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PGME NEWSLETTER WINTER 2015 umanitoba.ca/medicine COLLEGE OF MEDICINE e Postgraduate Medical Education Program at the University of Manitoba continues to be immersed in a number of interesting and important activities in our quest to provide excellence in our support of the residency, fellowship and postdoctoral programs. PGME continues to supervise the Residency Program accreditation process in the wake of the February 2014 Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)/College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) Accreditation Survey visit. ere are a number of Residency Programs requiring Internal Reviews and several newly established Residency Programs requiring External Reviews by the RCPSC/CFPC. is is part of the accreditation cycle that ensures excellence in our Residency Programs. I want to express my sincere appreciation to our Program Directors, faculty, residents and PARIM executives who have been instrumental in assisting in this important endeavor. e Clinical Psychology Program at the University of Manitoba has received solid reaffirmation of its full accreditation status from the Canadian Psychological Association and the Accreditation Panel for Doctoral Programmes and Internships in Professional Psychology. Congratulations to Dr. Mike Teschuk, Program Director, for his excellent work in continuing to steer the Clinical Psychology Training Program to success. Competency-based Medical Education continues to be a major focus of attention for PGME. To this end, the PGME Town Hall, workshops and other sessions, including a visit from Dr. Kenneth Harris, will help stakeholders grasp the importance of this new educational model for PGME. Family Medicine has already introduced the competency-based model as part of the “Triple C” initiative. e first two RCPSC Residency Programs to utilize this model will be Otolaryngology – Head and Neck and Medical Oncology beginning July 2016. Other Residency Programs will follow in suit. ere has been a “National Buzz” of cautious anticipation around competency-based education. PGME is preparing the VENTIS Curriculum Management System for the arrival of the competency-based model and the need for robust formative resident and faculty assessments and the likelihood of an e-portfolio for learners. Learner and faculty assessments will be added to VENTIS by spring, 2015. PGME will continue to enhance our role in developing a set of overarching guidelines for the many fellowships that have been created by the Clinical Departments. It is anticipated that the fellowships will increase in number. e document, Management of Fellowships, a compilation of policies and guidelines for Fellowship Directors, has been developed in draſt form. It is being reviewed by the Fellowship Advisory Committee, the fellowship subcommittee of the PGME Executive.
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Page 1: PGME NEWSLETTER - University of Manitoba...PGME NEWSLETTER WINTER 2015 umanitoba.ca/medicine COLLEGE OF MEDICINE The Postgraduate Medical Education Program at the University of Manitoba

PGME NEWSLETTERWINTER 2015

umanitoba.ca/medicine

COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

The Postgraduate Medical Education Program at the University of Manitoba continues to be immersed in a number of interesting and important activities in our quest to provide excellence in our support of the residency, fellowship and postdoctoral programs.

PGME continues to supervise the Residency Program accreditation process in the wake of the February 2014 Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)/College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) Accreditation Survey visit. There are a number of Residency Programs requiring Internal Reviews and several newly established Residency Programs requiring External Reviews by the RCPSC/CFPC. This is part of the accreditation cycle that ensures excellence in our Residency Programs. I want to express my sincere appreciation to our Program Directors, faculty, residents and PARIM executives who have been instrumental in assisting in this important endeavor.

The Clinical Psychology Program at the University of Manitoba has received solid reaffirmation of its full accreditation status from the Canadian Psychological Association and the Accreditation Panel for Doctoral Programmes and Internships in Professional Psychology. Congratulations to Dr. Mike Teschuk, Program Director, for his excellent work in continuing to steer the Clinical Psychology Training Program to success.

Competency-based Medical Education continues to be a major focus of attention for PGME. To this end, the PGME Town Hall, workshops and other sessions, including a visit from Dr. Kenneth Harris, will help stakeholders grasp the importance of this new educational model for PGME. Family Medicine has already introduced the competency-based model as part of the “Triple C” initiative. The first two RCPSC Residency Programs to utilize this model will be Otolaryngology – Head and Neck and Medical Oncology beginning July 2016. Other Residency Programs will follow in suit. There has been a “National Buzz” of cautious anticipation around competency-based education.

PGME is preparing the VENTIS Curriculum Management System for the arrival of the competency-based model and the need for robust formative resident and faculty assessments and the likelihood of an e-portfolio for learners. Learner and faculty assessments will be added to VENTIS by spring, 2015.

PGME will continue to enhance our role in developing a set of overarching guidelines for the many fellowships that have been created by the Clinical Departments. It is anticipated that the fellowships will increase in number. The document, Management of Fellowships, a compilation of policies and guidelines for Fellowship Directors, has been developed in draft form. It is being reviewed by the Fellowship Advisory Committee, the fellowship subcommittee of the PGME Executive.

