Windsor

Population: 220,000

Description of Elective

The Southwestern Ontario Medical Education Network (SWOMEN) Windsor was formed in November 2002 through the tri-partite collaboration between The University of Western Ontario, University of Windsor and the two community hospitals in Windsor (Hotel-Dieu Grace and Windsor Regional Hospitals). The University of Western Ontario is the major hub for all academic activities within the SWOMEN Windsor program.

We have recruited more than 175 Faculty Appointed preceptors for SWOMEN Windsor. Most of these preceptors are practising family doctors and specialists in the community. In 2003-2004, two SWOMEN Windsor faculty members received Teacher of the Year Awards from The University of Western Ontario.  In 2005, a faculty member received the PAIRO Teacher of the Year Award.  This demonstrates the high calibre of teaching provided by SWOMEN Windsor preceptors.

The University of Windsor is a strong partner in this endeavour. There will be opportunities for clerks and residents to do research with a group of investigators at the University of Windsor in cardiovascular, metabolic, microbiologic and environmental health research.

The SWOMEN Windsor office is located in the Anthony P. Toldo Health Education Centre on campus at the University of Windsor. There is a state of the art Weingarden Boardroom and a host of very well-equipped lecture rooms in the building.  For the convenience of clerks and residents, we have satellite offices located at each of the two hospitals.

There are several accommodation options and locations where students and residents can be assigned during their educational placements in Windsor.  Through a community effort, we have renovated homes adjacent to Windsor Regional Hospital for the use of part-time clerks and residents. Parker House, at the Canterbury College, is located on campus at the University of Windsor, close to the Detroit River with a beautiful trail for cycling, jogging or walking.

We are confident that students and residents will find Windsor to be a wonderful and hospitable community medicine experience. We extend a warm welcome to all Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry students and residents!

Raphael Cheung MD, FRCPC
Assistant Dean Windsor
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
The University of Western Ontario

SWOMEN ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

The SWOMEN Windsor office is located on the University of Windsor Campus (corner of Fanchette Street and Sunset Avenue) in the new three-storey Anthony P. Toldo Health Education Centre.

Address:    SWOMEN Windsor
        University of Windsor
        Anthony P. Toldo Health Education Centre
        Room 201
        401 Sunset Avenue
        Windsor, Ontario   N9B 3P4

SWOMEN Windsor Staff are listed below, together with their contact information:

Name    Title    Phone number    Email address
Dr. Raphael Cheung    Assistant Dean    519-561-1412    This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Jay Orchard    SWOMEN Manager
UWO Research Park Suite 120 – MOG    519-661-2111 Ext: 86326    This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Ann Sovan    Program Coordinator    519-561-1411    This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Jeanne Hickey    Education Assistant - Medicine    519-561-1415
Pager: 255-3021    This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Linda Wright    Secretary/Receptionist    519-561-1411    This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Beverly Nicholls    Education Assistant – Surgery & Paediatrics     519 561 1411
Pager:  561 2930    This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Kelly Ducharme    Education Assistant – Psychiatry    519 561 1411
Pager:  561 3715    This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

WINDSOR CLERKSHIP AWARDS – Funded by The Southern Ambassadors

Award Title
•    The SWOMEN Windsor Scholarship in Family Medicine
•    The SWOMEN Windsor Scholarship in Medicine
•    The SWOMEN Windsor Scholarship in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
•    The SWOMEN Windsor Scholarship in Pediatrics
•    The SWOMEN Windsor Scholarship in Psychiatry
•    The SWOMEN Windsor Scholarship in Surgery
•    The SWOMEN Windsor Prize in Anesthesiology
•    The SWOMEN Windsor Prize in Emergency Medicine
•    The SWOMEN Windsor Prize in Surgery
•    The SWOMEN Windsor Clinical Clerk Award (non-Academic)
•    The SWOMEN Windsor Compassion Award  (non-Academic)
 
WINDSOR HOSPITALS
Rotations can be scheduled at one, or all, of the following hospitals:

Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH)  - Metropolitan Campus
1995 Lens Avenue, Windsor    Tel:  519-254-5577  

Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH) – Western Campus
1453 Prince Road, Windsor   Tel:  519-254-5577

Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital (HDGH)
1030 Ouellette Avenue, Windsor   Tel:  519-973-4411

IMPORTANT NOTE:
One week before the start of your rotation at the hospitals, you must contact hospital administration staff/SWOMEN office staff to set up an appointment to get your hospital photo ID, parking pass, access to library, computer passwords, etc.

Your Administration contacts for the hospitals are:

Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH) Metropolitan Campus - 1995 Lens Avenue
Shana Janisse  Tel:  519 254 5577 Ext: 52277  Fax:  519 254 3150     
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Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH) Western Campus – 1453 Prince Road
Shana Janisse  Tel:  519 254 5577 Ext: 52277  Fax:  519 254 3150     
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Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital (HDGH) - 1030 Ouellette Ave (entrance to hospital is on Goyeau)
Andrea Donaldson  Tel:  973-4411 ext 3148   Fax:  977-0018  Email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it      
SWOMEN Satellite offices located at the Windsor Hospitals as follows:

Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH) – both Metropolitan and Western Campus 4th floor at the Metropolitan Campus, Room 4306
Contact:  Beverly Nicholls, Education Assistant – Surgery, Paediatrics and Psychiatry
Tel:  561-1411   Fax:  561 1413 Email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it     Pager:  561 2930


A Student/Resident Lounge is located on the 4th floor at WRH – Metropolitan Campus.  Two on call rooms are adjacent to the lounge.  


