Lethbridge
Lethbridge - Overview
- The Chinook Regional Hospital has a full complement of specialist and diagnostic facilities with an exemplary outpatient program.
- Lethbridge family physicians act as the attending doctor for their patients and use Royal College specialists as consultants.
Provided to National Post by Dr. Jonker
Doctor finds perfect mix for professional and family life in Alberta city
Dr. Jonker is a rural program graduate, and continues to live and work in Lethbridge.
Why Lethbridge? FAQ with a current resident
Lethbridge is an excellent sized city to do residency in. The hospital is large enough to see complex and interesting cases while also small enough to know the majority of the physicians within a few months. The hospital is invested and interested in ensuring you have a positive and fulfilling residency experience and the staff generally go above and beyond to help you achieve this. Lethbridge also has a significant indigenous patient population and is working very hard to work together with First Nations to improve healthcare and health outcomes.
From a non-medical stand point, Lethbridge is a beautiful prairie city with amazing Coulees, a beautiful river valley, large treed streets and all the amenities of a large center. Another incredible part of living in Lethbridge is its accessibility to the mountains. Lethbridge is a mere 1 hour to the Rockies and demonstrates some of the most breathtaking landscapes in the world. It is also only 1 hour to Montana and Glacier National Park. Skiing, mountain biking, hiking, fishing, kayaking, canoeing, swimming, hunting, climbing, and riding just out your doorstep.
Numerous Life Saving Courses – Nightmares Bootcamp, NRP, ACORN, PALS, ATLS, POCUS, ALARM etc
Incredible rural learning opportunities. My two rural placements are Pincher Creek and Whitehorse.
The most beautiful corner of the world – Where the Prairies meet the mountains (Pics for Reference).
Excellent site coordinators who make your life easier!
Yes. You will see everything in Lethbridge other than Interventional cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Neuro Surgery.
Yes, very well balanced! Over the first 3 months of residency I absolutely have less call and commitments compared to medical school.
Logan Brennan PGY 1 – Lethbridge