The 2009-2010 academic year celebrated Dr. Rob Sedran's first year as Program Director for the FRCP Emergency Medicine Program as well as the graduation of Dr. Chris Martin and Dr. Jan Trojanowski! A thank-you to all the staff who were involved in mentoring, teaching and research for both the FRCP and CCFP-EM residents. The role of chief has now been passed onto Drs. Heather Hames, Karalyn Church and Cimi Achiam and we hope everyone will welcome the new residents to our program, Dr. Bourke Tillmann, Dr. Kate Hayman and Dr. Morgan Riggan!

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Chris Martin and Dr. Jan Trojanowski are now Emergency Medicine fellows of the Royal College! Five years of hard work have finally paid off and we extend our congratulations for a job well done in Ottawa this past week. Special thanks to all the staff who helped coach them over the years to their success.

The program directors and residents would like to thank all the CaRMS candidates for making the journey out to London for interviews. Hopefully you had a great time unwinding at the social, exploring London in style and learning more about the Emergency Medicine residency program at Western. Best of luck with your remaining interviews and the match!

The University of Western Ontario FRCP Emergency Medicine program and current residents are getting ready to welcome applicants to London for CaRMS interviews set for Friday January 29 at 8 am. However, we are also looking forward to a fun and casual "Meet and Greet" for everyone on the evening of Thursday January 28th. Those candidates interviewing in the afternoon will have the opportunity to go on a citywide tour of London including its hospitals, UWO campus, Richmond Row and other highlights. Candidates interview in the morning, don't fret you'll have an opportunity to join us on the tour in the afternoon!

Information about the Emergency Departments in London, our Emergency Medicine program at Western as well as London itself can be found on our website. However if there are any questions you have, please don't hesitate to email any of the residents.

Good luck with your interviews and travel safe. We're looking forward to seeing you in London at the end of January!!

Congratulations to Dr. Mike Peddle, who has been appointed to assistant program director for the Royal College Emergency Medicine training program! His addition to the residency training committee will surely steer the program in a positive direction. A job well deserved!