In an apartment 10-15 mins away from the hospital that looks out onto trees and a creek.

The internet! I moved across the country for residency and did not see my place before moving in, but it all worked out great.

I wanted a mid-size community site that had a broad range of specialists available to learn from, with fewer specialty residents to compete with for learning opportunities. So far, Moncton has definitely fulfilled those requirements for me!

The physicians and allied health professionals I get to work with. The specialists are some of the friendliest I've ever encountered and having rotated through most of the hospital's specialties, it's really nice to know the person I'm talking to when I consult a specialist. Working with a relatively consistent group of nurses is also very nice so they get an understanding of my capabilities and feel more comfortable communicating with me.

In both current cohorts, we have really great groups of residents with a nice mix of those from the Moncton area and those from further away. My local co-residents immediately wanted to give me restaurant and activity recommendations! We also have a fantastic group of core family medicine preceptors and I feel very at home with my preceptors and office staff at my home clinic.

We have so many excellent and welcoming teachers in our program! Program leadership is also very approachable and keen to make changes to improve the program, or work with us to make compromises when change is not entirely possible.

Absolutely! As I've grown in my confidence and knowledge throughout the year, I have been able to independently work up and manage patients in a variety of settings, but I also always know that I have someone to turn to for support with unstable patients of areas in which I am less familiar.

We are a block-based site, so the weekly schedule varies quite a bit depending on which block you are on. On a family medicine block, most of your time will be spent at your home clinic, but every few weeks you might spend a week on the hospitalist service with one of your preceptors. On off service rotations the daily schedule varies, but days when you are not on call tend to be 8-5 or so and there is a half day at your family clinic and an academic half day each week.

Excellent! On the vast majority of rotations I've been able to find time to exercise and engage in hobbies I enjoy without feeling stressed that I need to be working or studying.

Our rotations are very learning focused rather than service focused, so as long as you aren't missing too much of a rotation or exceeding your vacation time, you are unlikely to be denied a vacation request. We have a relatively small resident group, so we're able to form strong bonds and lean on each other for support.

The patients tend to be lower SES on average and have relatively low health literacy. After completing medical residency in Moncton, you will be able to gather history and explain medical concepts in simple language to almost anyone! There is a fair amount of clinical complexity and comorbidity in our patients as well, which is also excellent for learning. Our hospitalists manage more complex patients than basically any other urban area in the country, so after learning how to manage patients in hospital from your preceptors, you will have a high degree of competency in this area.

Yes! The program features a 3 month rural block in R2 as well as exposure to our urban newcomer clinic.

Approach every clinical experience with an open mind, focusing on what pearls you can learn from that experience to apply to your future practice, even if you are not planning to practice in that field of medicine. You never know what you can learn from an experience, so staying engaged and keeping an open mind is key.