Students
- 'hands-on' learning opportunity
- one-on-one teaching with clinician/preceptor
- fewer students per patient and per teacher
- patient continuity of care and follow up
- ability to 'do more'
- intellectually supportive learning environment
Wellington Healthcare Alliance is “the” place for you to learn!
Students and residents overwhelmingly report that they received broader and better clinical and academic learning opportunities at Wellington Healthcare vs. an urban clinical setting. Wellington Healthcare offers learning opportunities for medical students/residents and nursing students at all three hospital sites including Groves Memorial Community Hospital (Fergus), Louise Marshall Hospital (Mount Forest) and Palmerston and District Hospital (Palmerston).
Medical Students:
Wellington Healthcare Alliance works with the following institutions to place medical students (to find out more information please click on the below links):
Rural Ontario Medical Program (ROMP)
www.romponline.com
McMaster University
www.mac-care.ca
Southwestern Medical Education Network (SWOMEN)
www.swomen.ca
Resident Placements:
Canadian Residence Matching Service (CaRms)
www.carms.ca
Nursing Placements:
The Wellington Health Care Alliance hospitals actively participate in the Health Force Ontario, Nursing Graduate Guarantee program. For more information on this program please visit www.healthforceontario.ca
Nursing intern positions are available at all three Wellington Health Care Alliance hospitals. Please check with your Educational Institution for intern opportunities. Students wishing to participate in summer extern program should contact aweaver@gmch.fergus.net