Alliston

This community is part of the Integrated Communities Stream.

Quick Facts

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. Public transit.
Nearest Tertiary Centre: Toronto

Program + Community Highlights

Hospital Teaching Sites:

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. Nearby trail systems, conservation area and parks. Two full sized recreation centers in town.

Cultural Notes: Predominantly Caucasian population.

Cost of Living: The cost of living in Alliston is lower than in Toronto and about 3% lower than the national average.

Curriculum

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, Psychiatry, 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.

Research: Requirement to complete academic project. Formal Quality Improvement (QI) curriculum.

Contacts

For contact details please see the Integrated Communities Stream webpage.