Rudy and Rita Koehler Family Medicine Teaching Unit
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Need a physician for your obstetrical care?
The FMTU is accepting new obstetrics patients. Contact us if you are looking for a family physician to ensure comprehensive care for you and your baby before, during and after your pregnancy.
Contact
Rudy and Rita Koehler Family Medicine Teaching Unit
4001 Leslie Street, 4 South
Toronto, ON M2K 1E1
Telephone: 461-756-6980
Fax: 416-756-6979
Email: fmtu@nygh.on.ca
Clinic Hours
Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings until 8 p.m.
About
Established over 25 years ago, the Rudy and Rita Koehler Family Medicine Teaching Unit (FMTU) is an academic primary care clinic located on the 4th floor of the General site (4001 Leslie Street). Our team – including 5 family doctors, 2 part-time registered practical nurses (RPNs), and 2 full-time medical secretaries – provides comprehensive primary care across the lifespan, from low-risk obstetrics and newborn care through to palliative and end-of-life care. Over the years, the FMTU has grown to meet the needs of the community. At present, the clinic serves approximately 6,000 individual patients for their primary healthcare needs.
The FMTU is affiliated with the University of Toronto Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM), and our five family physicians all hold faculty appointments and academic leadership roles within the NYGH DFCM. Education is a strong focus of our mandate: We serve as a hub for the undergraduate and postgraduate medical education programs. Each of our exam rooms is equipped with a camera system to enable close clinical supervision, helping us to prepare future doctors, nurses and other health professionals to work in primary care. In recognition of our teaching excellence, several of our physicians have been nominated and selected for teaching awards.
The FMTU is part of the North York Family Health Team (NYFHT) and the North York Toronto Health Partners Ontario Health Team (NYTHP OHT). Our physicians are active members of these partner organizations, holding positions on the board of directors and several steering committees. Our patients benefit from the multitude of programs and allied health services offered by the NYFHT and NYTHP OHT.
Vision
We strive to make a positive difference in the lives of our patients through our care, in the lives of our learners through our teaching, and in the life of our community through our dedication to health promotion and research.
Undergraduate program
Under the Family Medicine Undergraduate Program, medical students in their 3rd and 4th year of study are identified as clerks. They receive training and experience under the guidance of staff family physicians who have faculty appointments in the Department of Community and Family Medicine at the University of Toronto.
The Undergraduate Program is open to students in the Undergraduate Medical Program at the University of Toronto and for visiting elective medical students from other universities.
Postgraduate program
North York General Hospital is one of the most popular training sites for University of Toronto Family Medicine Residents (students). Our program stresses working in both the community and the hospital. Residents get grounding in the care most commonly needed in the community while working one-on-one with a staff physician.
Each year, about 32 family medicine residents receive their core training at our hospital. Residents are from the University of Toronto, Department of Family and Community Medicine, and are medical school graduates who are training to specialize in family medicine. The two-year program leads to eligibility for certification by the College of Family Physicians of Canada. Residents in the postgraduate program work with a family physician a half-day per week throughout their two years, and for two to four months on an intensive basis. They receive training in community-based family practice settings as well as hospital-based specialties, including obstetrics, paediatrics, internal medicine, surgery, geriatrics, psychiatry and emergency services.
Residents take part in a variety of community-based experiences including palliative care, nutrition, dermatology, social work, sports medicine and substance abuse. Residents from other hospitals and other programs also do core and elective rotations at North York General.
