For learners, students and residents

Policies to review prior to placement

Instructors, clinical advisors, learners, students and residents are responsible for reviewing the following documents before their first shift:

• Masking at CHEO
• PPE video

Once on-site, please log on to CHEOnet and review the following documents:

• IPAC Guidelines and recommendations, AGMP List, PCRA
• COVID-19 guidance for children, youth and families
• Face masks for children, youth, parents and caregivers

Screening

All staff, medical staff and learners need to complete the online screening tool when they experiencing new symptoms. The tool will provide guidance on when they are able to return and how to work in Work Self-Isolation (WSI) when they do return. Review and follow the instructions sent by email after submitting a responses.

Staff and medical staff illness screening form

Before your placement

• Ensure all immunizations are up to date
• Review CHEO's latest Masking Procedures and PPE demonstration video
• Once you are on-site, go to CHEOnet and review the following documents:
  • PPE guidance
  • IPAC clinical guidelines, AGMP list and PCRA
  • COVID-19 guidance for children, youth and families
  • Face masks for children, youth, parents and caregivers

• N95 Mask Fit Test must be up-to-date (less than 2 years since last fit test). Respirators at CHEO all have limited availability. If you are fitted on 1870+, please fit test on an alternate available respirator prior to your start date, in case the 1870+ is not available. See the CHEO Student Guidelines document for a full list of N95 masks available at CHEO.

During your placement and shifts

All staff, medical staff and learners need to complete the online screening tool when they experiencing new symptoms. The tool will guide staff on when they are able to return and how to work in Work Self-Isolation (WSI) when they do return. Review and follow the instructions sent to you by email after submitting your responses.

Staff and medical staff illness screening form

• On your first day, enter via the CHEO Main Entrance. You can use the screening survey before entry. You may also be asked screening questions by the screener.
• After your first day, enter CHEO at the Max Keeping Wing (staff entrance) by swiping your student badge.
• Perform Hand Hygiene immediately when entering the building
• Don a surgical mask (provided at the entrance), and continue donning additional PPE following UMP guidelines
• Consider bringing scrubs/uniform to change into when you arrive. Locker rooms and limited daily use lockers are available.
• Report to your unit/area of placement
• Breaks are not to be taken on the unit. Please use the cafeteria or coffee shop where physical distancing can be more easily maintained. Your Clinical Instructor should coordinate break time with the student's break time, to ensure students are not remaining on the floor without instructor supervision.

After your shift

• Post-conference meetings can no longer be held on-site. Please discuss with your preceptor, instructor or mentor about a plan to complete this discussions virtually.
• Change out of your scrubs or uniform before leaving the hospital. Place them in a bag to bring home for laundering.
• Doff and dispose of surgical mask in appropriate bin when exiting the building.

Anesthesiology

Residency Program

Anesthesia residents affiliated with the University of Ottawa, Queen’s University and from the Northern Ontario School of Medicine regularly rotate through the Department.

Residents are expected to present at the Department Grand Rounds (Wednesday) and also encouraged to do small research and review projects.

Staff closely mentor the Residents through their rotations at CHEO and this helps the residents to nurture both their clinical skills and knowledge.

Visit the University of Ottawa Anesthesia Department website for further information.

Fellowship

We offer a one-year Clinical Fellowship for those considering a subspecialty career or academic career. The fellowship has been offered for many years and has attracted fellows from all over the world. We provide an advanced clinical exposure to Pediatric Anesthesia prior to undergoing a mixed adult/pediatric or sole pediatric anesthesia practice. Opportunities to participate in research and scholarly activities are available.

For more information, visit our Anesthesiology and pain medicine page.

Clinical Psychology

About CHEO
CHEO is a tertiary care pediatric health care institute serving Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. Since its opening in 1974, the hospital has provided specialized pediatric heath to children, youth and their families in English and French. Today, it is estimated that the hospital sees over 6500 admissions and 180,000 outpatient visits per year. CHEO is one of the largest providers of mental health services in Ontario for youth and their families.

CHEO offers a pre-doctoral residency for students enrolled in a Ph.D. program in either clinical psychology or clinical neuropsychology. Our residency has been accredited by the Canadian Psychological Association since 1990. The training program can accommodate both English speaking and bilingual (French-English speaking) residents.

The training program provides residents with a range of rich training experiences through active clinical work, intensive supervision, small group seminars, a program evaluation project, hospital specialty rounds and interaction with other health professionals. By the end of the residency, all of our trainees will have developed the skills needed to become registered as a clinical child and adolescent psychologist in any jurisdiction in Canada or to move onto postdoctoral training. Trainees in the neuropsychology stream can also become registered as child neuropsychologists.

The focus of the program is on teaching advanced clinical skills in assessment, treatment and consultation. Residents are exposed to different supervisors, a variety of treatment models and a broad range of child clinical, health and developmental conditions over the course of the training year