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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2005-06-08, Page 3Wednesday,June 8, 2005 Exeter Times–Advocate 3 Med students experience South Huron By Scott Nixon TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF EXETER — First-year medical students at the University of Western Ontario are getting a taste of what it's like to practice rural medicine. Jesse Anderson, 22, of Calgary, and Gillian Dolansky, 25, of Ottawa both just wrapped up their first years of med- ical school at Western and spent last week at South Huron Hospital. Two other Western med- ical students, Stephanie Scott and Marnie Howe spent the week at the Grand Bend Area Community Health Centre. The effort exposes future doctors to rural medicine in hopes they will choose to practice in smaller centres. Anderson and Dolansky spent last week working in South Huron's emer- gency department and also did work in family medicine, radiology and internal medicine. Both enjoyed the expe- rience and say rural medicine is an option for them to pursue. Dolansky said she had never really considered rural medicine before because she had no expe- rience in it; now, she says she "definitely wouldn't rule it out." Anderson said he has considered rural medi- cine in the past and his experience in Exeter has "made it more of an option." Dolansky said there are many differences between practicing rural medicine as opposed to working in a large centre. In a family practice, she said rural doctors don't refer their patients as much as doctors in cities do. Rural doctors can also practice more types of medicine than their city counterparts can, for example by working as a family doctor, but also doing shifts in the hospi- tal and the emergency department. Anderson said rural doctors need to be "a jack of all trades." Dolansky said she was surprised at the kind of acute and chronic situa- tions South Huron Hospital's emergency department deals with. First-year University of Western Ontario medical students Jesse Anderson, left, and Gillian Dolansky, right, spent last week at South Huron Hospital as part of an effort to expose future doctors to rural medicine.With Anderson and Dolansky is Dr. Philip Chan, chief of South Huron Hospital's emergency department. (photo/Scott Nixon) While both students haven't chosen what type of medicine they will spe- cialize in, they won't have to start making that deci- sion until their third year at UWO. For Dolansky, who has a BA in Psychology from the University of Ottawa, becoming a doctor was something she has want- ed to do since she was a child. "I just knew I wanted to do something that would help people." Anderson, who has his B.Sc. in Bioscience from the University of Calgary, said he's always been interested in how the human body works. Both enjoyed their week at South Huron. Anderson said doctors in South Huron were "very helpful" and made he and Dolansky feel wel- come. Dolansky agreed, adding "the week was awesome," and said she learned a lot. It wasn't all work for Dolansky and Anderson last week — both were able to attend a barbecue in Seaforth and check out "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" at Stratford. Dolansky is spending the first part of her sum- mer at Toronto's Hospital For Sick Kids, before heading home to Ottawa for a while and then trav- elling. Anderson said he's heading back to Calgary where he hopes to work some hospital shifts. Urlin not running again By Scott Nixon TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF SOUTH HURON — Deputy Mayor Dave Urlin announced Monday night he will not seek re-elec- tion when the current council term ends in 2006. Urlin is serving his sec- ond term as deputy mayor for South Huron. Before the 2001 amalgamation, he spent six years as Exeter's deputy reeve and six years as a councillor. Urlin also served a year as Huron County warden in 2002-03, becoming the first Exeter resident in 60 years to take the job. 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