SWOMEN Lounge:
Located on the 4th floor at the Metropolitan Campus, Room 4308 (beside the SWOMEN Satellite office).
The SWOMEN Lounge is now open and available for SWOMEN Clerks and residents use.  The room comprises of a couch, 2 chairs, desk, fridge, television, lockers, computer, printer and photocopier/fax machine. 
There is a combination to access the lounge and this will be given to you at orientation.
 
•    Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital  (HDGH) – 1030 Ouellette Avenue
5th floor – Suite Room 5469, Office Room #5472
Contact:  Jeanne Hickey, Education Assistant – Medicine
Tel:  561-1415    Email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it     Pager:  255-3021

SWOMEN administrative staff is assigned to both WRH and HDGH.  Students and residents with issues or concerns should contact SWOMEN staff, not Hospital Administration if possible.

UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR SWOMEN ID CARD 

Students will receive a University of Windsor photo ID card which will allow you access to the library, computers, and use of the St. Denis Athletic Centre.  If Residents are interested in using the Athletic Centre, please contact the SWOMEN Office to request an ID card.

Information about the St. Denis Athletic Centre - http://cronus.uwindsor.ca/stdenis   

Information about the Leddy Library - http://cronus.uwindsor.ca/leddy

LIBRARY ACCESS

University of Windsor
SWOMEN students have been issued a modified version of the University of Windsor all campus card at the C.A.W. student centre with SWOMEN clearly marked on the card.  This photo-ID card can be used for borrowing books and for remote access to Leddy online databases once it is activated at the Leddy Circulation desk, as with all other undergraduate ID cards.

SWOMEN students wishing to access online databases offered through the University of Western Ontario library system however, must use their UWO card for access and authentication purposes.  The University of Windsor card won't work for this purpose.

Any questions or concerns can be forwarded to:

Joan Dalton
Head, Access Services
Leddy Library / University of Windsor
ext. 3201

Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital (HDGH)

Library Resources
• Online card catalogue http://207.67.203.60/h91000
• 24/7 Computer Lab access with 8 stations
    •E-mail access via Explorer
    •Online databases including Medline, Up-To-Date, Cochrane
    •Microsoft Office Suite
    •Stat Ref
    •Printers, Scanner, CD-Burner, DVD Player
    •UWO computer proxy access via Netscape
• Journals and textbooks electronic and print
• Dr. J. McCabe Memorial Reading Area
• Individual study carrels with laptop Internet access
• Conference table for group meetings

Library Services
• Mediated Searches
• Advanced Search Strategy classes by appointment
• Document Delivery
• Interlibrary Loans
• Photocopying
• Borrowing privileges restricted to SWOMEN Collection

Library Hours   8am - 4pm, Monday - Friday

After Hours Access
• Via authenticated Prox Card after library orientation with librarian (please make an appointment with Toni Janik @ 519-973-4411 ext.3178 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Please Note: The Library is a Food and Beverage Free Zone


Windsor Regional Hospital (Metropolitan Campus) (WRH)  

The Windsor Regional Hospital, Metropolitan Campus, Health Sciences Library, has 7 computers for the exclusive use of physicians, medical students, residents, and staff.  There is also a computer in the physician's lounge for your use.

Any questions or concerns can be forwarded to:

Mary-Ellen Bechard
Coordinator, Health Sciences Library
Windsor Regional Hospital – Metropolitan Campus
1995 Lens Ave.
Windsor, ON  N8W 1L9
Tel:  254-5577 ext 52329
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Library Services 
If students wish to save electronic documents, a P drive can be set up by contacting Jeanne Hickey at 561-1415.
 
Library Hours  8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Monday – Friday

After Hours Access
If you wish to access the library before or after hours you may sign out a key from the switchboard which is located just steps away from the library.


RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

Research opportunities are available at the University of Windsor.   Further details can be found in the current Clinical Clerkship Handbook under the SWOMEN Windsor section or at www.swomen.ca.


 
EMAIL ACCOUNTS

Please note, Windsor Regional Hospital will not accommodate any hotmail or yahoo email accounts.  Please use your University of Western Ontario email account. 

ARRIVAL IN WINDSOR

REMINDER:  Bring your Western ID Badge.

Dress for the hospitals, clinics, physician offices
Proper attire - no blue jeans

Windsor has 2 hospitals
Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH)
CEO of WRH - Dr. Martin Girash, Chief of Staff - Dr. Gary Ing

Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital (HDGH)
President and CEO of HDGH - Mr. Neil McEvoy, Chief of Staff - Dr. Art Kidd

Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH) has 2 campuses
WRH Metropolitan Campus - 1995 Lens Ave
WRH Western Campus - 1453 Prince Rd.

