Program Components
1. Canadian Medical Workplace Culture:
- Ethical aspects of practice
- Legal aspects of practice
- Organizational aspects of practice
- Community health
2. Patient Interaction and Communication in Canadian Medical Practice:
- Patient-centered care
- Systematic approaches to doctor-patient encounters
- Overcoming language barriers
- Overcoming cultural barriers
- Integrating legal and ethical knowledge into interviews
- Communication challenges (sexual history, cross-cultural interviews, inter-professional conflict, etc.)
3. Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE):
Clinical case scenarios with standardized patients and physician feedback. The workshop includes in-class instruction, coached role-plays, individual videotaped performances on rehearsed medical cases and mock OSCE testing in a medical evaluation setting.
4. Clinical Exposure - Observership:
- 10 days in-clinic exposure under the supervision of a Canadian medical licensed doctor.
5. Support Services:
- Individual counselling and support services provided by dedicated Bridging Program staff.
- Guidance and support offered in document submission, preparation of effective Curriculum Vitae, and Personal Statements.
- One-on-one and panel medical residency mock interviews.