The University of Ottawa Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) residency training program is a direct entry 5-year program fully accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). The U of O PM&R program has been hailed as a “model for the country” by the RCPSC accreditors.

There are 2 PGY-1 positions available per year. With the CBME curriculum, the first 17 months of residency include 3 introductory PM&R rotations followed by 14 months of off-service rotations. These rotations include CTU, medicine subspecialties, neurology, orthopedics, sub-specialty surgeries, rheumatology, geriatric medicine and an elective. The remaining training consists of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation inpatient and outpatient services. Our program contains all the core Physiatry rotations as well as other sub-specialty rotations not commonly seen in other programs – Pediatric and Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation.

The PM&R Division has an independent education infrastructure with its own Education Committee encompassing undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG) and continuing professional development (CPD) components, each chaired by a faculty member. The Division conducts an annual needs assessment to create its own PM&R weekly grand rounds, monthly journal clubs and annual research day.

There are 18 dedicated academic physiatrists and 3 community physiatrists who contribute actively to the training program. Our faculty members have diverse clinical and scholarship interests so that our curriculum easily integrates the seven CanMEDS core competencies within the curriculum. The competencies are explicitly taught in our formal curriculum and reinforced in our informal curriculum with 1:1 teaching.

The strength of the program lies in its comprehensive yet flexible structure with an open and transparent feedback process. Trainees are provided with regular, well-timed feedback. Similarly, residents provide faculty regular feedback on their teaching abilities and on the rotation.

Interventional Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

What we offer you

The goal of the Ottawa interventional musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound fellowship is to foster musculoskeletal subspecialist physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians. Successful applicants will become medical experts in the diagnosis, non-interventional and interventional ultrasound management of common and uncommon MSK and neurological pain conditions. The fellow will further develop their collaborative skills within an interdisciplinary MSK/pain team, including nurses, other specialty physicians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers and psychologists. The fellow will be able to effectively communicate details of a diagnosis and management plan, including the risk/benefit profile of a proposed intervention. The fellow will learn to advocate for improved care of patients in their communities and help further MSK education.

Successful applicants will develop the knowledge and technical skills required for ultrasound-guided neural blockade (ie. lateral femoral cutaneous, median, suprascapular, infrapatellar branch of saphenous nerve, etc) and musculoskeletal injections (ie. Subacromial-subdeltoid bursa, anterior shoulder arthrodistension via rotator interval, intra-articular hip, etc)

Application details:

• Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Canadian PMR training program
• Estimated % clinical workload: 80%
• Number of positions annually: 1
• Duration: 6 months – 1 year
• Start date: Start dates are negotiable
• Application deadline: Spring of preceding year
• Contact: Louise Brazeau at [email protected]
• Fellowship Director: Dr. Jennifer McDonald