Hamilton
	McMaster Family Practice	Stonechurch Family Health Centre	Community Based Residency Training	Brampton	Halton	Kitchener-Waterloo	Niagara	Brantford-Indigenous Health Hub
Type of Practice	teaching unit	teaching unit	community practices	community practices	teaching unit/community	teaching unit/community	community practices	community practices
Curriculum Structure	block	block	block	block	block	partially integrated	R1: fully integrated R2: partially integrated	block
Number of Positions	36 CMG 4 IMG			7 CMG 1 IMG	7 CMG 1 IMG	16 CMG 2 IMG	7 CMG 2 IMG	3 CMG 1 IMG
Population	519,949			713,463	550,000	750,000	496,059	135,501
Preceptors	16	18	12	18	15	33	24+	11
Patients	22,000	19,171	1,700-2,200	FHG – 4,000 avg FHT – 20,000 avg	1,500-2,000 per practice	Individual practices (800 to 2,000) Family Health Teams (20,000 to 100,000)	1,400-2,000	21,000
Service Areas	Hamilton		Stoney Creek, Carlisle, Hamilton, Dundas	Brampton, Georgetown, Etobicoke, Caledon, Woodbridge	Burlington, Oakville, Milton, Georgetown	Kitchener, Waterloo, Wellesley, Cambridge, Guelph	Niagara Falls, St. Catharines, Welland, Beamsville, Port Colborne	Simcoe, Six Nations, Paris, Waterford, Brantford, St. George
Special Interests	Immigrant and refugee health, low risk family medicine OB, HIV, health literacy and global health, addictions medicine	Obstetrics, women’s health, care of the elderly, mental health, procedures, palliative care, sports medicine, dermatology	Sports medicine, medical education, women’s health, procedures, care of the elderly, pediatrics	Comprehensive family medicine, specialties in women’s health & OB, breastfeeding, emergency medicine, hospitalist medicine, long-term care, global health, procedural skills, palliative care	Obstetrics, women’s health, mental health, chronic disease management, palliative care, long-term care, procedural skills, medical leadership, medical education, LGBTQ2S+ health and quality improvement	Primary memory care, new models of primary care, primary care research, digital health & eHealth, care of the elderly	Women’s health, sexual health, sports med, surgical assist, urgent care, procedural skills	Comprehensive family medicine, global health, emergency medicine, Indigenous health, procedures, mental health counselling, medical education, memory clinic, palliative care, behavioural and developmental paediatrics, simulation curriculum, bedside ultrasound
Practice Sites	McMaster FHT		Stoney Creek, Carlisle, Hamilton, Dundas	1 FHG, 4 FHT, 5 FHO	3 FHT	7 FHT, 2 FHO	5 FHT, 3 FHO	10 (3 are FHT)
# Emerg Visits	HHS – 181,261/yr SJH – 112,788/yr			229,640/yr	166,776/yr	200,000+/yr	190,000/yr	51,275/yr
# Babies Born	3,650/yr			7,012/year	5,295/yr	7,400/yr	4,000+/yr	1,363/yr
Education Experience	Clinical pharmacists, dietitian, physiatrist, nurse practitioners, physio therapist, occupational therapists, physicians, registered practical nurses, social workers, system navigator, long term care; consulting: pediatrician, palliative care physician, sports medicine, legal	Sports medicine clinics, rheumatology clinics, care of the elderly, long term care, nutrition, physio therapist, occupational therapists, social workers, system navigator, palliative care physician	unique to each practice but includes PBSGs, nursing home visits, individual teaching, undergraduate teaching etc.	One-to-one learning, abundance of clinical and academic learning opportunities, wealth of engaged primary care and specialist teachers who are keen to share their knowledge with the next generation of physicians	Mix of community and centrally based clinics with rotations taking place at Burlington, Oakville, Milton, and Georgetown hospitals	Enthusiastic preceptors providing one to one learning in the clinic, who are active members in the community sites, providing additional opportunities to learn alongside them in multiple settings including inpatient hospital, long term care, ER setting and many more	integrated curriculum, opportunities for continuity of care, undergraduate teaching	As a smaller site with many exceptional educators, teaching is very personalized to resident interest and needs with several innovative additions to the curriculum including indigenous health and simulation
Program Highlight	Situated in the downtown core of Hamilton, at the new David Braley Health Science Centre, MFP has a diverse and varied patient population. The faculty at MFP as also varied in their special interest, which include immigrant and refugee health, low risk Family Medicine OB, HIV, global health, addictions medicine	Our diverse patient population and experienced educators offer residents an appropriate balance between clinical learning and structured teaching sessions	Very strong one on one supervision and mentorship leading to an excellent continuity of care experience	Working in one of the fastest growing & most multicultural cities in the GTA, One of the busiest with over 200,000 visits per year, 3 Hospital Campuses & 5 Communities to work in, High level of Primary Care engagement in the hospital setting	Opportunity for adult inpatient care, off-service preceptors are enthusiastic about teaching (learning is prioritized over service) and our small close-knit group of residents	Emphasis on each resident’s personal goals/interest, with ability to focus your learning on areas of interest including primary memory, sports medicine, ED, Obstetrics, procedures, palliative care and more. Customizable program with integrated blocks in 1st & 2nd year to incorporate these interests.	Integrated first year family medicine experience	Simulation curriculum, Bedside ultrasound curriculum, Dedicated experience in paediatric development and mental health, Specific focus on counselling in primary care, Robust resuscitation in emergency medicine, One-on-one teaching with hospitalists and not a CTU model, College exam preparation