Windsor Regional Cancer Centre (WRCC) - can be accessed through WRH - Metropolitan Campus (adjoining buildings) or they have their own entrance on Alsace.

University of Windsor (U of W) - is located at 401 Sunset Avenue.  SWOMEN Administration office is located in the Anthony Toldo P. Health Education Centre (corner of Fanchette & Sunset), 2nd floor, Room 201.  Dr. Ross Paul is the President of the University of Windsor.

Parking at the WRH – Metropolitan Campus - Please park in the Visitors Parking Lot located on Lens Ave. Take a ticket upon entering the lot.  When exiting the parking lot, please print your name on the back of the parking ticket and provide your full name to the parking attendant.  No parking fee will be necessary upon exit.  The parking attendant will verify your name against a list that will be provided by the SWOMEN office.

There is also an overflow parking lot for WRH located on the west side of Kildare Road, just north of Kildare (Stodgell) Park.  Follow signs reading “Windsor Regional Hospital Parking”.  A shuttle will pick up riders at the major laneways and drop off at the Byng Road entrance.  Shuttle services operate Monday – Friday from 5:30 am to Midnight.

Parking at HDGH - Please park in the Parking Garage located at Erie & Goyeau.  Take a ticket upon entering the parking garage. The administration staff will be providing you with a parking pass on the first day of your rotation.  The main entrance to the HDGH is located on Goyeau Street.  You can also enter the hospital from Ouellette Ave.

Prayer Rooms at the hospitals

HDGH - 7th floor next to the Hospitalist Office, to the right off elevators.

WRH – Metropolitan Campus - located on the first floor of the hospital, turn right off the escalator and walk down hall, first left turn.

Video-conference room locations at the hospitals

You will be notified of the location of various events.
•    HDGH – Video-conference Room (Old MRI Room) 1st floor, past library and elevators, towards the new section of hallway.  Room is on the left-hand side.
•    WRH - Metropolitan Campus – 1st floor, past Administration, in the new Clinical Education Centre.  Room is on the left-hand side.
•    WRH – Western Campus – Geriatric Assessment Program (GAP) Conference Room.  2nd floor, Room 2436.
•    WRCC – take elevator to second floor, turn right, then immediate left, follow hallway.  Room is facing you at the end of the hallway (Room 2057).

CONFERENCE ROOMS

Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital (HDGH)

ROOM & EXTENSION NUMBER
Conference Room 1   Ext 2239
(Renal area in Jeanne Mance Building)
Conference Room 2   Ext 3714
(1st Floor outside Old Chapel Entrance)
Conference Room 3  Ext 3710
(1st Floor outside Old Chapel Entrance)
Conference Room 4  Ext 3349
(Basement, behind Cardiac Cath. Lab.)
Conference Room 5  Ext 3771
(Basement, next to Organizational Development office)
Lobby Conference Room  Ext 3496
(entrance off new Lobby and also off Diagnostic Imaging waiting room)
Video Conference Room  Ext 3678
(Old MRI Suite, 1st Floor)


Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH) – Metropolitan Campus 

Conference rooms – The main conference room is referred to as the Clinical Education Centre located on the 1st floor, past Administration and into the new West Wing.  The new Clinical Education Centre is on the left-hand side.  Other locations may be announced.

 
SWOMEN MEDICAL STUDENT MAILBOXES

Below is the location of the SWOMEN Medical Student mailboxes at Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital (HDGH) and the Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH), Metropolitan and Western Campus

•    HDGH        -    Library, 1st floor marked “SWOMEN Students”

•    WRH         -    Mailroom, 1st floor diagonally opposite the Administration
Metropolitan         office marked “SWOMEN Students”
    Campus

•    WRH        -    Dr. Cortese’s office -
Western         Room 2624, 2nd Floor, Psychology Department
    Campus        marked “SWOMEN Mailbox”

EMAIL

Email is the method of communication used by SWOMEN Windsor office.  Please check your emails regularly to keep updated on events, rotation information, policies, etc.  Students will be contacted using Email for Life accounts.  Residents will be contacted using UWO accounts.

PAGERS

If you are to be assigned a pager, it will be provided by SWOMEN administration/hospital staff on the first day of your rotation.  You are responsible for the pager.  Fees will be levied to individuals damaging, losing or not returning the pagers.  Please reference the Pager Policy at www.swomen.ca.

LOCKERS AND SCRUBS

Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH) - SWOMEN staff will assign scrubs and lockers at the beginning of your rotation, if and when needed.

Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital (HDGH) – Scrubs will available in the OR Department.

ACADEMIC HALF DAYS

SWOMEN will either provide the clerks with transportation to attend Academic Half Days in London or videoconference the session to Windsor based upon content and student representative input.

Please note:  If you drive your own car, SWOMEN will not pay mileage for this return trip to London for Academic Half Day.  Reasonable exceptions can be made if discussed with SWOMEN Administration prior to travel.