Guest nby Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 Hi, I heard of a medicine program from a friend and I was hoping for help to track down what school it is in. There was a piece done on television recently on it, unfortunately my friend couldn't tell me when, what station or anything, but it said that there is a program training general physicians especially for rural medicine. This means more training in basic surgery and other essentials over GP's to prepare for work in regions where helecopter rides are necessary to a hospital basically. Apparently this is a program that is trying to be developped but no students wish to take it. I have heard that there was a massive recruiting done, flying students in to "live the life" with a professor for a few days, and this has scared everyone off. My friend thought this was based in Calgary, but UofC had no idea what I was talking about when asked. Does anyone know anything about this? This is exactly what I want in medicine and would love to get in contact with the right school. thanks, nby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aneliz Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 I am equally unsure of what your friend saw/heard. Medical school itself is a 3-4 year process that is general. Everyone learns the same basic things and acquires the same skills. You must spend time in each of the major areas of medicine during medical school regardless of what you interests ultimately are. Every school has a slightly different approach to education and the information is taught in a different format/style...so you will need to investigate which school would best suit your learning style...but you can't select a school based on 'content' at this stage. The northern Ontario medical school has a rural/northern 'spin' on things if you are interested in that...not sure about the satellite sites for UBC's med school.... After you have finished your MD, you will need to apply for a residency position which will offer you specific training in whatever discipline you have selected (specialty training). Most schools have a rural family medicine program, which trains physicians to be general practitioners in rural settings. Thunder bay, On also has 'rural specialist' residency programs in internal medicine, surgery or psychiatry... these programs are specialised but have a 'rural focus'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avisee Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 Unless your friend was talking about NOMS, the new Northern Ontario medical school which does have a curriculum specifically designed to prepare physicians for uniquely northern medical problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest not another premed Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 Wow, I'm shocked that I *might* actually know what you're talking about, and in doing so, be able to contribute positively to the forums for once. UNBC (notice the N, standing for Northern) in Prince George, BC is one of the satellite schools of UBC. While I'm not sure of the specifics (how many years you can do at UNBC before having to go to UBC to finish the degree etc.), I do know that UNBC recently opened up a new department to train doctors for rural areas. Their first class (class of 2009?) starts this September. It would make reasonable sense that this is the program your friend mentioned, since the UBC satellite schools are receiving a lot of press recently as they are being scrutinized to see whether the system could be applied to other universities. Lots of good information at www.unbc.ca Good luck... James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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