youth with cerebral palsy, Diabetes clinics for both Type 1 and 2 diabetes and elective sedations are done at the hospital. We are currently building our capacity to run school based clinics, child protection clinics as well as allergy clinics.

Our pediatric group currently consists of 6 members who run the general consulting pediatric service. We also have a community pediatric gastroenterology physician who we work closely with. We are generalists who take care of pediatric patients with a wide variety of conditions, from acute medical issues to mental health and developmental disorders. Our distance from tertiary care means that we provide the front line care to patients and collaborate as needed with our tertiary colleagues. Our goal is to provide an excellent level of compassionate and evidence based care. We run regular journal clubs and Mock codes and invite learners to participate in these with us to enhance all of our skills. We have been a teaching site for pediatric learners long before there was a medical program in the north and have a commitment to high quality teaching. Learners will work with a small group of physicians who get to know you well and who can foster early independence within a highly supportive environment. As we do not depend on learners for service, we can be flexible to provide the experiences needed by the learner. We encourage collaboration, discussion and joint learning. We invite you to join us to share in the privilege of caring for our patients.

North Bay is a great place to live if you enjoy the outdoors and want larger city amenities while maintaining a sense of small, safe community. We look forward to welcoming you to not only great learning but also great living.

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Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) is a tertiary care children’s hospital that provides the only pediatric inpatient services in the Ottawa-Carleton region, and serves a referral population of over 1,500,000. The training program in pediatrics, based at CHEO, has excellent patient volume and diversity in both the inpatient and outpatient units. The site offers exposure to primary, secondary and tertiary level models for provision of care to children. CHEO is a medium-sized hospital which provides a work environment that is friendly and supportive. World class specialists and subspecialists come together to provide excellent care, research and education to the pediatric population of the region.