Rural Northwest – Terrace
Site Information
Number of Residents: 2 CMG
Community: 15,500
Hospital: Mills Memorial
Distance from Vancouver: 1,351 km
Curriculum Type: Integrated
R2 Elective Time: 16 Weeks
Co-Site Directors Message
Becoming a rural, family practice physician at our Terrace site includes the opportunity for optimum learning experiences in a community-based, longitudinal, and integrated program. At our regional hospital, you will also have wide-spread access to clinical encounters across most specialty disciplines. Our residents enjoy individualized learning experiences from outstanding faculty to ensure their growth as confident and competent physicians. A high percentage of our graduates love the community so much that they stay in Terrace to practice long term.
Program Structure
The northwest site of Terrace consists of a diverse population, including a large Indigenous population. We skillfully serve a core population of greater than twenty thousand people, which expands to nearly eighty thousand people, regionally.
We have built a program that emphasizes continuity and stability for our learners. Most of your time is spent in our community, however, 16-weeks will take you to other parts of the province for your elective and selective rotations. Correspondingly, our enhanced curriculum includes the following courses: ACLS, ATLS, ALARM, NRP, POCUS, and an Enhanced Surgical Skills course. These curriculum components are designed to help you build your foundational skills in rural medicine.
In 2024, we will be entreated to a brand new, state-of-the-art hospital at the center of our teaching and learning program.
Lifestyle
Terrace best serves outdoor enthusiasts and adventurers. We encourage you to breathe the fresh air and enjoy our breathtaking mountain views. The doctors who do best in our setting are adaptable, independent, and reliable. If you are genuinely considering us, please contact us as it is required for your CaRMS application to be seriously considered at this site. Contact us by email with any questions you may have, or feel free to reach out to our residents so that you may gain from their perspective
Wishing you continued success,
Dr. Sasha Langille-Rowe and Dr. Ariane Mundhenk
About
Contact: sasha.langille-rowe@medportal.ca
CaRMS Description
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Learn more about the City of Terrace here. Further details on activities are here.
Lead Resident Message
Thank you for your interest in Terrace! Terrace is a rural community in the heart of BC’s northwest coastal mountains. The population of Terrace is approximately 12000, and our hospital serves as a regional referral centre for approximately 80000 people. Our program is situated on Tsimshian territory, and we serve a large Indigenous population that also includes neighbouring Gitxsan, Haisla, Nisga’a, and other communities.
A typical week consists of 1-2 days in Family Practice with the rest of the time filled with specialist and interdisciplinary care that are integrated throughout the program. Each resident is assigned to one FP preceptor per year. In-patient round responsibilities are typically shared between preceptors in one-week rotations. There is ample opportunity for continuity of care as you may see your in-patients during clinic follow-ups. Call requirements are currently one weekend per month and one day per week. If you have any further questions about scheduling and call requirements, I invite you to attend our open house in early 2025.
We are a small site with two FP residents per year and are joined by two to four third-year medical students. With such a small contingent of learners, this allows for direct access to many interesting cases. Also, this allows our preceptors to get to know their learners well, allowing us to gain independence and responsibility to match our level of training.
Our area is an outdoor enthusiast’s dream where you can enjoy world class fishing, mountain biking, skiing, kayaking, hiking, and other activities either in town or just a short drive away.
As residents, we believe that the program in Terrace provides us with the training necessary to succeed in a full-service family practice in any environment in British Columbia or Canada. If you have any questions or require more information, please contact us.
Connor Arduini Lead Resident
