Clinical description

The cardiology service is one of the most recently developed subspecialty services at Royal Inland Hospital. It is currently being staffed by 6 full time equivalent Cardiologists and one ICU physician.  At present the service offers full time inpatient coverage consisting of a consultation service as well as an admission service.  Royal Inland Hospital has a newly expanded 16-bed Telemetry unit and a Coronary Care Unit is currently under development. The service also contributes to the Heart Function Clinic, Vascular Improvement Clinic, Device Clinic and a busy Rapid Access Cardiology Evaluation Clinic (RACE).  Other diagnostic services include ECG's, holters, exercise stress testing, nuclear medicine and echocardiography including stress echocardiography.   

Trainee expectations:

The rotation will be offered to resident trainees at all levels. A 2-4 week rotation is considered standard.  The trainee would alternate between weeks of inpatient and outpatient services. The inpatient service consists of consultations and care for ward and CCU patients.  Outpatient weeks consist of sessions at the heart function clinic and RACE clinic.  Depending on the level of training, the trainee will also be exposed to various cardiac diagnostics (ie. holters, stress testing, ECG's, echo etc).  An opportunity for community-based cardiology office practice also exists. Call frequency is 1:6.

Preceptors

Dr. Shawn Pun (Primary Contact)

Cardiologist, Royal Inland Hospital