CLINICAL TRAINEESHIP PROGRAMME

A clinical traineeship is an individual learning experience developed to meet personal learning objectives. With the help of faculty and other tutors, and utilizing self directed learning techniques, the trainee acquires new skills and competencies through:

• Observation and practice of clinical skills
• Self-directed learning
• Ward rounds, grand rounds
• Outpatient clinics
• Discussion with faculty advisor

DISCIPLINES
Faculty resources in the chosen discipline will determine the availability of traineeships at the time of application. Opportunities may include, but not be limited to following:

• Allergy Testing
• Anesthesia
  • (Pain Management Unit - Community Management of Chronic Pain)
• Medicine
  Cardiology, General Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Nephrology, Palliative Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Rheumatology
• Paediatrics
• Radiology
• Radiation Oncology
• Surgery
  General Surgery
• Urology

Continuing Medical Education aids the applicant in developing learning objectives and the details of the learning experience required to meet these objectives. After the traineeship, the extent to which the trainee's needs have been met is evaluated, and further study directions may be agreed on.

The duration of the traineeship is determined in consultation with the supervising department. Most are 1-2 weeks in length. While specific teachers may be requested, the final decision rests with the head of the department concerned and will depend on commitments of departmental members. Because of these limitations, applicants must be prepared to be flexible with respect to starting dates.

APPLICATION
Application should be made as early as possible, and not less than two months ahead of the proposed starting date. Thus an individual programme can be planned and reconciled with departmental commitments, while allowing time for all administrative requirements, including arrangement of hospital privileges.

LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
Depending on faculty availability and candidates’ interests, traineeships may be arranged in Nova Scotia or in New Brunswick. In either case, the applicant must hold a valid license in that province, or be eligible to obtain a temporary educational license for the duration of the traineeship from the appropriate College of Physicians and Surgeons. Questions concerning license eligibility should be addressed directly to the College concerned:

Registration Department
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia
Sentry Place, Suite 300
1559 Brunswick St .
Halifax , NS B3J 2G1
902.421.2213
www.cpsns.ns.ca/Registration/edu_lic_packages.htm

College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick
One Hampton Road, Suite 300
Rothesay, NB    E2E 5K8
506.849.5050
e-mail: info@cpsnb.org
www.cpsnb.org

STUDY CREDITS
The learner may report the Clinical Traineeship to the College of Family Physicians of Canada for MAINPRO-M1 or MAINPRO-C credit. For MAINPRO-C, the physician must submit a brief report to the College describing the traineeship according to the essential features, after a final self-evaluation done at least two months after the traineeship. Click here for more information.

Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada may earn credits under section 6 of the Maintenance of Certification program for time spent completing a traineeship.

For more information and an application form contact:
Mary Ann Robinson
Continuing Medical Education
Rm. C-106, CRC Building
Dalhousie University
5849, University Ave, Halifax, N.S. B3H-4H7

Phone: (902)494-1459, Fax: (902)494-1479
E-mail: mary.ann.robinson@dal.ca