Ville-Marie

General Description

LOCATION

Ville-Marie is a town on Lake Temiscaming in western Quebec, in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue area. The site is located about 650 km from downtown Montreal. The teaching site is part of the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue.

Location on Google Maps (exact distance is calculated between the trainee's base unit and the site using Québec 511)

CAPACITY

• Not offered in 2024-2025

LENGTH OF ROTATION

• 1 or 2 months

LANGUAGE

• Spoken: French
• Charting: French

CLINICAL EXPOSURE AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES

Rotation primarily done in Hospital & Clinic

Trainees can be exposed to:
• ER
• Intensive Care Unit
• Long Term Care Facility
• Minor Procedures
• Obstetrics
• On-Call
• Prenatal and Postnatal Care
• Ward and Patient Services
• Other clinical exposures: Minor Surgery and Oncology with GP

OTHER INTERESTING INFORMATION

Hospital provides primary healthcare services
• 1079 Admissions/year
• 4319 outpatient visits/year
• 31 acute beds
• 69 long term beds
• 124 deliveries/year
• ER visits: 19720/year

Lodging

TYPE OF LODGING

Lodging is provided by the establishment, and is located 8 minutes away (walking distance) from the hospital and Co-op Santé.

Trainees are lodged in a shared apartment (5 1/2).Trainees have a private room and share common gender neutral areas (bathroom, kitchen, living room).

Lodging can be available as of the evening before the first day of your rotation.

Trainees are expected at the Co-op Santé at 9:00am on the first day of their rotation.

► Note: It is important that everyone does their share to keep all common areas clean and safe at any time.

ACCOMMODATION COMMODITIES

All accommodations are non-smoking environments.

Transportation

Trainees can travel to the site by bus or car.

Depending on the location of their base teaching site, each trainee receives a stipend to help pay for transportation costs.

Trainees must make their own travel arrangements.

NOTE: For all students making their own arrangements. All students will be required to attend a mandatory Progress Test at the end of each block.

PLEASE do not make any travel arrangements before confirming the exact date of your test.

TRAVELING BY BUS

• Autobus Maheux (http://www.autobusmaheux.qc.ca) serves Ville-Marie. Departure time at the Bus Station in Montreal is on a Sunday night (11:15pm) with arrival in Ville-Marie the next day at 10:50am.

• You can also use Greyhound (http://www.greyhound.ca) to travel to North Bay (Ontario) and then transfer to Maheux from North Bay to Ville-Marie. From Montreal, departure is from the bus station, Gare d’autocar de Montréal, located at the Berri-UQAM métro station. It leaves Montreal at 7 am. to arrive in North Bay at 3:20 pm and Maheux leaves North Bay at 4 pm and arrives in Ville-Marie at 6:40 pm

USE OF PERSONAL VEHICLE

Important Information:
Read the online information before using your personal vehicle for university related activities.

Trainee Guide

Please review the following rotation guidelines before the start of your rotation:
Trainee Guide Ville-Marie

Important:
At least 3 weeks prior to rural rotation/elective, email the site contact to confirm your arrival.

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