All applicants must be Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents at the time of application and must submit a notarized/certified photocopy of one of the following documents:

• Canadian Birth Certificate
• Passport page showing Canadian Citizenship (passport must be current)
• Canadian Citizenship Card (both sides of the card)
• Permanent Resident Card (both sides of the card)
• Canadian Citizenship Certificate (both pages)

Applicants may be required to provide proof of proficiency in the English language to meet licensing requirements of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS). Test scores must be valid at the time of application for an educational license.

CPSS will accept a valid test score from one of the following language exams:

• IELTS academic version and achieved a minimum of 7.0 in each of the components; or
• OET-medicine version and achieved a minimum grade of B; or
• CELPIP – General and achieved a minimum grade of 9 in all sections.

Canadian Medical Graduate (CMG)
Applicants who completed their medical education in an English medical school in Canada or the US are exempt from providing proof of English language proficiency.

Canadian applicants with medical education from the University of Montreal, Sherbrooke, Laval, and the University of Ottawa (French stream) are required to provide a valid language exam.

International Medical Graduate (IMG)
International medical graduates are exempt from language proficiency testing if their medical education was in one of the following countries or Caribbean Islands identified as having English as a first or native language: Australia, Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Grenadines, Jamaica, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad & Tobago.

IMG applicants whose medical education was in a country not listed above are required to provide a valid language exam.

Alternative proof of language proficiency: CMG and IMG applicants who completed high school in Canada with instruction entirely in English may request an exemption from the English language requirement.

The following documents will not be accepted as proof of English language proficiency:

• a copy of the FAIMER page for the applicant’s medical school
• a letter of English attestation from the Dean of the applicant’s medical school

In order to commence and continue in Postgraduate Medical Education training programs, residents must be eligible for and maintain privileges within the Saskatchewan Health Authority as determined by their credentialing process. The Saskatchewan Health Authority requires successful applicants to submit a current criminal record check as part of their pre-resident application for appointment. Applicants with criminal records will be considered on a case by case basis by the College of Medicine in consultation with the Health Authority.

For the protection of the individual resident and their patients, all new appointments to College of Medicine postgraduate training programs are required to submit immunization records and proof of immunity (titres) to the health authority in which they will be working.

Health Region Contacts for Immunizations

Applicants may be required to provide proof of proficiency in the English language to meet licensing requirements of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS). Test scores must be valid at the time of application for an educational license.

CPSS will accept a valid test score from one of the following language exams:

• IELTS academic version and achieved a minimum of 7.0 in each of the components; or
• OET-medicine version and achieved a minimum grade of B; or
• CELPIP – General and achieved a minimum grade of 9 in all sections.

Canadian Medical Graduate (CMG)
Applicants who completed their medical education in an English medical school in Canada or the US are exempt from providing proof of English language proficiency.

Canadian applicants with medical education from the University of Montreal, Sherbrooke, Laval, and the University of Ottawa (French stream) are required to provide a valid language exam.

International Medical Graduate (IMG)
International medical graduates are exempt from language proficiency testing if their medical education was in one of the following countries or Caribbean Islands identified as having English as a first or native language: Australia, Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Grenadines, Jamaica, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad & Tobago.

IMG applicants whose medical education was in a country not listed above are required to provide a valid language exam.

Alternative proof of language proficiency: CMG and IMG applicants who completed high school in Canada with instruction entirely in English may request an exemption from the English language requirement.

The following documents will not be accepted as proof of English language proficiency:

• a copy of the FAIMER page for the applicant’s medical school
• a letter of English attestation from the Dean of the applicant’s medical school

The academic year for all University of Saskatchewan residency training programs commences on July 1^st and ends June 30^th.

All PGY1 residents are required to attend the PGME Resident Boot Camp held the last week of June. See below for more information. 

A mandatory orientation will be held in Saskatoon and Regina on July 2 unless otherwise notified.

There are currently no registration fees charged.

There are currently no tuition fees charged.

