South Okanagan Family Medicine Residency
South Okanagan Penticton Population: 33,761 Catchment area (South Okanagan Similkameen): 83,022 Majority within 45 minutes from Penticton Semi-arid desert Warm/dry climate Hot summers Powder in the winter!
What to do? (& ridiculous commute time to get there) Small town feel with plenty of resources Winners, Walmart, Staples, Canadian tire, Sport check, Petsmart 5-10mins Cycling on the KVR 5mins Hikes 10-30mins Wine tours 5mins Kayaking/sailing in 2 lakes! 6mins Nickelplate (skate & classic) 45mins Apex 40mins Skaha bluffs 12mins Brand new rec centre & huge pool 5mins Farmer s market 2mins Aeropuertos: Penticton Regional Airport 8mins Kelowna International Airport 1hr
South Okanagan
Penticton Regional Hospital Mid size hospital Family medicine inpatient coverage 137 acute care 100 extended care beds Doctor of the day Expansion opening next winter 84 new rooms New ambu care, surgical UBC space Followed by renovation of existing hospital
Our Program 4 CMG residents per year Rural focus 5+ months rural Rural funding, including NRP, ALARM, ATLS, access to REAP funding for CARE-RR Priority choice for nearby rural locations & priority 2 for everything else Small/mid size centre training
Claire Tyler Andrew Our Residents and Faculty an Dr. Venkataram Zuzana Dr. Krabb e Jackie, JoyAnne, Beckie, travis (R2s)
***Disclaimer: recommend sea kayak for these waters
Resident Wellness Resident retreat at Apex Ski Resort 2018 Summertime floating down the Penticton Channel Local winery dinners Dedicated academic half day time to resident wellness No traffic! (quality of life +++)
R1 Schedule 3 Internal Medicine blocks some ICU and lots of acute care exposure 2 blocks of General Surgery with interspersed surgical specialty call & clinics 2 blocks of OB & Gyne with maternity clinic and LDR 1 block Peds Inpatients and clinic Call is generally 1 evening / week 1 weekend / block
R1 Schedule 1 block psychiatry with integrated ER days Includes addictions medicine training at Martin Street Outreach Centre (excellent!)
R1 Schedule 3 Family Medicine blocks to integrate your learning into family practice Includes hospitalist call days Longitudinal Family Medicine days throughout all blocks for continuity
R1 Schedule 1 block rural family medicine/er in Princeton
R1 Schedule Hospital Call Mostly in house call until 11pm 1 in 4 weekends Overnight is always home call Overnight call on family medicine
R2 Schedule 3 blocks of electives 2 blocks of palliative care and procedural medicine Anaesthesia MSK clinic Ambulatory care clinic 1 block of high volume OB in Kelowna or Surrey May be optional depending on volume in R1
R2 Schedule 2 block of ER in Penticton and Oliver 1 block of Care of Underserved populations Includes prison medicine experience Addictions medicine First Nations care
R2 Schedule 4 months rural family medicine elective First priority to go to Oliver, which is 45 minutes away Second round priority overall
Our Challenges Newer site (since 2016) Evolving curriculum Current hospital lacks good resident space No call rooms so home call (but usually 5 mins away) Can t wait for expansion! Rural challenges That means relatively flexible, too! Travel to Vancouver for courses etc. Limited volume peds and OB Similar challenge in many sites, but Okanagan is especially aged
Our Best Assets First in line with ample learning opportunities One-on-one teaching all year long Super nice doctors! Learning-based, not service-based Flexibility if high yield opportunities come up Longitudinal hospitalist exposure A blend of block and longitudinal experience Lots of hands-on & procedures if you want it
Our Best Assets Lots of emergency! Small town welcome in a beautiful place Fancy CME dinners Optional high volume obstetrics rotation Park in front of the door, pass sponsored by local Divisions of FP Fantastic wine...
Looking forward to meeting you! Program Director: Dr. Margie Krabbe krabbedoc@telus.net R2 Chief: Dr. JoyAnne Krupa joyannekrupa@gmail.com R1 Rep: Dr. Andrew Ashley andrew.ashley@ucalgary.ca