University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine

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University of OttawaFaculty of Medicine

• Innovative Curriculum,
• Faculty and Student Body

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Outline

• Strengths of MD Program
• Med curriculum
• The School
• The City
• Med Student Life
• Questions

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The University of Ottawa MD program

• Strengths
• The only bilingual school in North America
• Lowest tuition out of all Ontario med schools
  (about 16,000 for 2006/07)
• Numerous scholarships and bursaries available
• Laptop based e-curriculum (since 2001)

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University of Ottawamedical curriculum

• Strengths
• Student representatives on all curriculum
  committees
• Active student body contributes to program
  improvement

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University of OttawaFaculty of Medicine

• The Curriculum

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Program Overview

• 4 year program
• Pre-Clerkship (1st and 2nd year)
• Integrated Multidisciplinary Blocks
• Clerkship (3rd and 4th year)
• The Clinical Years
• Rotation through Surgery, Pediatrics, Psychiatry,
  Internal Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Family
  Medicine, Ambulatory, Emergency
  Medicine/Anaesthesiology

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What is aMultidisciplinary block?

• Subdivided by major body systems
• Integration of basic and clinical sciences
• Organized around a problem of the week
• Applied physical diagnostic skills (PSD)

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STAGE I - MULTIDISCIPLINARY BLOCKS YEAR 1
Week in the Country
5 weeks
5 weeks
6 weeks
6 weeks
YEAR 2
Clinical Elective Week
   
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Ottawa MD Program Sample Week Stage I
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Lecture
Lab
PBL 1
Workshop
PBL 2
Lecture
Lab
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
Individual Population Health IPH
Physician Skills Development PSD
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University of Ottawa MD Program Curriculum

• Balanced Learning Styles
• Lectures
• Small-group learning
• Problem Based Learning (PBL)
• PSD (Physician Skills Development)
• Cases and seminars (Professionalism, EKG, etc. )
• Labs
• Anatomy
• Histology
• Pathology
• Independent work

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Virtual Anatomy Lab
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University of OttawaFaculty of Medicine

• e-Curriculum

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The Laptop Program

• Curriculum is web based
• All lectures are posted online and some include
  relevant multimedia i.e. video of
  echocardiography!
• Tablet PCs allow you to take notes on the screen
  as if on paper!
• School makes a bulk purchase each year for the
  1st year class
• Amazing technical support

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University of OttawaFaculty of Medicine

• The School

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Fantastic Instructors!
Histology Made Fun!
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Multiple Teaching Hospitals

• The Ottawa Hospital
• 3 Campuses (General, Riverside, Civic)
• Childrens Hospital of Eastern Ontario
• Hôpital Montfort
• University of Ottawa Heart Institute
• Cancer Centre
• The Rehabilitation Centre

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• The City

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Ottawa The City

• Ethnic Diversity
• The Arts
• National Arts Centre (music, theatre )
• National Gallery
• Museums
• Night Life
• Pubs restaurants galore!
• The Great Outdoors
• Skiing, hiking, skating
• And so much more

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Longest Skating Rink In The World!!
Ottawa River
Rideau Canal
Great Paths For Biking and Rollerblading
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Beach and Hiking in the Summer !
The Best Downhill Skiing in Eastern Canada !!!
Great X-country skiing in Winter !
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Good Luck To You All !!!
Any Questions ?