Family Medicine-Enhanced Skills: Sport and Exercise Medicine
The Toronto Metropolitan University School of Medicine's Family Medicine-Enhanced Skills: Sport and Exercise Medicine Residency Program received accreditation from the College of Family Physicians of Canada in October of 2024.
The TMU School of Medicine Family Medicine-Enhanced Skills (FM-ES): Sport and Exercise Medicine program equips residents with the knowledge and skills to treat patients of all ages who need help with all types of movement and exercise. Through a comprehensive training approach encompassing the full scope of care, residents will learn to manage common acute and chronic conditions with expertise, 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. John Presvelos
Board Eligibility:
Certificate of Added Competence in Sport and Exercise Medicine
Accreditation:
CFPC (October 2024)
Application Deadline:
September 10, 2024 at 12 p.m. ET
- Holistic and innovative approach including interdisciplinary professions and emphasizing whole-body movement, connectivity and health
- Focus on biomechanics surrounding both acute and insidious onset injuries, which can result in symptomatic pain in another area
- Opportunities to provide on-ice/on-field care in multiple venues
- 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
Transition to Sport and Exercise Medicine
- 2 Blocks: Sports Medicine Clinic
- 1 Block: Mix of Physiatry Clinics & Family Medicine Clinics
- 1 Block: Mix of Rheumatology Clinics & Family Medicine Clinics
Core Sport and Exercise Medicine
- 1 Block: Chronic Pain Clinic
- 1 Block: Radiology/Interventional Radiology/Plastics
- 1 Block: Elective
- 1 Block: Urgent Care Centre/Urgent FM Clinic
- 1 Block: Fracture Clinic/Rapid Access Clinics (Central Low Back and Rapid Hip and Knee Clinics)
Transition to Practice
- 1 Block: Integrated Health Centre (as preceptor)
- 1 Block: Sports Medicine Clinic
- 1 Block: Rural Community
- 1 Block: Elective
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: Sport and Exercise Medicine program.
Residents who complete TMU’s FM-ES: Sport and Exercise Medicine residency program will be eligible to receive a Certificate of Added Competence in Sport and Exercise Medicine.
Residents will train at four sites in the western GTA with whom TMU has clinical affiliations. Learn more about these affiliates on the map below.
- William Osler Health System (external link) includes Brampton Civic Hospital, Etobicoke General Hospital and Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health & Wellness.
- Trillium Health Partners (external link) includes Mississauga Hospital, Credit Valley Hospital in Mississauga and Queensway Health Centre.
- Headwaters Health Care Centre (external link) operates an acute and complex care facility.
- Halton Healthcare (external link) includes Georgetown Hospital, Milton District Hospital and Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital.
Additional major training sites may be added for core program rotations.
How to Apply
Applications to the FM-ES: Sport and Exercise 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.
Note that three reference letters are required with your application. Letters from your current family medicine program director, one physician/preceptor and a non-physician clinical referee are mandatory.