Your Practice Preferences Survey

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* 1. Do you know where Williams Lake and/or 100 Mile House are?

Yes, I've been to Williams Lake

Yes, I've been to 100 Mile House

Not really

Somewhere in BC!

I have a pretty good idea

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* 2. What size community do you prefer to work in?

Serves around 30,000; a hub with a mid-size hospital

Serves around 10,000; small hospital

Serves around 500; health centre but no hospital

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* 3. Why did you get into rural medicine?

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* 4. If you are interested in participating an existing focused practice area or call group, please indicate areas of interest.

Family Medicine - Clinic Only

Blended model of Family medicine and other area(s) of interest (options below)

Emergency Medicine

Long Term Care

Palliative

Oncology

Mental Health

Addictions Medicine

Pediatrics (Call group for infants)

Obstetrics

Acute Care

Inpatient Care

First Nations Health

Adolescent Health

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* 5. Are there any other areas of focus you're particularly interested in?

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* 6. What style of practice do you envision working in?

Solo practice

Multi-Physician

Team Based care - could include Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Social Workers, Mental Health Clinicians

Multi-service clinic - could include Massage Therapy, Chiropractic, etc.

1-2 days in clinic, 3-4 days in focus area (Emergency medicine, methadone clinic, etc)

Urgent Primary Care (Not currently available)

Community Health Center

Travel to remote First Nation Communities Part Time

Travel to remote First Nation Communities Full Time

Urban First Nations Health Center

Rural First Nations Health Center

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* 7. What style of remuneration do you prefer?

Fee for service

Alternate Payment Plan contract mix (Salary plus FFS)

New to Practice Contract

Group Contract

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What type of management structure would you like to work in?

Health Authority run

Group Practice managed by you and other physicians

Solo practice managed by you

Community Health center - Board of Directors run and managed

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Are there any incentives in our region you'd like more information on?

Rural Retention Program overall

Retention Fee Premium

Retention Flat Fee

Rural Continuing Medical Education

Recruitment Contingency Fund & Recruitment Incentive Fund

Long Term Care Incentives

Doctor of the Day - supplement & per patient billing

Federal & Provincial Student Loan Forgiveness

MOCAP (Medical On-Call Availability Program)

REAP (Rural Education Action Plan)

No, I am familiar with the Rural Incentive opportunities

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* 10. What would impact your decision to move to a community?

Additional monetary incentives for rural practice

Having a contract

Working in Fee for Service

Managing my own clinic

No Management requirement

Collegiality of Medical community

Opportunity to focus of areas of interest

Proximity to family

Access to hobbies I love

Opportunities for my partner/family

Potential to truly make a difference in my community

Other (please specify)

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* 11. If you came in a group with other physicians, would you want to practice out of the same clinic?

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* 12. If you have a partner or family, what would help them to settle in to our region?

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* 13. With the Division providing some funds to assist with travel and accommodation, how would you prefer to get to know a new medical community?

1-2 days shadowing

Short locum

Long term locum

Virtual introductions & information beforehand

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* 14. Thank you for your time answering questions! Lastly, is there anything we should know about you to connect you to your interests in our region, either medically or personally?

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* 15. Where is your current home base?

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* 16. What are your preferred methods of contact?

Name

Email Address

Phone Number