During the annual Discovery Week, the Hanover and District Hospital will welcome first-year medical students from the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at Western University.
The 28th annual Discovery Week will see 190 first-year medical students placed in more than 30 participating communities, from Windsor to Owen Sound.
This year, for two weeks running from May 25 to June 4, a handful of students will be brought into Hanover. The students will spend one week at Hanover and District Hospital, familiarizing themselves with "teamwork and collaboration in the local health-care setting and will have exciting opportunities to discover all the community has to offer," according to a media release from the Hanover and District Hospital.
Discovery Week is an annual program that allows medical students to experience healthcare work in small and rural communities across Southwestern Ontario.
"Discovery Week offers a unique opportunity for medical students to experience the rewards and realities of rural medicine firsthand. By immersing themselves in our hospital and community, students can begin to picture a future where they not only practise medicine here but also build meaningful connections with patients and colleagues. HDH is proud to play a role in inspiring the next generation of physicians to consider a career in rural health care," said Dana Howes, President and CEO of Hanover and District Hospital.
"Our community partners play a vital role in our students’ medical education by providing exceptional, first-hand, in-patient care experiences in rural and regional settings," shared Dr. Victor Ng, assistant dean, Distributed Education, Schulich Medicine and Dentistry. "We are incredibly grateful for this long-standing partnership which prepares and inspires a cohort of physicians to practise in small and mid-sized communities across the province. Through this collaboration, Schulich medical students will develop a deeper understanding and appreciation for rural-regional medicine and health-care providers. Many also return to practise in the communities they trained in."
