Continuity Clinic

PREAMBLE: 

The continuity clinic is designed to allow residents in their Core of Discipline and Transition to Practice stages of General Pediatric Residency training (2nd through 4th  years) to increase their understanding and experience in longitudinal community-based consulting pediatrics, and to provide for a longitudinal exposure to ambulatory pediatric medicine.  This exposure aims to allow the resident to take on increasingly complex roles and observe the longer term outcomes of patient management in an ambulatory general pediatric setting. Continuity clinic allows trainees growth and mentorship as their ultimate preparation and transition to consultant general pediatrics.  Continuity can be same patient or same condition (for example diagnosing, starting treatment and follow up visits for ADHD).

For 2nd and 3rd year residents you must complete at minimum 8 half days or 6 full days of clinic per academic year, and 12 half days as a 4th year trainee. 

We acknowledge 8 half days do not amount to 6 full days; however, if doing full days fewer than 6 per year would run the risk of missing opportunities for longitudinal follow up for your own specific patients.

The more clinics you pre-arrange the more chance you have of following up your same patients and the more opportunity you have to refer patients to your clinic in need of medical follow-up from your various rotations allowing for continuity from various practice settings also.  While on CTU afternoons are preferential to mornings if time is taken during these rotations and handover would still be an expected requirement on these days, unless a senior resident is covering on your behalf. Please ensure your staff is aware of your rotation absences with at minimum 30 days notice.

FYI: 

Continuity Clinic is where you will be performing your STACER. Please see STACER page for more details.