Host Physicians – Eligibility

You are eligible to be a host physician in the Rural FP Enhanced Surgical Skills OB Locum (RESSO) Program if you:

• Have obtained training in surgical obstetric services, credentialed by the HA with FP Enhanced Surgical Skills with a sub-category specific to Obstetrics, granted privileges to practice in that same specialty area in a hospital in a designated rural community, and actively participate in providing on-call support in the designated core service area.
• Practice more than 70km from a nearby major medical centre (MMC) where either specialists or FPs provide similar specialty services.

• Practice full-time in an eligible Rural Practice Subsidiary Agreement (RSA) community with 7 or fewer FPs with enhanced Surgical OB maintain hospital privileges and provide on-call support to obstetrical surgical services in the community.

Communities may be eligible for up to 35 days of locum coverage per rural FP physician with surgical obstetrical skills, per fiscal year. Locum assignments must be a minimum of 2 days in duration.

Host Physician/Clinic Forms

RESSO Request for Locum Assistance (PDF)

Complete, sign, and return requests for locum assistance to LRBC by email or fax:

Email info@locumsruralbc.ca or call us toll-free: 1.877.357.4757

Please don’t hesitate to contact our office if you have any questions.

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