At Vancouver Acute (VGH, and UBCH) we provide education for many different groups of “learners”; mostly medical students, residents (Obstetric and Gynaecology, UBC and visiting, and ER, and Radiation Oncology) and subspecialty residents (Gynaecolgic Oncology, Chronic Pelvic Pain Program, and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility). Undergraduate medical students as part of their core ob/gyn rotation, and also as elective students, from across Canada and internationally, in Gynaecologic Oncology. We have had significant success in seeing them apply for Ob/Gyn specialty careers, including a number being successful in joining the UBC program. It has been a joy to see some of our overseas Canadian Medical students return to Canadian residency programs following there elective at Vancouver Acute. They too seem thrilled as their thank you emails demonstrate!
Our UBC ob/gyn residents spend much of their core Gynaecology training at Vancouver Acute, and their time in REI, CPP, and Gynaecologic Oncology. The change to a divided gynaecologic oncology experience seems to have been a success for our residents. They are now spending 4 months on oncology, 2 months in third year and 2 in fourth year. It has been a pleasure having them, though it has made it more challenging for non UBC residents to obtain an elective here, which the frequently request when considering a career in Gynaecology Oncology, a demonstration of the strength of the Gynaecologic. Oncology program in Vancouver. This will hopefully be less of an issue next year as the transition from one 3 month to two 2 month rotations should be complete. The CPP subspecialty team appears to be going gangbusters also in training and developing future gynaecologic minimally invasive surgeons.
Diamond Health Care Centre continues to allow expedited urgent gynaecology care for patients, reducing ER wait times, and making easy follow up assessment, as well as providing an excellent educational opportunity for medical students and our residents.
We look forward to welcoming our future colleagues again next year.