The Family Medicine Clerkship is centered on learning office-based primary care in a community practice. Through the lottery (second year) students will be assigned to either a rural community in Ontario or a community practice in Ottawa. The rural rotations are organized through our closest rural network, the Eastern Regional Medical Education Program (ERMEP), who takes care of all the details including lodging. As well two students from each block can choose to work with a different rural network in Ontario (ROMP or NOSM).

Rotation outline - MD 2023

Week 1: Everyone will be attending virtual learning modules and interprofessional team/allied healthcare provider visits. You will not be attending a clinic/office. Details on exact schedules will be available closer to the beginning of the rotation.

Weeks 2 to 6: Everyone will spend all of this time with their assigned preceptor either in Ottawa (community) or in a rural site. The expectation is that the student would experience the full scope of their preceptor practice which could include hospital call, nursing home care, emergency room shifts, deliveries, etc. Details on exact schedules will be available closer to the beginning of the rotation.

Important Documents and Resources

Absenteeism and Professionalism

If you are unable to attend your academic week lecture, interprofessional education team/allied healthcare provider visit or clinic for any reason, you must notify the following individuals immediately:

• Mohamed El Hadi, [email protected] 

• Donna Williams: [email protected] or 613-562-5800 ext 6477

• Your clinic preceptor (if you will not be attending clinic)

• Your Interprofessional Education Team/Allied Healthcare Provider Visits (if you will not be attending your visit)

Exams

• Exam dates are set by the Faculty at the end of a 12-week block.

• Your exam will be based on the learning objectives. The objectives and a copy of the exam blueprint can be found in your handouts as well as links on one45 and the DFM website.

• Please remember that you are not to book off clinical time to study for your final exam.

• If you must travel three hours or more from your placement to the Faculty, you are permitted to leave your placement at noon on the Thursday. If you are travelling from Moose Factory, you should leave on the Wednesday of Week 6.

FM Observation of Clinical Skills Forms

• Students must complete two mandatory Observation of Clinical Skills forms. This is a Faculty of Medicine requirement. It is your responsibility to ensure that your preceptor completes the forms.

• These forms were sent to you in your orientation package email and can also be found in your handouts as well as links on one45.

• Submit your completed forms to the attention of Donna Williams no later than Sunday night of Week 6 by email to [email protected]

Clinical Encounters – One45 Logs

• At least 50% of your Clinical Encounters Problems and 50% of your Clinical Encounters Procedures should be completed by the mid-rotation evaluation.

• 100% of your Clinical Encounters Problems and Procedures must be completed by the last Sunday of your rotation.

• If you feel your objectives will not be met by the end of Week 3, please notify Donna Williams at [email protected] to discuss an action plan.

• Failure to complete your Clinical Encounters as above will be marked on your FM evaluation as a professionalism concern.

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Nomination for Outstanding Clinical Performance Award

• The Faculty of Medicine awards this honor to 15-20% of the top students per rotation.

• Two to three students per rotation group will be nominated. The final decision will be made by the Family Medicine Clerkship Director.

Learning Modules

• Learning modules are mandatory to attend. The schedule was sent to you with your orientation package and is included on your one45 schedule. Any schedule or location changes are made directly to your one45 calendar. Please check this daily.

• Prepare ahead by reading the materials related to each objective. This information is available on the Department of Family Medicine Website and can also be found in your handouts and links on one45.

• Don't forget to complete the Learning Module Evaluation which will be sent to you after each session. These need to be completed by the end of your academic week. 

General Information - Family Medicine Suggested Readings
 

uOttawa's guiding principles in managing home school electives include ensuring equity and fairness among students, offering a diverse range of electives, and providing all students with an equal opportunity to explore their desired disciplines. The Electives Office will be providing you with important information regarding home school electives for 2022/2023 shortly.

Elective dates and durations:

The elective period is from September 5, 2022, to February 17, 2023. Your first elective will start on Tuesday, September 7, 2022. Your following electives will start on every other Monday (excluding weeks designated for mandatory selectives, the holiday vacation from December 17, 2022, to January 1, 2023, and CaRMS interviews from February 25 to March 19, 2023).

The AFMC Student Portal & Home School Electives:

uOttawa's Electives Office will be the central hub for home school electives in order to create a more organized and efficient elective booking process. The main tool that will be used to manage and track your elective requests will be the AFMC Student Portal. Each student will only submit one application. You should be able to submit your application via the AFMC Student Portal as of TBD. There is no fee associated with your application. The Electives Office is working closely with the AFMC to prepare for the opening of the portal to home school electives. Students are not to reach out to the hospital coordinators to secure an elective. This would cause confusion and inequity among the students. More details regarding the application process will follow. Please note that students must still enter electives in their personal CP account for approval once their electives are confirmed in the AFMC Student Portal.

Pre-scheduled electives outside the AFMC Student Portal:

All electives scheduled directly with hospital coordinators will not be granted. You will need to reapply for these through they y[email protected].

Please contact the Electives Office for any questions regarding home school electives.

VMS (Visiting Medical Students) & CSA (Canadian Students Studying Abroad) Electives

The AFMC Student Portal is still closed for all visiting electives until further notice. This is a national decision across all Faculties of Medicine in Canada.

Please contact the uOttawa's Electives Office at y[email protected].

Thank you for your understanding.