Curriculum | Family Medicine | School of Medicine

The following is a brief outline of the 4-6 month curriculum in Indigenous health.

CORE COMPONENT

As this program is only filled periodically and the learning needs of each participant are unique, the following is a suggested outline only. Each resident will have an individualized curriculum tailored to their particular needs.

Rural and remote On-Reserve clinical rotations: 4 months or more (this will generally be on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory at the Indigenous Interprofessional Primary Care Team (IIPCT), but may also include a period of time at the Queen’s University Weeneebayko Program in Moose Factory and may also include other rural or remote Indigenous heath teaching centres (Manitoulin Island (Wikwemikong) or Sioux Lookout Zone in Ontario) as indicated by resident needs and preceptor availability.
Urban Indigenous Health Care: This will generally be at the Kingston site of the IIPCT, but could be based out of a suitable urban Indigenous heath access centre/health centre (ie. Ottawa [Wabano], Toronto[Anishnabwe Health], Sudbury, Timmins): up to 2 months.

ELECTIVES

Residents choose from some combination of the following, or pursue other appropriate training (in consultation with the program co-ordinator).

Further clinical training (e.g. obstetrics, pediatrics, acute care/ emergency medicine, infectious diseases, mental health).
Community-based/ participatory research project.
Community development involvement.
Native Studies courses (Trent Native Studies, U of T, Johns Hopkins Distance Ed Online or Onsite are all viable alternatives).
More experience in other Indigenous communities.
Arctic experience.
Regional or National level public health experience with First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
International experience in the United States, Australia, or New Zealand.