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PGME would like to extend a warm welcome to Kristin Benoit, newly-appointed Business Manager overseeing PGME, Firts Nations and Inuit Affairs, Professionalism and Undergraduate Admissions.

We would like also to extend our appreciation to Karen Howell for all of her hard work over the years in support of PGME Accreditation, policy development and our team. Karen has retired from her position of Project Manager, Accreditation for the College of Medicine at the University of Manitoba. We wish Karen all the best in her retirement and future endeavors.

In Karen’s place, PGME welcomes Ricardo Soriano as the new Project Manager for Accreditation.

PGME also welcomes Dr. Michael West, the newly-appointed Associate Dean of Student Affairs for PGME. We look forward to working closely with Dr. West in support of our postgraduate learners with respect to issues such as academic concerns, wellness and career counseling.

WELCOME

We would like to issue a fond farewell to Karen Howell, Project Manager, Accreditation, who retired on January 5, 2015. Karen joined the Faculty of Medicine in 2006 as the Confidential Secretary to Dean Sandham and became the Project Manager for Accreditation in 2009. She participated in the surveys for UGME and CPD in 2011 and PGME in 2014.

We welcome Riacrdo Soriano as the new Project Manager for Accreditation, who was previously the University of Manitoba’s Research Quality Coordinator. He has been directly involved in providing evidenced-based decision making tools to support the Research Community, Research Ethics Boards, and Human Ethics Resource Committee, in alignment with the University of Manitoba’s Strategic Planning Framework and the VP Research Strategic Research Plan. He holds a Master’s degree in Education with an emphasis on Instructional Technology and will be a valuable addition to the College of Medicine.

We continue to move forward to implement the recommendations from the Royal College and College of Family Physicians of Canada. Mandated internal reviews for Programs not reviewed in February 2014 are in progress and we very much appreciate the time and support provided by the Residency Program Directors and Residents participating as reviewers.

ACCREDITATION

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Competency Based Medical Education Visiting Professor: Dr. Kenneth Harris

“Building Towards Competency Based Education Workshop Series”

Together with Med Ed, PGME is preparing to take the next step in implementing a Competency Based model in all our programs and assessment tools. An important component of this process will involve a series of workshops throughout the year which will inform Program Directors, Assistants and Department Heads about the incoming challenges, hurdles and benefits of CBME in advance of CanMEDS 2015.

On March 3, 2015, PGME welcomed surgeon and Professor Emeritus Dr. Kenneth Harris of the Royal College to the University of Manitoba’s College of Medicine to speak on Competency Based Education. He has authored numerous articles on the subject and we look forward to hearing his progressive approach to medical education in the twenty-first century.

Coming Soon this Spring

Med Ed Workshop CBME - Think Tank

Round table discussions to discuss challenges/hurdles

CanMEDS 2015 - What's Next

A Practical Approach to Competency Based

Education Interactive small groups led by expert

faculty implementing CBME.

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VENTIS PGME Implementation UpdateThe VENTIS Team had met with the WRHA Administrative Directors and UofM Business Managers on Jan 13, 2015 to provide status update and to discuss the roles within VENTIS and the cross-over between the Academic and Clinical responsibilities as we prepare to launch the VENTIS Daily, Call and Educational Events module.

Check out the VENTIS website for:

• Weekly VENTIS Tips

• VENTIS Manuals

DAILY, CALL SCHEDULES & EDUCATIONAL/CME EVENTS:

• We are very excited to announce that thedevelopment of the Daily Assignments, CallSchedules and Educational Events/CMEEvents is complete;

• this is a large module, for training purposes;it will be divided into 4 parts of training.User will only require to attend thetraining sessions that are relevant to theiradministrative responsibilities;

• Part I – Setup of Daily, Call and EducationalEvents Training Session were delivered to theProgram Administrators & EducationalAssistants on Feb 25 & 26, 2015. ProgramDirectors were welcome to join this trainingsession as well.

Part II – How to Schedule Daily and Call Schedules Training Session is offered in separate sessions for:

• Program Administrators, Educational Assistants & Program Directors on March 11, 17 & 24, 2015.

• Chief & Senior Residents on March 17, 18 & 25, 2015.

Questions or Comments?

VENTIS Helpdesk: [email protected] or 204-272-3089

ASSESSMENT:

• The VENTIS Assessment module will be fullyimplemented for the 2015-2016 academic year.

• It is very excited that the coding of theAssessment Templates is almost complete and willbe released to Programs shortly.

• We are now working diligently with coding thefunctionality of the Assessment. AssessmentModule will help to assess and evaluateproactively both learners and faculty.

