thehumanmacbook Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Was reading the newspaper today (Globe and Mail) and there was an article about implementing mandatory ROS for PEI medical students @ MUN: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2012/01/23/pei-medical-students-memorial-584.html and the CFMS response: http://www.cfms.org/attachments/article/113/PressRelease-PEIROS.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking1 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 PEI is a smaller, relatively poorer province. The fact that they did this/plan to do this isn't that big a surprise. Until PEI starts getting more money for medicine development, none of the things outlined in CFMS's letter will happen. Heck, they don't even have their own medical school or faculty of medicine! Its 2012! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Well, MUN should be the last resort med school for PEI residents and if they get in anywhere else, no MUN. If all PEI applicants were able to do that, the government would back down in a flash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 What if the medical student graduates to be an ophthalmologist or a neurosurgeon? How is he or she supposed to practice in PEI for 3 years? Run a walk-in clinic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 What if the medical student graduates to be an ophthalmologist or a neurosurgeon? How is he or she supposed to practice in PEI for 3 years? Run a walk-in clinic? I guess the simple answer is yes or they do not want specialists. Had they thought it out properly, they would insist, like MOTP, that they go into Family Medicine. But then again, these are politicians who don't think beyond the next election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLengr Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 I believe there was a previous thread about this when the story broke. I believe MUN also has to agree to it, which to my knowledge it has not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Stark Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 PEI is a smaller, relatively poorer province. The fact that they did this/plan to do this isn't that big a surprise. Until PEI starts getting more money for medicine development, none of the things outlined in CFMS's letter will happen. Heck, they don't even have their own medical school or faculty of medicine! Its 2012! There is zero prospect of PEI establishing its own medical school. Dal is responsible for all English-language medical education in the Maritimes (Sherbrooke has a satellite campus in Moncton), and otherwise Saint John is about as small as it gets for supporting a satellite campus. The CFMS response is not entirely accurate - clerkship rotations in PEI are available not only in family, but in psych and peds. I cannot imagine how any residency programs aside from family med could be based there, though it's a good spot to do community rotations. And how would this work for people who pursue residencies in specialties that are not available on PEI? Would the province ensure OR time for a urology grad as part of this ROS? It's not even workable policy, aside from the unjust ROS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 It's not even workable policy, aside from the unjust ROS. Absolutely. Am I missing something here? I do not see any requirement for residency in P.E.I. They say give us 3 years. They do not say in family medicine or any other field. And there is no offer to subsidize a doctor whatever the circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Stark Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 Piece on The Current this morning on this subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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