Location: On the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat, Anishinabeg, the Chippewas, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and the Mississaugas of the Credit River First Nations peoples.
Population: 23, 253
Access: 1 hour and 20 minute drive to Toronto and 45 minutes to Toronto Pearson Airport. Public transit.
Nearest Tertiary Centre: Toronto, but close to RVH in Barrie and SH in Newmarket.
PGY-1: Toronto East Health Network - Michael Garron Hospital or North York General Hospital
PGY-2: Stevenson Memorial Hospital
Number of Residents (for all 3 mid-Ontario Communities):
CMG: 6
IMG: 2
Elective time:
PGY-1: 1 block
PGY-2: Flexible,1 off-site block
Recreation: Home to the annual Alliston Potato Festival and the Sir Frederick Banting Homestead. Nearby trail systems, conservation area and parks. Two full sized recreation centers in town. The Nottawassaga Inn has world-class golfing and it is the only resort with an international size soccer pitch (hosting a FIFA World Cup team in 2026).
Cultural Notes: Predominantly Caucasian population but the town is expanding fast and there is rapidly growing multicultural migration towards Alliston.
Cost of Living: The cost of living in Alliston is lower than in Toronto and about 3% lower than the national average.
Type of curriculum:Horizontal. PGY-1 in Toronto, PGY-2 mid-Ontario community.
Curricular Outline:
PGY-1: 5 blocks of Family Medicine. Rotations of one block each in Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Ob/Gyne, Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine. Half block rotations in Geriatrics and Palliative Care.
PGY-2: 6 blocks Family Medicine. Opportunities for horizontal experiences in Ob/Gyne, Geriatrics, MSK, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Surgery and Anesthesia.
Unique features: Lots of independence to allow for competency/confidence, limited residents in town, flexible program to meet learner’s objectives, ER exposure.
