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I have matched to FM in the GTA stream (super pumped!) and am trying to decide on how to rank hospital sites. I am not from the GTA, so I'm not familiar with the hospitals and I don't have many connections to residents in program. I have researched the sites thoroughly online, but nothing compares to the firsthand experience of others. I would be very grateful to any current/former GTA residents who would be willing to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of their site! Please PM me if you have any advice. Thanks.

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There is an open house later this month, but I am not able to attend. I will be emailing chief residents and site directors, but thought it would be nice to hear directly from some residents. 

 

Currently I am more interested in the academic sites (TWH, St Mike's, Women's, Sunnybrook), but would be happy to hear about community sites as well (especially St. Joe's and NYGH). I want to do research during residency and as a part of my future career, so I'm looking for a site that will encourage that. Would definitely consider doing a fellowship in research (clinician scholar), academic FM, or mental health/addictions. 

 

I am looking for a site where I will have good research and mentorship opportunities, good exposure to general family medicine as well as more specialized populations (inner city, HIV, mental health), and flexibility to pursue my interests. And of course I would hope that the residents are generally happy with the quality of the teaching.

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Just wondering if anyone could comment on the competitiveness of getting the site that we want. I know this varies each year but in general If I want say Markham Stouffville or North York General how likely would we be able to get our top two choices? I'd like to start thinking of places to rent but unfortunately won't find out about the results from the internal match until late April

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This may not apply directly to the initial writer's question but if anyone is looking to have experience practising the full breafth of family medicine (i.e. hospitalist, ER, OB, small procedures) I highly recommend the community sites as opposed to the ones downtown (with perhaps the exception of Toronto Western which seems to have a good presence of family doctors at their hospital).

 

As a family resident at a community site I have the huge advantage of being pretty much the only learner there. Delivering babies and doing all the perineal repairs? All you. An LP needs doing? You. First assist for surgeries? You again. Fracture reductions/hematoma blocks? You. The doctors at the hospital treat you as a senior learner (even as a PGY1) since most of them are family medicine trained as well and understand that you'll be staff in <2 years. At the larger academic hospitals I have found you're treated as a glorified CC4 and are overlooked for procedures often because there's actual senior residents around for whatever specialty you're on (internal, ER, OB etc.).

 

That being said many of the community sites are suburban so we don't get as much of substance abuse/HIV/marginalized populations and the unique skill set that comes with that. (Although I do believe Toronto East has a strong refugee clinic and they're still a community hospital.) The counselling opportunities probably aren't as strong is the community sites as well.

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my 2cents

 

Community Hospitals: 

NYGH - great volume, good location, surgery rotation

Toronto East - community hospital with academic feel (similar to NYGH)

Markham - community hospital with 'global health' focus, very suburban but modern city 

Trillium - community hospital, suburban (couldnt think of anything else special they promote)

St Mikes for inner city, HIV/AIDS, primary care research

St. Joe's - community location, lots of inner city (~etobicoke), great ER exposure

The Scarborough - scarborough

 

Academic Hospitals

Mount Sinai is also good for FM-obstetrics, 2+1 ER

Sunnybrook - major tertiary centre, may see trauma, outside downtown core

Not sure about other academic sites, but i guess if being downtown is your thang, you might like it

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  • 1 year later...

Hey guys!

For someone very interested in pursuing the PGY-3 in ER, any good sites to suggest for strong core ER rotations?

So far, I have heard great things about NYGH, Sunnybrook (they send you to NYGH for ER rotation), and Mount Sinai (the PD is there)

Any other good sites with great ER exposuree?

 

I know that PGY-3 ER is extremely competitive, just want to give it a try!!! :)

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Hey guys, we just got our internal match today!

Anyone know if it is okay to contact the site administrator to arrange the sequence of our rotations before they contact us?

Due to moving and familial reasons, I would like to start with medical rotations rather than obs gyn and gen surg, for a smooth transition to PGY-1!

Anyone has any thoughts?

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Hey guys, we just got our internal match today!

Anyone know if it is okay to contact the site administrator to arrange the sequence of our rotations before they contact us?

Due to moving and familial reasons, I would like to start with medical rotations rather than obs gyn and gen surg, for a smooth transition to PGY-1!

Anyone has any thoughts?

Does not hurt to ask although they may or may not be able to accommodate as off service rotations are less flexible.

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