Orangeville welcomes new doctor
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There is a new doctor setting up residence with the Highlands Health Network on Rolling Hills Drive in Orangeville. Dr. Samaiah Ahmed is a 27-year-old native of Hamilton who opened her own family medical prac- tice in September of this year. Dr. Ahmed graduated from McMaster where she did her medical school training. For her residency she went to Toronto. “I spent a year in Toronto and that is how I ended up in Orangeville,” she said in an interview. “My second year of train- ing I spent entirely here and so I actually trained here at this clinic for about six months of that year.” When she finished her training in July of 2009 she spent the rest of the year working in Orangeville in the Headwaters Health Care Centre’s emergency department, covering for one of the doctors who was on a maternity leave. She set up her own prac- tice once that was done and is continuing to work in the emergency depart- ment. “When I started med school, in my first year they made us do this thing called rural medicine week, which involves going out to smaller com- munities and you kind of got immersed in it for a week,” she said. “I spent it in a small town outside Brantford and I was kind of hooked on it from the beginning.” She stated that after her first experience in a small- town environment she did as much of her training as far outside of the city as she could get. “When I was going through and picking where I wanted to do my residen- cy I knew I wanted to stay in Southern Ontario but I knew I wanted to work somewhere smaller where I could have the ability to work in an office but also where I could still work in the hospital and Orangeville was just the right fit when it came time to finding a place to work,” she said. Lynn Lowe, the Manager of Highlands Health Network, says she knew that Dr. Ahmed would be a great fit in the current team because of the time she had spent there during her residency. “She fell in love with the area, we think, and wanted to come back,” said Mrs. Lowe. Dr. Ahmed commented that the biggest difference between being a doctor in a small community and one in a big city is the sense of belonging to a community. “Here I know most of the specialists that I am referring people to, I see my patients both in the office and in the emer- gency department and I feel like there is that conti- nuity that’s not always possible in bigger cities,” she said. “Most important, I think, is the sense of community; I think people who work in smaller areas are looking for that and they often find it here.” Dr. Ahmed commented that a lot of doctors have special interests in the medical field, explaining why she has continued working in the emergency department since the con- clusion of her residency as well as being a family doc- tor. “I knew I didn’t want to just do family medicine, I didn’t just want to be in an office and when I did my emergency medicine elec- tive I just really enjoyed the fast paced environ- ment but I wanted to get the best of both world.” Dr. Ahmed says she will continue to accept new patients through the provincial ministry’s Health Care Connect ini- tiative. She hopes to work toward having 1,000 patients within the next year. Health Care Connect “is not without its chal- lenges but it has helped me to get about 400-500 patients in the last three months, so it has definitely made a huge difference,” she said. “I think the one thing I tell people who are out there looking for a doctor is that you have to go and you have to regis- ter; if you’re not on that list then its really chal- lenging and you just have to be patient.” She says Health Care Connect is the best way to get a physician right now, and it’s important to have faith in the system. Dr. Ahmed enjoys read- ing and has photography as a hobby. Asked whether she found it hard starting out, she replied that since it was “because of the team here that I chose to stay here and work here, it wasn’t. “I’m happy here, I have a good network of friends, I work in a really good environment,” she said. “I’m here and I’m com- mitted to being here.” A4 December 9, 2010 Orangeville Citizen/Free Press and Economist By LINDSEY P APP Staff Reporter W W E E C C A A N N A A P P P P O O I I N N T T O O N N E E F F O O R R Y Y O O U U ! ! The Shelburne Police Service, Orangeville Police Service and Dufferin OPP encourage you to stay safe by planning ahead, DON’T DRINK & DRIVE ! IF YOU DON’T APPOINT A DESIGNATED DRIVER, CONSTABLE JAMES GIOVANNETTI CONSTABLE SCOTT DONEY SERGEANT DAVID KERR IF YOU DON’T APPOINT A DESIGNATED DRIVER, 135 Main St., Shelburne Ont. 519-925-3147 WINTER JACKETS 25% OFF DEC. 9 - DEC. 15 2010 Business Hours...Mon-Sat 10am - 5pm Highland Hills Network clinic adds a new doctor Photo/LINDSEY PAPP NEW DOCTOR: Dr. Samaiah Ahmed is the newest addition to the Highland Health Network in Orangeville.
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There is a new doctorsetting up residence withthe Highlands HealthNetwork on Rolling HillsDrive in Orangeville.
