Postgraduate Medical Education and Professional Affairs

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Postgraduate Medical Education and Professional
Affairs

• Faculty Meeting - May 12, 2004
• Jean-Pierre Farmer, MD CM, FRCS (C)

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Postgrad TeamMrs Ginette ArsenaultMs Pam
ChaseMs Lucie Bélair Mr Robert Ste. CroixMs.
Manon LemelinMs Fatim Chaki
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Postgraduate Medical Education 1

• Oversee 64 programs
• Admission and Registration for McGill
  Postgraduate Trainees
• Ensure McGill programs exceed accreditation
  standards of RCPSC, CMQ, CFPC
• Interface with the Quebec Ministry of Health,
  Ministry of Education and Human Resources and
  Immigration Quebec and Canada
• Interface with Postgrad offices of 3 other Quebec
  medical schools, with the Crépuq and the
  Conférence des Vice-Doyens
• Obtaining extensions of training, including
  formation complémentaire
• Credentialing for McGill Postgraduate Trainees

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Postgraduate Medical Education 2

• Central Office for all inquiries and interviews
  for all Trainees besides graduating students from
  Canadian medical schools, who enter via CaRMS
• Central Office for all Visa Trainees (work
  permits and registration)
• Evaluation and Promotion of all Trainees

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Professional Affairs

• Interface with the Collège des Médecins du Québec
  (CMQ) via their Comité de ladmission à
  lexercice and Bureau
• Restrictive Permits/Professeur sélectionné
  positions
• Advice about other types of Permits
• Interface with the Quebec Government

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Accreditation

• All Programs have Full Accreditation until April
  2006 except Pediatric Radiology and Palliative
  Medicine (decisions pending May 2004 RCPSC
  Accreditation Committee)
• Internal Review Process Chief Surveyor
  Appointed
• Cycle is scheduled as follows
• Spring 2004 Surgical Disciplines
• Fall 2004 Medical and Pediatric Disciplines
• Spring 2005 Family Medicine and Other
  Specialties

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New Entries RAMQ Funded 2004-2005

• CARMS 114 (6747)
• DHCEU (included in Carms above) 10 3 in
  Specialties and 7 in Family Medicine
• Contingent particulier breakdown
• American/Intl Quota 3
• Canadian Transfer Specialty 8 Family
  Medicine Palliative Medicine 4
• Cheminement particulier 4
• Retour de pratique 1
• Sub-Total 134

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Out-Funded Trainees 2004-2005

• Aramco 9
• Bahrain 5
• Kuwait 43
• Oman 50
• Qatar 3
• Saudi Arabia 90
• United Arab Emirates 29
• Other Fellows 45
• Sub-total 274
• Negotiate contract with Governments and Agencies
• Projections only all levels

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Resident Numbers 2004-2005

• Regular Positions 444
• Decree imposed by Table de Concertation based on
  Effectifs médicaux
• Special Quotas in Decree 20
• Total RAMQ Remunerated Trainees 464
• Out-Funded Trainees 274
• Total of Trainees 738
• Projections only as hiring continues excludes
  incoming electives

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McGill Regular Entry Positions

• 10 year history specialty family medicine

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McGill - ProjectionsRegular Entry Positions

• Medical Student Admissions Class of
• Graduating students minus Visa students of
  Entry Positions. Since 2003, additional
  positions have been given for the Quebec DHCEUs.

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Orientations 2004

• Equilibrate increasing resident pool with static
  professional poor and PREM.
• More focus on Stages en région (10/30)
• Implementation of Electronic Rotation In-Training
  Assessment (e-Rita) Across all Disciplines
• Decrease scut and improve overall living
  conditions in McGill hospital network
• Internal Reviews of all Programs
• Further implementation of CanMeds concepts into
  training environment via Faculty Development

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Objectives

• Training Environment that is Both Pleasant and
  Equitable
• Environment Free of Harrassment and Intimidation
• Quality Control
• Maintain Excellence

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Thank You!