Over the last decade, the trend in medical education has been towards decentralized and more generalized teaching. The vision of the Rural Fort St. John Site is to offer high quality medical education in rural communities providing a broad spectrum of general and specialist medical care. The majority of this care is provided by family practitioners; thus, the Rural Fort St. John Site provides the opportunity to learn “cradle to grave” care in a truly full service general practice environment. 

The North East region provides health care to a population of approximately 70,000, with the largest community being Fort St. John. The region provides 91,000 ER visits, 900 deliveries, 35,000 inpatient days, and 5000 surgeries annually. There are over 60 physicians working in the North East providing these services. The residency program is based in the community of Fort St. John for the majority of the time. The large catchment area makes our site very busy with a large exposure to a variety of cases and demographics. 

Residents coming to the Rural Fort St. John Site will have unique access to clinical experiences and teaching. The site is best suited to the highly self-motivated resident who is self-directed in their learning. 

The region offers a range of activities including hiking, cross-country and downhill skiing, sledding, horseback riding, hunting, boating (lake and river) and fishing. Many indoor sports are available: swimming, soccer, archery, ice hockey, speed skating, curling, and martial arts. There are a number of arts groups in each community including: choirs, bands, theatre companies, a potter’s guild, as well as visiting performing artists. 

A vehicle is required as public transit does not accommodate after hours. You can also take advantage of student loan forgiveness programs available for health care professionals — more information is listed in the

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Dr. Courtney Boyer, Co-Site Director
Dr. Hannah Galeazzi, Co-Site Director

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