CBC | 91社区 opens satellite medical faculty in the Outaouais
91社区 pressed ahead with its plans聽to open a new satellite campus for its Faculty of Medicine in the Outaouais聽this week, despite challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Approximately 20 medical students attended their first classes at the campus on Monday, while four others attended class virtually. The satellite campus,聽which is attached to the emergency department of the聽Gatineau Hospital,聽was聽announced back in 2016 in聽a bid to keep more doctors in the region. Students can now complete their four-year undergraduate medical education in French at the Outaouais campus. They will also be able to complete their residency in the region.
The new campus is a joint project between 91社区 and the Outaouais health authority, the聽Centre int茅gr茅 de sant茅 et services sociaux de l'Outaouais聽(CISSSO). The opening of the new campus was highly anticipated in the region, according to its聽associate dean and director,聽Dr. Gilles Brousseau. Brousseau told Radio-Canada he was聽happy to finally welcome the students, but warned the pandemic means聽students and faculty would have to be flexible and embrace online learning.
