1. IMG PROGRAM FOR BC n DR ROD ANDREW MB, BS, CCFP, FCFP n DIRECTOR OF IMG PROGRAM FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA n CLINICAL PROFESSOR FACULTY OF MEDICINE UBC.

2. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS n MCC EVALUATING EXAM n MCC QUALIFYING EXAM PART1 n TOEFL FOR CANDIDATES WHOSE NATIVE TONGUE IS NOT ENGLISH n 3 REFERENCES FROM PHYSICIANS n RESIDENCE IN BC FOR 1 YEAR

3. EXAMINATION PROCESS n 16STATION OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL EXAMINATION (OSCE) n THOSE QUALIFYING:- n ALL WHO HAVE PASSED MCCQE PART 2 n TOP 50% OF THOSE WHO HAVE TAKEN MCCQE PART 1 n USUALLY 24-26 CANDIDATES

4. CLINICAL EVALUATION n TOP 10 CANDIDATES ENTER 7 WEEK CLINICAL EVALUATION n 2 WEEKS EMERGENCY n 2WEEKS INTERNAL MEDICINE n 2WEEKS FAMILY MEDICINE n 1 WEEK PSYCHIATRY

5. PRE-RESIDENCY n TOP 6 CANDIDATES PLUS COMMUNITY SPONSORED CANDIDATES ENTER 6 MONTH PRE-RESIDENCY TRAINING n SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF PRE-RESIDENCY LEADS TO RESIDENCY IN FAMILY MEDICINE.

6. CLINICAL EVALUATION FOR BC PROGRAM n 6 WEEKS IN-HOSPITAL n INTERNAL MEDICINE n EMERGENCY n PSYCHIATRY n FAMILY PRACTICE WARD n 1 WEEK IN FAMILY DOCTOR’S OFFICE

7. EVALUATION SKILLS n FACULTY - EXPERIENCED TEACHERS n FACULTY WILL BECOME TEACHERS OF IMGS WHEN THEY ENTER RESIDENCY n AREAS EVALUATED:- n ACADEMIC PROFICIENCY n PERSONAL QUALITIES n MANUALSKILLS AND PROCEDURES

8. EVALUATION RESULTS n BASED ON RANKING IN EACH DISCIPLINE i.e. 1 TO 10 n RANKING SCORES ADDED n TOTALS ARRANGED LOWEST TO HIGHEST. n LOWEST TOTALS RANK HIGHEST n IN EVENT OF TIE, MARKS ADDED

9. GRADUATE OUTCOMES n IMG GRADUATES 1991-2001 n TOTAL OF GRADUATES - 38 n FAILURES - 0 n GP OR FAMILY PHYSICIANS - 34 n PSYCHIATRIST- 1 n SURGEON - 1 n EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN - 2

10. COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN n Argentina 1 India 4 S. Africa 1 n Australia 1 Iran 2 Sweden 1 n Belgium 1 Italy 1 Turkey 2 n Czech Rep 3 Nigeria 1 Ukraine 1 n Chile 1 Pakistan 1 Wales 1 n China 1 Phillipines 1 West Indies 1 n El Salvador 1 Poland 2 Zambia 1 n England 1 Russia 4 n Germany 1 Spain 1 n Hong Kong 1 Sri Lanka 1

11. SITE OF PRACTICE n BRITISH COLUMBIA 36 n NEWFOUNDLAND 1 n MANITOBA 1

12. BRITISH COLUMBIA PRACTITIONERS n CITY OF VANCOUVER 12 n GREATER VANCOUVER 17 n LOWER MAINLAND 3 n VANCOUVER ISLAND 3 n INTERIOR BC 1