Program Curriculum

This residency program is for one year.
Program length of training does not exceed the Royal College or College of Family Physicians of Canada standard.

Longitudinal Schedule:

  • 0.5 days per week of longitudinal Geriatric Psychiatry Clinic.
  • 0.5 days per week of Geriatric Medicine/Neurology/Wound Care Clinic.
ROTATION Duration  Location
Acute Care Consults/Wards  16 weeks St. Clare's Mercy Hospital, St. John's, NL
 
Long Term Care 4 weeks Pleasantview Towers, St. John's, NL
 
Geriatric Rehabilitation   4 weeks L.A. Miller Centre, St. John's, NL
 
Community Geriatrics (1) 4 weeks St. Joseph's Hospital, Saint John, NB
 
Community Geriatrics (2) 4 weeks
Dr. Hugh Twomey Health Centre, Botwood, NL
or
Western Memorial Health Clinic, Corner Brook, NL
 
Outpatient Geriatrics 4 weeks L.A. Miller Centre, St. John's, NL
 
Home Dementia Care 4 weeks L.A. Miller Centre, St. John's, NL
 
Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry  4 weeks  Waterford Hospital, St. John’s, NL
 
Elective 4 weeks
 
Research/Community Outreach 4 weeks