Submitted by Pamela Loughlean,
Executive Director, Peninsula FHT
The Peninsula Family Health Team (FHT) recently welcomed two medical students from Queens University as part of the Rural Ontario Medicine Program (ROMP).
ROMP Week is a one-week elective experience that provides an opportunity for medical students to get a snapshot early in their training of what it is like to live and practice medicine in a community outside of a large urban centre.
Now in our 18th consecutive year of participation, the Peninsula Family Health Team is a strong advocate for the Rural Ontario Medicine Program. This year, during the first week of June, Gabriella Pelletier from Thunder Bay and Christina Paraskevopoulos from Aurora spent their time job shadowing at the PFHT clinics in Lion’s Head and Tobermory, the Tobermory Hyperbaric Facility, and the Brightshores-Lion’s Head Hospital site.
Pam Loughlean, Executive Director of the Peninsula FHT highlights that “ROMP Week gives medical students an opportunity to experience both the practice of rural medicine and the strong sense of community that makes Northern Bruce Peninsula such a special place to live and work.” Our goal is that this rural clinical experience encourages these medical students to return to our area in the future to build their careers and provide care for our community.
In their free time throughout the week, Christina and Gabriella had a chance to explore the Bruce Peninsula through activities which included hiking on the Bruce Trail, visiting the Grotto and a lovely afternoon on the water with a boat cruise to Flowerpot Island.
The Peninsula Family Health Team extends their appreciation to the Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee for their support and assistance in making this a memorable week for our visiting medical students.
Submitted by Pamela Loughlean, Executive Director, Peninsula FHT
The Peninsula Family Health Team (FHT) recently welcomed two medical students from Queens University as part of the Rural Ontario Medicine Program (ROMP).
ROMP Week is a one-week elective experience that provides an opportunity for medical students to get a snapshot early in their training of what it is like to live and practice medicine in a community outside of a large urban centre.
Now in our 18th consecutive year of participation, the Peninsula Family Health Team is a strong advocate for the Rural Ontario Medicine Program. This year, during the first week of June, Gabriella Pelletier from Thunder Bay and Christina Paraskevopoulos from Aurora spent their time job shadowing at the PFHT clinics in Lion’s Head and Tobermory, the Tobermory Hyperbaric Facility, and the Brightshores-Lion’s Head Hospital site.
Photo: Dr. Dave Thomson leads a suture clinic with ROMP medical students Christina Paraskevopoulos and Gabriella Pelletier.Photo: Dr. Reid with our two visiting ROMP Students Gabriella & Christina.
Pam Loughlean, Executive Director of the Peninsula FHT highlights that “ROMP Week gives medical students an opportunity to experience both the practice of rural medicine and the strong sense of community that makes Northern Bruce Peninsula such a special place to live and work.” Our goal is that this rural clinical experience encourages these medical students to return to our area in the future to build their careers and provide care for our community.
In their free time throughout the week, Christina and Gabriella had a chance to explore the Bruce Peninsula through activities which included hiking on the Bruce Trail, visiting the Grotto and a lovely afternoon on the water with a boat cruise to Flowerpot Island.
The Peninsula Family Health Team extends their appreciation to the Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee for their support and assistance in making this a memorable week for our visiting medical students.
