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Rural Medicine Week (RMW)

Are you a first or second year medical student looking for a unique hands on experience?

Are you missing rural life or do you want to experience it for the first time?

Put down the textbooks, scrub in, go on rounds, learn about a specialty, enjoy the outdoors and get to know a rural community!

  • Each student takes part in approximately nine 1/2 day rotations throughout the week.
  • Half days are always scheduled in family medicine.
  • Rotations may be scheduled in obstetrics, anaesthesia, paediatrics, emergency medicine, orthopaedics, psychiatry, general surgery, gastroenterology/endoscopy, radiology, urology, and allergy medicine
  • Outdoor activities such as boating, climbing, hiking, mountain biking
  • Visits to local industries such as a diary farm or chocolate factory
  • Dinner with community leaders

Rural Medicine Week (RMW) is offered to medical students in Years 1 and 2 (McMaster Year 1 only) from Ottawa, Toronto, Queen's and McMaster.

To apply for Rural Medicine Week, please submit an online application and submit a letter of intent to Lindsey Rideout at lrideout@romponline.com.

Applications for Rural Medicine Week 2010 will only be accepted between January 1st, 2010 and February 28th, 2010.

Click here for information on past Rural Medicine Weeks

 

Rural Medicine Week Dates and Communities for 2010

RMW - Queen's: May 17 - 21, 2010

  • Alliston
  • Cobourg
  • Campbellford

RMW - Ottawa: May 25 - 28, 2010

  • Port Colborne

RMW - Toronto: May 31 - June 4, 2010

  • Cambridge
  • Cobourg
  • Georgina
  • Lindsay
  • Midland/Penetanguishene
  • Niagara Falls
  • Orangeville
  • Orillia
  • Peterborough
  • Port Perry

RMW - McMaster: June 28 - July 2, 2010

  • Palmerston

 

Rural Medicine Week is organized by ROMP in conjunction with select communities throughout South-central Ontario. Pre-clerkship medical students are provided with a "snapshot" of what it is like to practice medicine in the host community. Through a variety of organized clinical rotations trainees are briefly exposed to and learn more about several specialties on a one-on-one basis with physicians. In addition, hospital and community representatives work hard to coordinate events so that the student becomes aware of the extra-curricular opportunities available.


RMW Slideshow 2
For this years RMW we would like learners to take photos that showcase healthcare in their rural community. As an example of what we are looking for please take a look at the slideshow "A Day in the Life". Created by a local high school in Collingwood.

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