Your attendance at orientation is required on the first working day in July, and thus it is considered the first day of your residency training program. You may not take it as a vacation day.

You will receive an e-mail with more information closer to the date of the orientation.

A residency training contract will be sent to the email address provided in your CaRMS application.  If this email address has changed, please send your change to our office as soon as possible.
Please complete Documents 1 through 5 below and forward them via email, along with a scan of your signed contract, to the PGME office (as per the e-mail sent to you) by the deadline provided to you.  You may send all documents via postal service if you prefer.

1) Registration / Personal Data FormThis form requests information required to set you up in the U of S system as a student and as an employee.  Please update your address with the PGME Office and through PAWS as soon as you are settled in Saskatchewan for your residency training.

2) TD1 & TD1SK Forms (for payroll purposes)

• Please remember to complete the top part of each form and sign the bottom of Page 2. Most new residents will not currently have an employee number.
• Residents do not pay tuition; therefore, tuition, education, and textbook amounts are not eligible claims.
• Questions regarding taxable amounts or how to fill out the forms can be directed to an accountant.

3) Employee Direct Deposit form & Self Service Direct Deposit Information on PAWS. Please complete the Employee Direct Deposit form and attach a blank cheque or a bank account detail form.  If you already have a U of S employee number you can submit your Bank Deposit Information online by using the Self Service Direct Deposit link through PAWS.  If you submit your information online, please advise the PGME office.

4) Membership Application for CMPA Protection

Please complete the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) application online.

Note:

• The CMPA Type of Work (TOW) Code = 12

• Type of license = Educational license

• License number = pending

Your CMPA membership must be active as of July 1, 2023 in order to commence your residency training program.

Residents are responsible for paying for their own CMPA membership. Under the terms of the RDoS Collective Agreement, residents will be reimbursed for this cost after they begin residency on July 1, 2023. More information on the reimbursement process will be included in the PGME email package provided to new residents.

For questions with respect to filling out the forms: please refer to the CMPA website or call the CMPA office and ask for Member Services at 1-613-725-2000.

5) Proof of current certification of ACLS

Prior to the commencement of training, matched applicants must provide proof of ACLS certification that is current as of July 1, 2023. The ACLS Provider course must be certified by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada or the American Heart Association. ACLS training that is not certified by one of these two organizations and/or is completed entirely through an online course will not be accepted. Applicants are responsible for all costs associated with obtaining ACLS certification.

ACLS certification must be valid as of your residency training start date. If residents do not have current certification, they are responsible for ensuring they meet this requirement. The PGME office encourages residents to register for the next available course offered in their jurisdiction here: https://cpr.heartandstroke.ca/s/acls?language=en_US. If residents are unsure if the certification they hold is appropriate for this requirement or to find more dates for courses, please contact the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Saskatchewan here: Contact Us (heartandstroke.ca).

Please return documents 1 through 5 along with your signed residency letter of appointment via email to Kailey Friesen in the PGME Office.

If you have questions please email Kailey Friesen or phone 306-966-5529.

You will be sent documents via e-mail regarding application for licensure with the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS), including instructions from CPSS on what is required. If you do not receive the documents, contact the PGME office at 306-966-5557 If you have questions on how to complete the forms or send the information to CPSS, contact CPSS at 306-244-7355 or by email. Please start the application process as soon as possible with CPSS.

Do not delay submitting your documents to CPSS.

When completing your application for CPSS, if you are required to make a payment for your application, you are not completing the correct documents as a resident. Review the e-mail that has been sent to you from our office on behalf of the CPSS.

Note: CPSS will require a notarized copy of your medical degree. Although your Physiciansapply.ca account will have your medical degree displayed as “passed”, you still need to upload a copy of your medical degree to complete the verification process.

You will receive an email from the health authority regarding their credentialing process. Among other documentation required, you are required to present a criminal record check with the application form, which must be forwarded to their office prior to commencement of your training. You will also receive additional information from the health authority regarding proof of immunization and guidance on how to submit the required documents. For more information including Health Region Contact list for immunizations, please review the Resident Handbook.

