Family Medicine-Enhanced Skills: Emergency Medicine
The Toronto Metropolitan University School of Medicine's Family Medicine-Enhanced Skills: Emergency Medicine Residency Program received accreditation from the College of Family Physicians of Canada in October of 2024.
TMU’s one-year Family Medicine-Enhanced Skills (FM-ES): Emergency Medicine residency enables both new and experienced family physicians to work as clinicians, scholars and community leaders in any emergency department in Canada. Caring for diverse populations at high-volume sites, trainees will gain the knowledge and skills they need to confidently manage high-acuity presentations and a broad range of pathologies with cultural competency and empathy.
This program is accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
Program Info:
Faculty:
School of Medicine
Program Format:
Full Time: 1 year
Program Director:
Dr. Rebecca Brown
Board Eligibility:
Examination of Added Competence in Emergency Medicine
Accreditation:
CFPC (October 2024)
Application Deadline:
September 10, 2024 at 12 p.m. ET
- High-volume, high-acuity training sites with ample exposure to both common and rare presentations and procedures
- Focus on pediatrics, with longitudinal curriculum throughout core rotations
- Robust simulation, ultrasound and hands-on training; innovative High Acuity Low Occurrence (HALO) curriculum prepares trainees for rare but critical situations
- Unique Leadership, Education, Advocacy, Research, and Non-Clinical (LEARN) Time program enables residents to tailor their learning experiences and launch their careers
Sample Rotation Schedule
- Emergency Medicine - 5 blocks
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Longitudinal 4 shifts/core EM blocks
- Community/Rural Emergency Medicine - 1 block
- ICU - 2 blocks
- CCU - 1 block
- Ultrasound/Urgent Care - 1 block
- Anesthesia - 1 block
- Plastics/Orthopedics - 1 block
- Elective - 1 block
Academic Curriculum
- Academic Days
- Simulation Program
- Ultrasound Curriculum
- Procedural Workshops
- High Acuity Low Occurrence (HALO) Program
- Wellness Curriculum
- Practice Written and Oral exams
Foundational Curriculum
Our comprehensive, competency-based Foundational Curriculum covers diverse areas including equity, diversity and inclusion in medical care, research strategies, communication skills and patient safety. Our unique LEARN Time program also offers individualized time, space and resources for residents to focus on areas of specialized interest.
Candidates must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada and meet both the basic criteria (external link) and the Ontario-specific criteria (external link) in order to apply to the FM-ES: Emergency Medicine program.
Residents who complete TMU’s FM-ES: Emergency Medicine program will be eligible to complete the Examination of Added Competence in Emergency Medicine. All candidates who successfully complete this examination will receive a Certificate of Added Competence in Emergency Medicine.
Residents will train at four sites with whom TMU has clinical affiliations. These sites operate high-volume, high-acuity emergency departments serving diverse communities. Learn more about these affiliates on the map below.
- William Osler Health System (external link) includes Brampton Civic Hospital, Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health & Wellness and Etobicoke General Hospital. Brampton Civic operates a cardiac catheterization lab and has some of the largest pediatric emergency department volumes in Canada, while Peel Memorial maximizes opportunities for minor procedures, casting and orthopedics.
- Trillium Health Partners (external link) includes Mississauga Hospital, Credit Valley Hospital and Queensway Health Centre. Trillium is a dedicated neurosurgery centre.
- Headwaters Health Care Centre (external link) operates an acute and complex care facility. Headwaters offers opportunities for residents to gain experience working in a more rural setting.
- Halton Healthcare (external link) includes Georgetown Hospital, Milton District Hospital and Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. All three hospitals operate 24/7 emergency departments.
Additional major training sites may be added for core program rotations.
How to Apply
Applications to the FM-ES: Emergency Medicine program at TMU are only accepted through CaRMS. Visit our program description page (external link) for detailed application requirements and to apply All applicants will be notified through CaRMS Online and will send email invitations directly to applicants selected for an interview.
A total of 3 reference documents are required from referees who have observed the applicant in a clinical setting during their postgraduate education:
- One from your current Family Medicine Program Director or Site Director
- Two from physicians/preceptors; at least one should be from an Emergency Physician, CCFP, CCFP (EM) or FRCP