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Electives Initial Inquiry Form - UTPOP (Toronto)

Electives Evaluation Form - UTPOP (Toronto)

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SIOUX LOOKOUT
University of Toronto

Residents will find their experience in Sioux Lookout unforgettable. It gives a unique learning experience, which requires sensitivity, an open mind and creativity. The residents in the area welcome the opportunity to meet psychiatric residents and participate in their education.~ Dr. Frances Edye - Site Coordinator

 

 

Sponsors:

  • University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
  • First Nations Health Authority (NODIN)

Supervision/faculty:

  • Site Coordinator: Dr. Frances Edye
  • Faculty: Drs. A.M. Barranechea, J. Glaister, M. Hill, M. Jeavons

Level of Trainee: PGY4 - PGY5

Electives Coordinator:

Thérèse Millette
Phone: [416] 979-4971
Email: Therese_Millette@camh.net

Visits:

  • 3 days once a year

Nature of experience:

  • Outpatient and inpatient assessment at the hospital, or at NODIN [Ojibway-Cree for "Wind"], a freestanding Native mental health clinic
  • Liaison work with GPs, mental health workers and nurses in outlying communities
  • Opportunities to give talks or other educational activities¾ generally case by case with resident and supervisor dividing workload and discussing cases throughout the day and at the end of the day
  • Some direct observation
  • Some of the work done through an interpreter
  • Lots of cross-cultural experience

Patient population:

  • Almost entirely Native [Northern Ojibway, Cree]
  • Children to Geriatrics
  • 4 1/2 day visit to one or two remote [fly-in] Native communities north of Sioux Lookout with supervisor

Distance from Toronto: 1745 km

Transportation:

  • Fly-in from Toronto to Thunder Bay (1 hour) Bear Skin Airlines to Sioux Lookout

Accommodation:

  • Pleasant hotel in Sioux Lookout
  • Bed and Breakfasts

Population: 5,200, catchment area: 37,300-70% Native

Climate:

  • Summer high: 31 degrees C
  • Winter low:-38 degrees C

Major sources of employment:

  • Forestry
  • Government
  • Native organizations
  • Small business
  • Tourism

Recreation and Entertainment:

  • Best golf course in NW Ontario
  • Canoeing/kayaking
  • Hiking
  • Movie theatre
  • Sportfishing
  • Winter sports [ski, snowmobile, curling]
  
   

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Last Modified: 10/16/03
Contact: psychnet@uwo.ca