Abbotsford-Mission
Site Information
Number of Residents: 8 CMG, 1 IMG
Location: Abbotsford, BC
Community: 150,000
Hospital: Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre
Distance from Vancouver: 70 KM
Curriculum Type: Partial Integrated
R2 Elective Time: 12-16 Weeks
Site Director Message
So… Another CARMS website… Argh!
Having arrived on this page, you have decided that Family Medicine is what you want to do and are now at the “where do I want to go?” stage. And if you aren’t sure – that’s okay! – we won’t judge you. Stick around anyways.
So, what sets us apart?
We could talk about our curriculum, which will give you the skills to practice anywhere you want, or our dedicated preceptors, who make sure you learn what you need to know, or our staff, who support and assist you during your transition from student to physician. But what really sets us apart is You.
Every year we are amazed at our new residents, who work hard and embrace every opportunity. Our graduates do full-service Family Practice, Obstetrics, Emergency, Hospitalist, Addictions, and Prison Medicine, among others. We are proud of how they contribute to their communities.
However, there are a few things you should know if you come to Abbotsford-Mission:
You have to move here. Forget about commuting! It makes your life so much easier, and you will get to become part of the community. Traffic is getting worse, which makes for a difficult commute from surrounding areas.
You will need a car. Sorry, but although you may be able to bike to work some of the time, you will still need to drive. Public transportation is limited. We place some of our residents in Mission, a 15-minute drive away.
Expect to work hard. We have high expectations, as we train you to be the best physician you can be.
To get a better sense of what we are about, check out our webpage: https://abbotsfordfamilymed.wordpress.com
Good luck on your CARMS journey!
Dr. Holden Chow and Dr. Monika Wojtera
About
Contact: Rhea Ignacio
Learn more about the City of Abbotsford.
Lead Resident Message
Welcome to Abbotsford, the best Family Practice Residency site at UBC! Abbotsford is the “city in the country”, with all the amenities of a city on a rural backdrop. Residents do inpatient rotations at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre, a 300+ bed tertiary care hospital servicing the Fraser Valley. Most of our primary Family Practice clinics are in Abbotsford, but a few are a 15 minute drive away in Mission.
Our program is tight-knit! Staff will know you by name, and in our small cohorts, residents become good friends. We are usually the only learners on any service, putting us first in line for interesting cases and procedures, and having a resident is not the expectation on any given service, so staff are eager to teach but not reliant on us for volume.
Our ER is a busy level 3-trauma centre providing lots of hands-on experience, and our maternity ward has high numbers of deliveries for you to manage. We have high-yield rotations in hospitalist medicine, nephrology, and cardiology that prepare you for inpatient or outpatient care, and rotations in R2 for addictions and palliative care. We also boast 1-in-4 call until 11pm on every rotation but OB, and a half-day each week in your home family medicine clinic to apply your specialty learning in real-time and start providing longitudinal care.
Our graduates practice in every area of family medicine and many stick around in Abbotsford and are our preceptors. Here you will have the flexibility to meet your learning goals, whatever they look like!
We’d love to hear from you with any questions about the program! Good luck and we look forward to meeting you on the CaRMS tour!
Dr. Nikita Menon and Dr. Raheesa Jina
Resident Life
