University of Saskatchewan

Program Highlights

Type of curriculum: Block schedule with integrated longitudinal experiences. 

Curricular outline: Our medical community boasts services in Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Obstetrics, Psychiatry, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Urology, Pediatrics, and Radiology. [1] 

PGY1 Duration PGY2 Duration

Family Medicine 17 wks Family Medicine 23 wks

OB/Women Health 6 wks Rural FM 8 wks

Emergency Med 4 wks Electives 10 wks

Internal Medicine 4 wks Internal Medicine 4 wks

Surgery 4 wks Obsetetrics 4 wks

Pediatrics 4 wks Consolidation Week 1 wk

Psychiatry 4 wks Exam Week 1 wk

Electives 4 wks

Anesthesia 3 wks

Orientation 2 wks

Consolidation Week 1 wk

*Residents will have specific longitudinal experiences in Palliative Care, LTC, Urology, and EM throughout the two years of their program. 

Unique features:

• One-on-one teaching fostering long term relationships with faculty. 

• Learner focused hospital environment.  

• Finish residency with an abundance of generalist skills and clinical confidence. 

• Competent in skills ranging from palliative care, acute inpatient medicine, ER, OBS, procedural skills and many more.  

• Lifelong relationships created in a tight knit community. 

Scholarly activities: We have a dedicated Site Scholarship Lead with a keen interest in research. Our clinic and staff are actively engaged with QI projects within our community. There is also an annual Resident Scholarship Day for the residents to showcase their scholarly projects. 

Community Highlights

Welcome to the community of Swift Current, Saskatchewan. The motto, "Where LIFE makes sense" truly holds true here.  [2]

Our community is home to the Cypress Regional Hospital which serves a catchment area of 44,000 people.  

This city of 18,000 is the major population centre for Southwest Saskatchewan and lies midway between Regina and Medicine Hat on the Trans-Canada highway. We have big city amenities with small-town charm. 

We are proud to boast a vibrant downtown business core as well as two shopping malls. We have a vibrant art, culture and entertainment scene. We have affordable housing and an excellent education system. We have endless sporting and recreation opportunities and a welcoming newcomer welcome center. 

We are a close-knit community with a supportive physician group.  

Outside of medicine, there are opportunities to explore the surrounding area including the Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park or the Cypress Hills and Grasslands areas.  

Within town, there is a weekly Famer's Market in the summer and regular concert series at the historic Lyric Theatre in the winter. Lastly, we have great festivals in the spring including our unique Windscape Kite Festival, Long Days Nights Music Festival, and Frontier Days parade and fair.  

Swift Current is overall an excellent place to live and work and our program is proud to train generalist family physicians capable of broad scope practice at the completion of their training. 

Recreation: Fantastic place to live with amazing outdoor green spaces, bike trails, golf courses and surrounded by provincial parks.  

Cultural notes: Live theatre and music culture. 

Cost of living: The average price of housing in Swift Current is $275.00. Average rent is $700-$2,000/month.