Byron Family Medicine Centre
SITE FACULTY
Sonny Cejic
Andrew Hemphill
George Kim
Scott McKay
Tania Rubaiyyat
INTERESTS OF FACULTY
- Intrapartum obstetrics
- Palliative Care
- Care of the Elderly
- Quality Improvement
- Research
- Medical Informatics
- Continuing medical education
- Sports medicine
- Minor surgical/office procedures
TRAINING SITE/PRACTICE DESCRIPTION
Byron Family Medical Centre (BFMC) is affliated with the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and the Department of Family Medicine at Western University. It is located in the southwest part of London near Springbank Park. Four teaching teams, each consisting of a staff physician, family practice nurse and two residents dedicate themselves to providing optimal health care to their patients integrated with quality education and research. BFMC is a family health organization and part of the Thames Valley Family Health Team.
PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
- Patient population is mixed suburban and rural
- In addition, patients are cared for at Dearness Long Term Care Home
- Social worker, dietitian, pharmacist, nurse practitioner, occupational therapist are on site
- Office is equipped to do minor surgical procedures
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
- Participate in practice-based research and Quality Improvement projects
- Collaborative projects with researchers from other Western departments
- A research assistant is available one day per week to help with staff and resident projects
EDUCATIONAL/TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES
- Eight residents for each 16-week Family Medicine block
- Four staff physicians, three associate family physician teachers
- Centre is divided into two units that includes four residents, two staff physicians and two nurses
- Unit structure provides overlap of two supervisors for each resident
- Each unit has one large resident room to provide collaboration for learning
- Chief resident organizes the call schedule and weekly resident rounds
- Teaching in obstetrics and palliative care
- Home calls are expected
- Plenty of educational activities are planned each week
RESOURCES ON SITE
TYPICAL WEEK FOR RESIDENT
- Office based clinics including procedures
- Long term care/palliative care rounds
- In-centre and department wide academic half days (Wednesdays)
- Multidisciplinary patient care rounds
- Wednesday Teaching
- FM OB Clinic at Victoria Hospital (Fridays)
- On Call responsibilities:
- 1 in 8 weekday and 1 in 8 weekends
- Includes after-hours evening and Saturday clinics
OTHER INFORMATION FOR RESIDENTS
On-Call:
- Home call one in eight weeknights (includes evening clinic)
- Home call one in eight weekends (includes weekend clinic)
