University of Calgary Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship
Announcement: UCLIC Assistant Director
We are excited to welcome Dr. Jonathan Somerville into his new role as Assistant Director of the UCLIC Program.
A dedicated rural generalist, he has been serving Alberta communities since completing his Family Medicine residency in Red Deer in 2014. Over the years, he has built a rewarding career providing comprehensive care to rural communities, where his commitment to patient well-being and medical education truly stands out.
Dr. Somerville is passionate about the unique challenges and rewards of rural medicine, striving to meet the diverse healthcare needs of underserved populations. Teaching has been one of the most fulfilling aspects of his career—he values the energy and curiosity that learners bring, and finds great joy in mentoring the next generation of healthcare professionals.
Outside of his professional life, Dr. Somerville is a proud father of two young girls. Together with their mother, they offer him constant reminders of the beauty and simplicity of life, giving him countless reasons to smile and appreciate the small moments of joy.
Dr. Somerville’s wealth of experience in medical education and rural medicine, along with his passion for supporting learners in longitudinal clerkships, will be a tremendous asset to the program.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Somerville to the team. We look forward to working with him and benefitting from his expertise as we continue to strengthen the UCLIC Program.
The UCLIC Experience
UCLIC is a one year clerkship option for 3rd year medical students interested in learning medicine in a generalist environment. Students are based in a family practice in a rural or regional community and learn the generalist specialties in an integrated fashion by following their patients from the clinic to specialty consults, surgery, delivery, etc. This longitudinal approach allows students to develop an appreciation for the natural history of illness and an understanding of the importance of continuity of care and relational continuity.
A typical week includes: 3-4 half days in the family practice, 2 half days in surgery, with visiting or local specialists, and working with family doctors with extended skills, one half day with the local allied health professionals and an academic day built into your schedules.
UCLIC video
Educational Goals
Clerkship goals, objectives and assessment tools are identical to those used in the traditional clerkship program. The additional educational goals of the UCLIC are:
UCLIC Ambassador Program
The University of Calgary Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship is looking for prospective, current, and former learners for our UCLIC Ambassador Program!
As a UCLIC Ambassador you will:
- Participate in promotional videos
- Provide success stories from the UCLIC Community
- Assist in promoting events, updates, and announcements
- Become a part of a network of learners to help grow the UCLIC Brand
- Receive bookstore credit for content produced
Interested in becoming a UCLIC Ambassador? Click the button below to register.
UCLIC Learner Resources
Undergraduate Medical Education
Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) strives to innovate and apply state-of-the-art concepts in human cognition when designing all aspects of their curriculum and evaluations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Need more information about the UCLIC experience? Take a look at some frequently asked questions posed by rural medical learners.
UCLIC Communities
UCLIC connects both people and communities across Alberta to provide the highest level of rural medical education. Check-out the various communities in which we are lucky to have preceptors and partnerships.
Dr. Rithesh Ram, UCLIC Director
A Message from the Director
UCLIC prepares students to be physician leaders who can accelerate change in health care. The program recruits and develops students with the intellectual perspective, resiliency, empathy, creativity and passion to change patient care, the health of communities and the medical profession. Students with a strong foundation in these principles will become more engaged, compassionate physicians who will connect deeply with their patients and their patients’ families; feel more comfortable with and be more effective as team leaders and team members; and have the relationship building skills and systems perspectives to more effectively lead change in health care organizations.
LICs are recognized across North America as producing medical graduates functioning well above the level of their colleagues completing traditional urban clerkships. As a result, UCLIC has a match rate over 95% for the first round in CaRMS, with prior students entering the full gambit of residencies including ophthalmology, emergency medicine, obstetrics & gynecology, neurology, medical genetics, internal medicine, pediatrics, general surgery and psychiatry.
Dr. Rithesh Ram
UCLIC Director
Contact
UCLIC Education Coordinator | Distributed Learning & Rural Initiatives (DLRI)
Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary
T: 403.220.5773
uclic4me@ucalgary.ca