• Dr. Rob Brown (VENTIS Academic Lead) presented“Building an Assessment in VENTIS” together withDr. Andrew MacDiarmid at the PGME AssessmentWorkshop for Program Directors on March 4, 2015.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:

“It will be good to have my evaluation done and see where the trainees are located from a hand-held device.”

– PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR

We would like to extend our warmest thanks to all Program Directors and Administrators and Administrative Staff for their invaluable and steadfast assistance its development, implementation and teaching along the way.

Clinical Administrative & Support Staff - in Spring 2015.

More trainingsessions will be communicated to Programs. Please stay tuned.

• Log-in into VENTIS

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AWARDSDr. A. A. Earn Memorial Award – presented to Dr. Joann James - $500.00

David Swartz MD memorial award presented to:

Dr. Tadeusz Kroczak - $2500.00

Dr. Deepak Pruthi - $1500.00

Dr. Premal Patel - $1500.00

Dr. Jennifer Bjazevic - $1500.00

Dr. Kamaljot Kaler - $1325.00

Dr. and Mrs. Victor Rosenfield prize – presented to Dr. Robert Longstaffe - $600.00

Dr. H.P.H. Galloway Memorial scholarship – presented to:

Dr. David Perrin - $1000.00 Dr. Chris Kim - $800.00

Dr. Marvin Raynes memorial prize – presented to Dr. Stephanie Appleby - $200.00

Dr. Michael Bruser memorial award – presented to Dr. Katie Pernarowski - $1050.00

Doctor Elmer S. James Memorial fund presented to:

Dr. Robert Longstaff - $2750.00 Dr. Meaghan Rollins - $2750.00

Dr. I.C. and Mrs. M. Peever Memorial award presented to Dr. Laura Power - $225.00

Dr. George W. Leroux memorial award presented to:

Dr. Jennifer Metcalfe - $1000.00 Dr. Markus Ziesmann - $600.00 Dr. Robin Visser - $200.00 Dr. David Horne - $1000.00 Dr. Fred Zeiler - $800.00 Dr. Mark Bigder - $800.00 Dr. Meaghan Rollins - $3000.00 Dr. Michael Brichacek - $3000.00 Dr. James Masters - $1000.00 Dr. Tad Kroczak - $1525.00 Dr. Clare Gardiner - $1000.00 Dr. Sebastian Launcelott - $1000.00

Dr. Max Rudy memorial prize – presented to Dr. Melike Leylek - $600.00

MMCF – Carl Duerksen memorial scholarship – presented to Dr. Raegan Cleven - $1800.00

Prowse Prize for Clinical Research – presented to Dr. Patrick Frosk - $3025.00

Susan Wright Bell award – presented to Dr. Michelle Wright - $6250.00

Dr. S. Kay Travel award – presented to Dr. Deepak Pruthi - $700.00

Diane Biehl award applicant submission deadline to PGME was January 2015; T. J. Lamont award applicant submission deadline to PGME was January 2015. Recipients have not been selected as of yet.

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CORE CURRICULUM Prescription Writing Course (Optional):

Do you qualify to write Prescriptions? Check your eligibility here. If you are eligible, register for a session below!

Upcoming Dates:

Wednesday June 17, 2015 – REGISTER

Instructor(s): Dr. Anna Ziomek & Mr. Ron Guse

2 Hour Session

Time: 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.

Location: Frederic Gaspard Theatre, Basic Medical Sciences Building

Upcoming Core Curriculum Sessions 2015-2016 (by Date):

Please refer to the ‘Upcoming Events’ tab for the latest Core Curriculum sessions.

ARETS CommitteeThe purpose of the ARETS Committee is to serve as an advisory body on matters relating to the alternate routes of entry to Residency Programs outside of the CaRMS process and to facilitate resident transfer between Residency Programs when necessary.

Membership 2014/2015:

Dr. Dana Moffatt (Chair, ARETS)

Dr. Cliff Yaffe (Associate Dean, PGME)

Dr. Ken Kasper

Dr. Tamara Buchel

Dr. Wil Fleisher

Dr. Andrew Weiss (PARIM)

Dr. Anne Ducas (PARIM)

Ms. Wendi Charette (PGME, Team Lead)

Ms. Jenn Doroniuk (ARETS Committee Assistant)

Clarification to basic rules continued on next page (right).

Arrival and DeparturesWe would like to thank the outgoing Program Directors for their dedication to their program and the College of Medicine and welcome all new staff…

Pediatrics & Child Health Program Director is Dr. Elisabete Doyle. Thanks to Dr. John Doyle.

We would like to thank the outgoing Program Assistants for their dedication to their program and the College of Medicine and welcome all new staff…

Emergency Medicine (Adult) Program Assistant is Julianna van den Beuken. Thanks to Trisha Bedard.

Developmental Pediatrics Program Assistant is Shirley Dion. Thanks to Jenna Sofronio.

Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Program Assistant is Shelly Labossiere. Thanks to Jennifer Iskiersi.

Public Health & Preventive Medicine Assistant is Pamela Gordon. Thanks to Iryna Tsybukh.

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CLARIFICATION TO BASIC RULESSPONSORED POSITION (Non CaRMS) APPLICATIONS

1. Transfer

• No transfer applications will be formally considered until six (6) months after the commencement of the ResidencyProgram (in general, the January following the start of the academic year).

• Transfers within the last six (6) months of a Residency Program will not normally be accepted, except in cases wherethe Residency Programs significantly overlap (e.g. Family Medicine and Community Medicine).

• Residents who match through the second iteration of the CaRMS Match are not eligible for transfer in the PGY 1 year.• Funding follows the resident for transfers within Manitoba.• Probation, academic issues or unresolved remediation are absolute contraindications to transfer.

2. Re-Entry

• Applicants must be fully licensed to practice in the province of Manitoba.• Must have practiced medicine in Manitoba for a minimum of 12 consecutive months.

3. Alternate Routes where ARETS is involved

• Visa Sponsored Trainees.• Family Medicine Enhanced Skills (Anesthesia, Palliative Medicine, Oncology, Care of the Elderly, Sports Medicine• Other Specially Funded Non-CaRMS Residency Positions (Un-Matched Medical Students, Neonatal Transport Fund)

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

I’m interested in applying for a Transfer or Re-Entry Position – what do I need to do?

1. Check out the Alternate Routes of Entry Policy and determine if you qualify.2. Get in contact with Dr. Dana Moffatt (Chair) to arrange a meeting regarding your Transfer or Re-Entry.3. Submit the required documents to Ms. Jenn Doroniuk (Assistant) for processing.

What documents are required to apply for a Transfer or Re-Entry?

1. Curriculum Vitae.2. Letter of Intent indicating reasons for Transfer or Re-Entry.3. 3 (Three) Letters of Reference (addressed to Dr. Dana Moffatt, Chair, ARETS Committee).

What documents are required to apply for a Transfer or Re-Entry?

Please check out the Resident Transfer page for more information.

VISA SPONSORED TRAINEE APPLICATIONS

Visa Sponsored Trainee Applications are screened (by the Program, ARETS Committee & PGME Office) for the following requirements:

• MCCEE• Language Proficiency

1. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL):

TOEFL iBT ®, with a total score of 100 and a score of 25 on each of the speaking and listening components. TOEFL iBT ® score will be considered valid for 2 years from the date taken; or

2. Academic Version of International English Language Testing System (IELTS): an overall score of 7 with no individualscore less than 7. IELTS score will be considered valid for 2 years from the date taken. More information regarding the Application Process for Visa Sponsored Trainees can be found here.

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RESEARCH

Resident Research Coordinator Council (RRCC)

Dr. Shayne Taback, Chair of the Resident Research Coordinator Council, is pleased to announce that the 2015 Resident Research Coordinator Council Meetings have been scheduled for:

Wednesday, March 18, 2015 4:00 – 5:00 P.M. Theatre B, Basic Medical Sciences Building

Thursday, November 12, 2015 4:00 – 5:00 P.M. Theatre B, Basic Medical Sciences Building

The Resident Research Coordinator Council is a dedicated community of individuals who support Resident Research Initiatives at the University of Manitoba. This group is joined by our research supporters across the College of Medicine, including representation from PARIM, the Biostatistical Consulting Unit, the BSc/MED Program, and the MD/PHD program.

All Resident Research Coordinators from RCPSC and CFPC programs are asked to participate. If you have not already been contacted, but wish to participate in this council, feel free to contact Laurie Anne Vermette, PGME Research Administrator at [email protected] or 204- 789-3498.

Resident Research Working Group (RRWG)

From the larger Resident Research Coordinator Council, a smaller working group has emerged to discuss and establish resident research initiatives within the College of Medicine. The Resident Research Working Group will report to the larger group. The RRWG will be meeting at the following times:

Monday, February 2, 2015 12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M., 403 Brodie Centre

Thursday, May 14, 2015 12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M., 403 Brodie Centre

Thursday, September 24, 2015 12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M., 403 Brodie Centre

Clinician Investigator Program (CIP)

The November 1, 2014 round of new applications for the Clinician Investigator Program has resulted in the provisional acceptance of four new CIP residents who will be entering our group beginning in 2015 and 2016. We are excited to see our CIP program growing to recognize the valuable and unique contributions of resident research at the University of Manitoba.

Are you a resident who has considered a career that takes research from bench to bedside? If you have always loved research, or are new to the research process and wish to learn how to increase your research knowledge and skills at the University of Manitoba, please contact the CIP office at [email protected] for information about our program and application procedures.


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