Department of Family & Community Medicine

Enhanced Skills Program: OHTN HIV Care

hiv care
Overall Program Vision	The HIV Residency in Primary Care Enhanced Skills Program at the University of Toronto is a 6-month Residency Program designed to provide family physicians with the knowledge and the skills to be able to provide HIV primary care to patients living with HIV in Ontario. This program has been developed as a partnership between the University of Toronto Department of Family & Community Medicine (DFCM) and the Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN).
Program and Application Eligibility	Applicant must be a Canadian citizen. Applicant must be currently enrolled as a PGY2 in a Canadian Family Medicine Residency at the time of application OR be a Canadian family physician in clinical practice with Ministry of Health Re-entry funding*. For funding eligibility, please see the main Enhanced Skills Program Admissions page.
Length of Program	6 months – Full Time
Curriculum Competencies	The HIV Residency in Primary Care Enhanced Skills Program adheres to CanMEDS-FM goals and objectives to achieve the following competencies: Medical Expert Communicator Collaborator Manager Scholar Health Advocate Professional For complete details, please read the goals and objectives.
Sample Rotation	Inpatient HIV Unit/ambulatory clinic (St. Michael’s Hospital): 4 weeks Primary Care Family Health Team HIV Clinic (St. Michael’s Health Centre at 410): 8 weeks > HIV Primary Care 410 Sherbourne Rotation Goals and Objectives HIV Psychiatry Inpatient/outpatient clinic (St. Michael’s Hospital): 4 weeks > HIV Psychiatry Rotation Goals and Objectives HIV Hospice Setting (Casey House Hospice): 4 weeks Community HIV Primary Care Setting (Maple Leaf Medical Clinic: 4 weeks
Unique Program Requirements	Opportunities exist to participate in St. Michael’s Hospital HIV Rounds, local HIV conferences/meetings and the annual online medical pre-clerkship conference and other presentations hosted by the OHTN
Program Director	Dr. Gordon Arbess, MD, CCFP Department of Family & Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital 410 Sherbourne Street, Toronto ON M4X 1K2 Tel: 416-867-3728 arbessg@smh.ca
To Apply	Our application is currently closed. We will begin accepting applications for the 2020-2021 academic year starting August 2019.