/ Distributed Medical Education (DME)

Distributed Medical Education’s (DME) mission is to provide the best possible experience for our medical learners as they embark on their rotations in rural and remote communities, outside of urban-based academic centres. We offer an enriching clinical experience in an environment where sophisticated technology and highly specialized resources are limited or non-existent. Trainees learn to work in a more independent fashion and gain confidence by developing diagnostic and therapeutic skills. The training’s objective is also to encourage residents and clerks to consider practicing medicine in rural or remote areas in Quebec.

In the past year, DME furnished a gym for Val d’Or and created plaques for each site which were sent as a thankyou. We hired a professional photographer to shoot videos and take photos of some of our rural sites. Our new video series included interviews with: Hamila Hagh-Daoust, a third-year medical student in Maniwaki; Dr. Simon Théberge and his team in Senneterre; Dr. Thomas Connor O’Neil and his team in Shawville; and Dr. Julie Massé and her colleagues in Val d’Or. Each described what they most appreciate about these meaningful work and training experiences.