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All CMG and IMG applicants matched to RCPSC and CFPC residency training programs at the University of Saskatchewan must attend a mandatory 3-day PGME Resident Boot Camp. The Boot Camp is scheduled for June 26, 27 and 28, 2023. The Boot Camp will be held in-person. All sessions will take place in the Health Sciences Building, University of Saskatchewan.

The purpose of the Boot Camp is to provide additional support to trainees as they transition to residency by introducing and consolidating baseline skills and knowledge needed to flourish during their residency years.
 
The Boot Camp will include interactive case-based and hands-on practice sessions. Stipends will be provided to trainees.

The University of Saskatchewan and Postgraduate Medical Education Office is committed to the promotion of health, safety and wellbeing of all medical residents. The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the College of Family Physicians of Canada have collaboratively developed national standards for evaluation of the University Postgraduate Medical Education function and the sites used for residency education. All incoming residents will be required to complete a safety orientation and WHIMIS training withing 30 days of their start dates.  If you have questions about the material or about health and safety or WHMIS, please contact Safety Resources at 306-966-4675 or https://www.usask.ca/safetyresources/.

Health & Dental Plan:
As employees of the University, residents are automatically enrolled in the health and dental plans provided through the University of Saskatchewan’s Sun Life Group Insurance Policy. Associated fees are paid on the residents' behalf for the duration of their training in the province.

Life & Disability Insurance:
Residents have the option to enroll in  Life and/or Disability Insurance provided through the SMA/RDoS.  Like the health and dental plan, the life and disability insurance are negotiated benefits with associated premiums paid on the residents’ behalf for the duration of their training in the province.  Further details and forms requiring completion can be found on the RDoS website or by contacting SMA by email.

Please return these forms to the RDoS office or the SMA office directly at either:

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• Go to RDoS Website

The introductory Critical Appraisal Course for Residents is a mandatory course which must be completed by all residents at the University of Saskatchewan at some time during their residency. This course is part of the overall curriculum in the College of Medicine, which aims to enable residents to access information efficiently, evaluate the quality of the evidence underlying information and then to apply it competently to their clinical practice.  It is the expectation of the College of Medicine that all departments will augment this training with ongoing activities such as journal clubs.

During this course we provide a series of interactive experiences focusing on three main objectives:

1. To increase residents' familiarity with pre-appraised sources of medical information and their benefits and drawbacks with the goal of facilitating more effective and efficient point of care management.
2. To briefly review foundational concepts of epidemiology and statistical analysis pertinent to the critical appraisal of the medical literature.
3. To apply critical appraisal techniques to the medical literature in a resident’s area of specialization.

As a Resident at the University of Saskatchewan, you will be expected to teach a variety of people including patients, medical students, clerks and fellow residents. Teaching others improves your understanding of medicine because it forces you to rethink your knowledge and skills in a particular area. Clerks and medical students like having residents as teachers because your experiences are fresh. In your first year as a resident at the University of Saskatchewan, you will be expected to take TIPS for Residents which is a formal two day introduction to teaching course. This orientation is meant to provide you with some very basic knowledge about teaching until you are able to take the course.

This learning module is meant to help guide your teaching practice and prepare you for the TIPS workshop. It will take approximately 45 minutes to review the core material and readings, however the comprehensive learning activity and assessment resources available may take a few hours to thoroughly review. We expect that residents will work through the core material and complete the questionnaire by 11:59 pm July 31. We recommend that residents refer back to the resources available in this module as they take on more teaching responsibilities throughout their training.

Resident Access to the Residents as Teachers Orientation Module

All residents are required to complete TIPS and the cost is covered by the College of Medicine.

