Hospital Onboarding
Department of Emergency Medicine webpage: https://umanitoba.ca/medicine/department-emergency-medicine
Learn more about Expectations resources for R1s and off-service residents by clicking on the buttons below. There is no formal orientation. Report to the HIGH ACUITY area in the ED a few minutes before your first shift and ask for the preceptor you are assigned to. You will receive an informal orientation from the department at that point.
Attire
Casual business attire or scrubs are recommended, but not provided by the program. Please ensure that you wear your photo ID at all times while on clinical shift.
Charting
HSC and SBGH ED both use electronic charting on Clinical EPR. A training video on on this tool can be reviewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlevjcVJvRE
Health Sciences Centre
- EPR electronic charting for documentation but orders are written by hand.
St. Boniface General Hospital
- EPR electronic charting for documentation and orders are also done on EPR.
- Explore common order sets through searches such as: Order Sets → Emergency, “Emergency Common Investigations”, “Emergency Common Treatments”.
Important Program Contacts
- FRCPC Lead Resident e-mail: [email protected]
- Med Student Liaison email: [email protected]
- Daphne Amelo ( for elective and visiting medical students): [email protected]
- FRCRP Program Administrator: [email protected]
- St. Boniface General Hospital Scheduler (for visiting residents): [email protected]
- Health Sciences Centre Scheduler (for visiting residents): [email protected]
Paging System – Tiger Connect
Health Sciences Centre Teams:
In Tiger Connect → Roles → HSC Adult Emergency Department (AED) EM Resident 1 or 2 if on high acuity.
St. Boniface General Hospital
Hospital Layout
Treatment Areas / Zones
Health Sciences Centre Adult Emergency:
- Resuscitation room
- Beds 1-22 – High Acuity
- MLA
St. Boniface General Hospital Emergency Department:
- HA “High acuity” shift
- RAZ – low acuity
- SRG – chair based section
Absences
If you are ill or cannot attend your clinical shift, you must call the emergency department and ask to speak to one of the physicians. Alternatively, you can contact the physician you are working with via TigerConnect to notify them. Additionally, please inform the appropriate scheduling email and CC Dr. Katie Sullivan, Shara Werestiuk, and your program director.
If you are scheduled for a shift that overlaps protected academic time, you will be excused from your shift for the duration of the activity, but are expected to work the rest of the clinical shift.
If your residency program is using Entrada for EPAs, please continue with that format for the duration of your rotation. If your residency program does not use Entrada, a hard copy daily evaluation is required for every shift you work. This can be found in your scheduling email.
Item Storage
Health Sciences Centre: Belonging can be stored in the general staff/nursing lounge near the MLA hallways. Please ask one of the attendings if you are having trouble finding it.
St. Boniface General Hospital: There is a locked resident room (EDG 206) with lockers and two computers on the lower level of the ED. Please ask one of the attendings if you are having trouble finding it.
Phone Numbers
Health Sciences Centre
- Paging: 204-787-2071
- Electronic call list (from hospital computer): hscxtend.manitoba-ehealth.ca
St. Boniface General Hospital
- Paging: 204-237-2053
Where to Eat / Coffee in Hospital
Health Sciences Centre
- Main floor: Tim Hortons, Guildy’s Cafe, Starbucks, Garbonzos, Brodie Atrium (during day-time hours)
- 2nd Floor Cafeteria (24h)
St. Boniface General Hospital
- Main floor Cafeteria
- Robins Donuts
- Starbucks across Tache ave