Dr. Samaiah Ahmed is a27-year-old native ofHamilton who opened herown family medical prac-tice in September of thisyear.
Dr. Ahmed graduatedfrom McMaster where shedid her medical schooltraining. For her residencyshe went to Toronto.
“I spent a year inToronto and that is how Iended up in Orangeville,”she said in an interview.“My second year of train-ing I spent entirely hereand so I actually trainedhere at this clinic for aboutsix months of that year.”
When she finished hertraining in July of 2009she spent the rest of theyear working inOrangeville in theHeadwaters Health CareCentre’s emergencydepartment, covering forone of the doctors whowas on a maternity leave.She set up her own prac-tice once that was doneand is continuing to workin the emergency depart-ment.
“When I started medschool, in my first yearthey made us do this thingcalled rural medicineweek, which involvesgoing out to smaller com-munities and you kind ofgot immersed in it for aweek,” she said. “I spent itin a small town outsideBrantford and I was kindof hooked on it from thebeginning.”
She stated that after her
first experience in a small-town environment she didas much of her training asfar outside of the city asshe could get.
“When I was goingthrough and picking whereI wanted to do my residen-cy I knew I wanted to stayin Southern Ontario but Iknew I wanted to worksomewhere smaller whereI could have the ability towork in an office but alsowhere I could still work inthe hospital andOrangeville was just theright fit when it came timeto finding a place towork,” she said.
Lynn Lowe, theManager of HighlandsHealth Network, says sheknew that Dr. Ahmedwould be a great fit in thecurrent team because ofthe time she had spentthere during her residency.
“She fell in love withthe area, we think, andwanted to come back,”said Mrs. Lowe.
Dr. Ahmed commentedthat the biggest differencebetween being a doctor ina small community andone in a big city is thesense of belonging to acommunity.
“Here I know most ofthe specialists that I amreferring people to, I seemy patients both in theoffice and in the emer-gency department and Ifeel like there is that conti-nuity that’s not alwayspossible in bigger cities,”she said. “Most important,I think, is the sense ofcommunity; I think peoplewho work in smaller areasare looking for that andthey often find it here.”
Dr. Ahmed commentedthat a lot of doctors havespecial interests in the
medical field, explainingwhy she has continuedworking in the emergencydepartment since the con-clusion of her residency aswell as being a family doc-tor.
“I knew I didn’t want tojust do family medicine, Ididn’t just want to be in anoffice and when I did myemergency medicine elec-tive I just really enjoyedthe fast paced environ-ment but I wanted to getthe best of both world.”
Dr. Ahmed says shewill continue to acceptnew patients through theprovincial ministry’sHealth Care Connect ini-tiative. She hopes to worktoward having 1,000patients within the nextyear.
Health Care Connect“is not without its chal-lenges but it has helped meto get about 400-500patients in the last threemonths, so it has definitely
made a huge difference,”she said. “I think the onething I tell people who areout there looking for adoctor is that you have togo and you have to regis-ter; if you’re not on thatlist then its really chal-lenging and you just haveto be patient.”
She says Health CareConnect is the best way toget a physician right now,and it’s important to havefaith in the system.
Dr. Ahmed enjoys read-ing and has photographyas a hobby.
Asked whether shefound it hard starting out,she replied that since itwas “because of the teamhere that I chose to stayhere and work here, itwasn’t.
“I’m happy here, I havea good network of friends,I work in a really goodenvironment,” she said.
“I’m here and I’m com-mitted to being here.”
A4 December 9, 2010 Orangeville Citizen/Free Press and Economist
By LINDSEY PAPP
Staff Reporter
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DON’T DRINK & DRIVE!
IF YOU DON’T APPOINT A DESIGNATED DRIVER,
CONSTABLEJAMES GIOVANNETTI
CONSTABLESCOTT DONEY SERGEANT
DAVID KERR
IF YOU DON’T APPOINT A DESIGNATED DRIVER,
135 Main St., Shelburne Ont. 519-925-3147
WINTER JACKETS25% OFF
DEC. 9 - DEC. 15 2010Business Hours...Mon-Sat 10am - 5pm
Highland Hills Network clinic adds a new doctor
Photo/LINDSEY PAPPNEW DOCTOR: Dr. Samaiah Ahmed is thenewest addition to the Highland Health Networkin Orangeville.