Residents play an important and essential role in the teaching of medical students, resident colleagues, patients, and other members of the health care team. For most physicians, including non-academic physicians, the ability to effectively communicate information in a learning environment is essential. In recognition of the important role that residents play in teaching, and the need for effective teaching skills in practice, the Teaching Improvement Project Systems (TIPS) course provides an opportunity for residents to acquire and strengthen effective teaching skills – it is very interactive with much group discussion and practice teaching. The course generally receives very positive feedback, and our research has shown that teaching skills and confidence improve significantly as a result of the course.

Upcoming TIPS dates

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Course Instructors: Viv Ramsden, Bill Albritton, Shari McKay, Susan Murphy, Resident Research Coordinators

This Blackboard Learning System delivered course is designed to provide awareness, understanding and skill development in various clinical research methods including: study design, quantitative, measurements , clinical trials, qualitative methodologies, community-based participatory research, Aboriginal research, research ethics, communication skills, N=1 studies, quality assessment and knowledge translation. This course is directed for students conducting a patient/individual/community-based or translational project.

All residents in the Family Medicine program are required to complete this course. Some Royal College programs also require the completion of this course; please contact your program for more details.

CLR 800 is offered twice per year with intake in July and October.

The Resuscitation and Procedural Inter Disciplinary (RaPID) curriculum is mandatory for the follow residents:

PGY1 – Internal Medicine (Saskatoon and Regina), Emergency Medicine (Saskatoon), Anesthesia, General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology (Saskatoon and Regina) and Orthopedic Surgery

PGY3 – Family Medicine/Emergency Medicine (Saskatoon and Regina), Anesthesia Family Medicine

Residents will receive training in three areas of 12 half-day sessions:

1. Resuscitation – This curriculum will use high fidelity simulation to identify and provide care for acutely ill patients.
2. Clinical Ultrasound – This curriculum will introduce trainees to the basics of clinical ultrasound as well as core clinical applications relevant to all specialties.
3. Central Venous Catheter Insertion – The CVC insertion will use internal jugular and femoral vein task trainers to train Residents to safely place central lines using ultrasound guidance.

The RaPID curriculum will enable our residents to become better clinicians and our faculty to become better teacher.  The curriculum will help prepare participating programs for the roll out of Competence By Design.

Overview

The Quality Referral and Consult Education (QRCE) was developed by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health in collaboration with PGME to train residents on how to improve the written and verbal referral/consultation communication. The curriculum is mandatory for all residents and required for residency completion.

The total resident time commitment for this curriculum is three (3) hours.

The curriculum consists of three parts:

1. Introductory presentation (1 hour)
   • A presentation on effective consultation communication provided to PGY1s at the PGME Resident Boot Camp. The slides for this presentation are available in Canvas.
2. Modules 1 & 2 (1 hour)
   • Module 1 – effective consultation communication in an acute care setting. This includes over the phone and in-person encounters such as a request for advice, investigations, or a transfer of care.
   • Module 2 –how to make an effective written consultation. This module covers the core elements of an effective written consultation and show how a written consultation can go wrong.
   • Modules 1 and 2 are designed to either be done by residents individually, or together as a group-some discussion would likely help solidify the concepts. 
3. Interdisciplinary workshop (1 hour)
   • The purpose of the interdisciplinary workshop is to consolidate what had been learnt in the first two parts of the program. Residents will be required to appraise de-identified referral and consult letters from their specialty. Senior family medicine residents will co-facilitate the workshop for specialty programs while senior residents from RCPSC programs will co-facilitate in family medicine sites. Having a senior resident in the room during this session significantly enhances the discussion and builds the culture of interdisciplinary collaboration in PGME. PGME will coordinate the facilitator recruitment process if required.

Program Evaluation

A multi-level evaluation framework will be implemented including process evaluation and outcome evaluation.

Module Access

The introductory workshop slides and two online modules are domiciled in the University of Saskatchewan learning management platform, Canvas. For residents/faculty to be able to access the modules, they will need to be added to the course by the PGME office. Please send your requests for residents/faculty to be added to the course to Jenelle Butler at Jenelle.butler@usask.ca

Questions

For any questions about the QRCE course, please contact Jenelle Butler at Jenelle.butler@usask.ca.