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Your Practice Preferences
1.
Do you know where Williams Lake and/or 100 Mile House are?
Yes, I've been to Williams Lake
Yes, I've been to 100 Mile House
Not really
Somewhere in BC!
I have a pretty good idea
2.
What size community do you prefer to work in?
Serves around 30,000; a hub with a mid-size hospital
Serves around 10,000; small hospital
Serves around 500; health centre but no hospital
3.
Why did you get into rural medicine?
4.
If you are interested in participating an existing focused practice area or call group, please indicate areas of interest.
Family Medicine - Clinic Only
Blended model of Family medicine and other area(s) of interest (options below)
Emergency Medicine
Long Term Care
Palliative
Oncology
Mental Health
Addictions Medicine
Pediatrics (Call group for infants)
Obstetrics
Acute Care
Inpatient Care
First Nations Health
Adolescent Health
5.
Are there any other areas of focus you're particularly interested in?
6.
What style of practice do you envision working in?
Solo practice
Multi-Physician
Team Based care - could include Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Social Workers, Mental Health Clinicians
Multi-service clinic - could include Massage Therapy, Chiropractic, etc.
1-2 days in clinic, 3-4 days in focus area (Emergency medicine, methadone clinic, etc)
Urgent Primary Care (Not currently available)
Community Health Center
Travel to remote First Nation Communities Part Time
Travel to remote First Nation Communities Full Time
Urban First Nations Health Center
Rural First Nations Health Center
7.
What style of remuneration do you prefer?
Fee for service
Alternate Payment Plan contract mix (Salary plus FFS)
New to Practice Contract
Group Contract
Other (please specify)
8.
What type of management structure would you like to work in?
Health Authority run
Group Practice managed by you and other physicians
Solo practice managed by you
Community Health center - Board of Directors run and managed
Other (please specify)
9.
Are there any incentives in our region you'd like more information on?
Rural Retention Program overall
Retention Fee Premium
Retention Flat Fee
Rural Continuing Medical Education
Recruitment Contingency Fund & Recruitment Incentive Fund
Long Term Care Incentives
Doctor of the Day - supplement & per patient billing
Federal & Provincial Student Loan Forgiveness
MOCAP (Medical On-Call Availability Program)
REAP (Rural Education Action Plan)
No, I am familiar with the Rural Incentive opportunities
10.
What would impact your decision to move to a community?
Additional monetary incentives for rural practice
Having a contract
Working in Fee for Service
Managing my own clinic
No Management requirement
Collegiality of Medical community
Opportunity to focus of areas of interest
Proximity to family
Access to hobbies I love
Opportunities for my partner/family
Potential to truly make a difference in my community
Other (please specify)
11.
If you came in a group with other physicians, would you want to practice out of the same clinic?
12.
If you have a partner or family, what would help them to settle in to our region?
13.
With the Division providing some funds to assist with travel and accommodation, how would you prefer to get to know a new medical community?
1-2 days shadowing
Short locum
Long term locum
Virtual introductions & information beforehand
14.
Thank you for your time answering questions! Lastly, is there anything we should know about you to connect you to your interests in our region, either medically or personally?
15.
Where is your current home base?
16.
What are your preferred methods of contact?
Name
Email Address
Phone Number
Current Progress,
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