RCCbc, with funding provided by the Joint Standing Committee (JSC), supports the development of accredited rural medical courses. These courses frequently travel to smaller rural centres in British Columbia, and are delivered to interprofessional health care teams by rural physicians (or urban physicians who have previously practiced in rural communities).
Courses that have been developed with the support of RCCbc and the JSC include:
The CARE Course – Comprehensive Approaches to Rural Emergencies – 2 day course
The Shock Course – Treatment of the hemodynamically unstable patient – 1 day
Third Trimester Ultrasound Course – use of ultrasound to answer four key questions about a patient’s third trimester pregnancy – 1 day
Rural Rounds Videoconferencing Series – monthly 1 hour presentation with interactive Q+A – monthly
Specialist Online Journal Club in Internal Medicine – takes place over several months during the fall/winter
Rural Emergency Medicine Journal Club – takes place over several months during the fall/winter
The Combined SEMP/SIM course – pilot project that combines teaching of emergency medical procedures with high fidelity mannequin simulation – 2 days
Rural Physician Mentoring Program – pilot project that pairs a new to rural practice physician mentee with an experienced rural practitioner mentor
