Middlesex Center Family Medicine Clinic, Ilderton

SITE FACULTY

Jessica Howard
Daniel Leger
Janina Mailloux
Darren Van Dam

 

INTERESTS OF FACULTY

  • Dermatology
  • Primary care procedures
  • Palliative care
  • Primary care mental health / Cognitive behavioural therapy
  • Geriatrics
  • Obstetrics and Women’s Health Care

TRAINING SITE/PRACTICE DESCRIPTION

Middlesex Centre Family Medicine Clinic, located in the Middlesex Centre Regional Medical Clinic (MCRMC) is situated in Ilderton, Ontario, approx. 10km north of the City of London.  Ilderton is a rapidly growing rural community of over 2000 people.  The family practice medical clinic opened in June 2010 and is staffed by six physicians, all of which are affiliated with the Department of Family Medicine at Western University.  Each of the four clinic teams consist of a staff physician, registered practical nurse, 2 residents and one student.  As well as being a teaching site, the medical clinic is also affiliated with the Thames Valley Family Health Team with on site access to a social worker, pharmacist, respiratory therapist, dietitian, and occupational therapist.

PATIENT PROFILE

The clinic serves the village of Ilderton and surrounding areas  as well as patients from North London.  The population of the area provides a representative mixture typical of rural areas in Ontario.  As the medical clinic was built with a great deal of input from the townspeople, they are very proud of their facility and the people that work in it.

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

  • Faculty to resident ratio: 1:2
  • Emergency medicine: South Huron Hospital (SHH), Exeter
  • Hospital care: London Health Sciences Centre, and South Huron Hospital (SHH), Exeter
  • Skin Clinics: MCFMC, Ilderton, South Huron Hospital (SHH), Exeter and CEEH of Bluewater Health, Petrolia
  • Palliative care: Patients’ homes
  • Elderly care clinic and nearby Long-Term Care facilities
  • Procedural rooms on-site
  • House calls are part of regular patient care
  • OB Call
  • Academic activities:
    • Teaching session every Wednesday morning
    • Guest Speakers, Mental Health Meetings

RESOURCES ON-SITE

  • Electronic Medical Records – Accuro
  • State-of-the-art facility
  • Pharmacist and pharmacy
  • Fully-equipped procedural rooms for office-based minor surgical procedures
  • Large educational facility with complete AV setup

TYPICAL WEEK FOR RESIDENT

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Sunday

AM

Patients

Patients

*ER Exeter

 Clinic Teaching

Patients

*ER Exeter

**Skin Clinic

Patients

*VH FM-OB Clinic

 On Call Clinic

PM

Patients

*Skin Clinic

Patients

*Retirement Home

Academic Half Day

Patients

 

Patients

 

Evening

Patients

Patients

 On Call Clinic

Patients


On a Rotating Basis

* Skin Clinic - Monday afternoons in Exeter (one resident assigned per week)
** Skin Clinic - Thursdays once a month in Petrolia (two residents assigned per month)
* Retirement Home – Kensington Village in London (two residents assigned per week)
* ER Exeter – day varies
* VH FM-OB Clinic – Friday mornings once a month at Victoria Hospital (one resident assigned per month)