Family Medicine Residency Site: Abbotsford-Mission

Team 2020 made it through Orientation Week! We’re so excited to welcome this fantastic bunch! Our new R1s experienced a packed agenda that included meeting our Mayor of Abbotsford to learning more about Abbotsford-Mission site’s unique context and landscape.

We ended the week with our reflective walk up to Mission’s Westminster Abbey. Reflective walks are an opportunity to quiet the mind and to exercise the ability to be present in one’s immediate surroundings. Following our silent hike up the mountain, each team member received a notebook and was asked to free write for 15-20 minutes. We then reconvened and headed down the mountain for lunch!

Thank you to all that gave their time and energy to greet our Residents and welcome them to our community. We also thank our Residents for selecting our site and allowing us to be a part of their learning journey over the next two years.

Warmly,

Jacqueline

Greetings!

Let me start this off by saying that I’m quite shocked at the outcome of this tournament! I thought my R2s had it in the bag and then Dr. Dan Metcalf (R1) served. Honestly, I think we’re all still recovering from his domination. As winners of the 3rd Annual R1 vs. R2 Volleyball Tourney, R1s received their Henry Weinhard Root Beer trophy!

Second place team members have to compose a limerick based on their field notes and have it submitted to me by Friday, July 6th. The limericks will be reviewed and a winner announced Monday, July 9th. The winner receives a fantastic consolation prize! 🙂

I want to thank those of you that came out to play and those that joined us for support. Hands down this is one of my favourite events that we share with our Residents and the best way to end a season.

Much love to you all this summer!

Jacqueline

A big thank you to our ARHCC Cardiologist and UBC Preceptor, Dr. Nader Elmayergi, and his contributing authors Dr. Perminder Bains (Medical Director, Heart Failure) and Dr. Osama Gusbi (Medical Director, Cardiodiagnostics) for our newly updated Cardiology Primer!

Our incoming R1 cohort will receive a hard copy of the primer during Resident Orientation. The primer is also conveniently located under Residents for those interested in downloading the guide.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,

Jacqueline

Congratulations to Dr. Chelsea Wiksyk (R2) who won the prestigious Lloyd Jones Collins Research Award and the BC College of Family Physicians Award: Favourite Presentation for her scholar project “Poems from Across the Room: Viewing the Patient and Physician Side-by-Side”. The Lloyd Jones Collins Award is funded by the Lloyd Jones Collins Foundation for an outstanding Scholarship Project as chosen by Family Practice Faculty. Our Dr. Daniel Metcalf (R1) took home the Peter Grantham Resident Teaching Award for our Abbotsford-Mission site! The Peter Grantham Teaching Award is given to a first year resident who has demonstrated interest and excellence in teaching. Congratulations to you both!

Congratulations to our 2018 UBC Family Practice Residency Program graduates! We are so honoured to have been a part of your learning journey and look forward to your continued success. Thank you to our UBC Staff, Faculty, Preceptors, and Rotation Leads for your contributions and energy invested in our team!

Hi All!

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Heads up! We have a Faculty Development Breakfast scheduled next week! Residents are invited and encouraged to attend. Please read Martin’s (2017) “Exploring the Experience of Residents During the First Six Months of Family Medicine Training.” We will be discussing this work and the methods you employ to initiate a successful learning dynamic.

Faculty Development Breakfast: Resident Orientation
Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2018 from 7:30-9:00 a.m.
Location: Baker 1 Conference Room ARHCC
Facilitator: Jacqueline P. Ashby, Ed.D.
Register here: https://doodle.com/poll/sap4m8esbi72z955
This faculty development session addresses Residents’ orientation to their primary Preceptor’s clinic, core rotations, and electives. The purpose of this session is to provide an opportunity for those responsible for orienting Residents to discuss their process, what is working, and any challenges that they are experiencing.

Sincerely,

Jacqueline

Greetings All!

Chief Resident Dr. Alicia Pawluk (PGY2 & IMG) and I co-presented at the UBC FM Faculty Development Retreat on Transition to Practice. This session was motivated by our Residents’ desire for greater exposure to Practice Management content. A series of questions were designed by our Residents to gather Preceptors’ perspectives and ideas on the topic as well as better understand their mindset. One concern raised by Residents is gaining experience, confidence, and comfort working in a variety of practice types. Our Preceptors recommended:We also asked Preceptors to share their views on how to formally and informally address the delivery of content. This sparked a dialogue regarding whose responsibility it is to teach Practice Management. Based on our conversation, several Preceptors felt that Residents are responsible for their transition to practice and satisfying its corresponding curriculum objectives. Preceptors did recommend designing and developing a standardized curriculum; specifying the curriculum objectives and core competencies; partnering with business leaders on the topic; and a transition to practice game:We completed the session eliciting Preceptors’ thoughts on teaching Practice Management. Participants expressed that modelling best practice is important and essential in educating Residents; however, they again encouraged their learners to take initiative and clarify their expectations about what they hope to achieve and experience during residency.

Transitioning to practice is a stressful and anxious period for many Residents. Medicine’s body of knowledge continues to expand and evolve in its complexity. The shift from the cottage industry to the corporate model is limiting Residents’ access to mentorship. Generational differences in work-life balance are creating a tension between emerging and established practitioners. Implementing a mentorship program for Residents and offering learners the opportunity to manage a clinic are approaches to providing Residents greater exposure to the content while reinforcing an experiential education.

Learn more about what our Preceptor participants wished they would have known in the post below!

Cheers!

Jacqueline