“The primary goal of accreditation is to ensure that we meet the standard of the national regulating bodies,” said Dr. Paul Dagg, the assistant dean. “But more importantly, it is an opportunity for us to critically examine what we are doing and look to means of continuously improving the quality of our teaching programs.”
Postgraduate programs at the Faculty of Medicine are different from those in other faculties. “Our students are not enrolled in university courses,” said Diane Cyr, administrator for the faculty’s postgraduate office. Instead, they are involved in “a rigorous two- to seven-year clinical training program” leading to certification by their governing professional bodies.
While every Canadian medical school has postgraduate training, the University of Ottawa has a unique bilingual teaching environment with a multicultural student population. It welcomes one of the largest foreign trainee contingents in the country.
There are currently 600 residents and 60 fellows registered in affiliated teaching hospitals. Approximately 150 students complete their training each year. Most of the positions allocated to each discipline are determined by the Ontario Ministry of Health.
Les stagiaires postdoctoraux, des chercheurs de mérite (Article in French only)
