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Family Medicine-Enhanced Skills: Emergency Medicine

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Virtual Information Sessions: the Family Medicine Enhanced Skills Emergency Medicine Residency program invites you to attend one of our upcoming virtual info sessions to learn more about the program and answer any questions that you may have. The info sessions will be approximately 30-45 minutes and will be held on the following dates:

 

Upon registering, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link.

Program Highlights
Curriculum
Requirements
How to Apply

Program information

TMU’s one-year Family Medicine-Enhanced Skills (FM-ES): Emergency Medicine residency enables both new and experienced family physicians to work as clinicians, scholars and community leaders in any emergency department in Canada. Caring for diverse populations at high-volume sites, trainees will gain the knowledge and skills they need to confidently manage high-acuity presentations and a broad range of pathologies with cultural competency and empathy.

This program is accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

Faculty:
School of Medicine

Program Format:
Full Time: 1 year

Program Director:
Dr. Rebecca Brown

Board Eligibility:
Examination of Added Competence in Emergency Medicine

Accreditation:
CFPC (October 2024)

Application Deadline:
9 September 2025 at 12:00 (noon) ET

  • High-volume, high-acuity training sites with ample exposure to both common and rare presentations and procedures
  • Focus on pediatrics, with longitudinal curriculum throughout core rotations
  • Robust simulation, ultrasound and hands-on training; innovative High Acuity Low Occurrence (HALO) curriculum prepares trainees for rare but critical situations
  • Unique Leadership, Education, Advocacy, Research, and Non-Clinical (LEARN) Time program enables residents to tailor their learning experiences and launch their careers

Sample Rotation Schedule

  • Emergency Medicine - 5 blocks
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Longitudinal 4 shifts/core EM blocks
  • Community/Rural Emergency Medicine - 1 block
  • ICU - 2 blocks
  • CCU - 1 block
  • Ultrasound/Urgent Care - 1 block
  • Anesthesia - 1 block
  • Plastics/Orthopedics - 1 block
  • Elective - 1 block

Academic Curriculum

  • Academic Days
  • Simulation Program
  • Ultrasound Curriculum
  • Procedural Workshops
  • High Acuity Low Occurrence (HALO) Program
  • Wellness Curriculum
  • Practice Written and Oral exams

Foundational Curriculum

Our comprehensive, competency-based Foundational Curriculum covers diverse areas including equity, diversity and inclusion in medical care, research strategies, communication skills and patient safety. Our unique LEARN Time program also offers individualized time, space and resources for residents to focus on areas of specialized interest.

Candidates must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada and meet both the basic criteria (external link)  and the Ontario-specific criteria (external link)  in order to apply to the FM-ES: Emergency Medicine program.

Residents who complete TMU’s FM-ES: Emergency Medicine program will be eligible to complete the Examination of Added Competence in Emergency Medicine. All candidates who successfully complete this examination will receive a Certificate of Added Competence in Emergency Medicine.

The TMU School of Medicine currently has clinical partnerships with multiple major training sites: 

Residency training will leverage a distributed model which may include training at any of these sites for learning in environments, which include community and clinical settings, urban and rural environments, and inpatient and outpatient settings. While the majority of resident training will be focused in Peel and surrounding communities, additional learning experiences may take place at other training sites within Canada through Inter-University Affiliation Agreements. These agreements are subject to change and result in training at sites other than those that are listed above.


Travel to various locations will be required. Access to a personal vehicle will be beneficial; however, anyone with access to a reliable means of transportation is also encouraged to consider this program.

How to Apply

Applications to the FM-ES: Emergency Medicine program at TMU are only accepted through CaRMS. Visit our program description page (external link)  for detailed application requirements and to apply All applicants will be notified through CaRMS Online and will send email invitations directly to applicants selected for an interview.

A total of 3 reference documents are required from referees who have observed the applicant in a clinical setting during their postgraduate education:

  • One from your current Family Medicine Program Director or Site Director 
  • Two from physicians/preceptors; at least one should be from an Emergency Physician, CCFP, CCFP (EM) or FRCP
Learn more and apply  (external link)