Supervision
University of Toronto Faculty

• 8-10 day trips supervised by the University of Toronto Faculty
• 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
• much of the work through interpreter
• lots of cross-cultural experience

Nature of Experience:

• outpatient assessments at the hospital.
• lots of liaison work with GP's, mental health workers and nurses in outlying communities.
• opportunities to give talks or other educational activities.

Patient Population:

• almost entirely Native (Northern Ojibwe, Cree)
• children to geriatrics
• 4.5 day visit to one or two remote (fly-in) Native communities north of Sioux Lookout with supervisor.