Marathon Family Health Team 

Meaningful medicine: connecting people, place and purpose

A Clinic-Only Locums are now available for 2026 (Minimum 5 days. 10 days is preferred).

Why Locum in Marathon?

Our locums tell us they like working here because...

Funding-

*HFO funded locum days with paperwork time built into schedule.

*Generous compensation for work including shadow Billing, third party billing and travel day stipend.

But beyond the pay, here are the things that matter...                     

*If covering ER, we always have a scheduled local physician for ER back up

 *In clinic, supportive and collegial team of 7 associate physicians and primary healthcare workers

*Support from community "concierge" to meet and greet upon arrival and help with community integration and onboarding.

*10-15 minute commute to work...on foot.

*Welcome gift basket… and sometimes a batch of homemade cookies may appear.

*Abundance of pre/post work activities to enjoy w/FREE recreational passes and equipment Provided.

Testimonials:

"One of the biggest reasons I keep coming back is that I have a great relationship with the other docs, clinic staff, and hospital staff. I feel like I am among friends, it's almost a social visit as much as a work visit. I don't feel isolated, and I feel like I have excellent support not just for emergencies but for all aspects of life."

" The thing which sets Marathon apart for me is the personal relationships I have with the people here. I feel that as a resident and over my first locum I really got to know a lot of people here personally, and every time I come it's like coming to visit my friends and mentors. I always feel welcome, and I feel at ease with them. I find often on locums you are stuck by yourself, and at this point in practice it's not as big of a deal medically as it is isolating socially. But in Marathon I feel like I am always welcomed in as part of the group by all the staff, and I've never felt like I have no one to reach out to"

Locum Clinic hours:

Mon, Tues, Thursday- 9am to 12pm & 2pm-5pm

Wed- 1pm-5pm

Friday- 9am to 1pm

Locum Compensation

No overhead and travel is paid via HFO RFMLP.

•        $1142.92 post-call half day clinic (1p-5p) 

•        $1142.92 full day clinic (9a-12p and 2p-5p)

Shadow billing (blended fee-for-servicepremium) of 9.65%.

Note: 20 minute clinic appointment times.  

HFO Travel Stipend-$634.93 for each way of travel or $1269.86(>4hrs travel).

HFO pays for accommodation, flights, rental car or car mileage(if using your own personal vehicle) , and gas 100% fully reimbursed.

Recreation- FREE Passes & Equipment provided. 24/7 gym pass- golf, pickleball, hiking, biking, paddling on the big lake (Lake and more. Your next adventure awaits.

We invite you to meet our team by visiting www.mfht.org. Like us on facebook "Marathon Family Health Team".  To obtain our complete locum package, including housing photos, please contact Physician Recruiter and Retention Coordinator- Brett Redden- [email protected]. To contact one of our associate physicians please contact- Dr. Nancy Fitch- [email protected].

Thank you for considering locuming alongside our award-winning team! Come and check us out!

Awards

2009 OCFP Family Practice of the Year

2010/2012 NOSM Preceptor of the Year(Dr. Eliseo Orrantia)

2013 OCFP Family Physician of the Year(Dr. Sarah Newbery)

2015 SRPC Fellowship Award(Dr. Sarah Newbery)

2016 AFHT Bright Light Award

2017 Influential Women of Northern Ontario- Executive of the Year(Joanne Berube)

2018 CFPC Early Career Development Award and the Team Williams Family Medicine Innovation Grant(Dr. Ryan Patchett-Marble)

2018 Association of Family Health Team’s(AFHTO)-Marathon FHT awarded for their Scalable Opioid Pilot Program(HARMS program)(Dr. Ryan Patchett-Marble, Dr. Nancy Fitch, Dr. Megen Brunskill)

2019 Innovation Fund Award(Dr. Eliseo Orrantia)

2019 SRPC Fellowship Award(Dr. Eliseo Orrantia)

2019 SRPC Fellowship Award(Dr. Nancy Fitch)

2019 SRPC Rural Long Sevice Award(Dr. Sarah Newbery)

2020 CFPC The Northern, Rural, Remote Family Practice Marco Terwiel Award(Dr. Ryan Patchett-Marble)

2022 SRPC Rural Health Champion Award(Brett Redden)

2022 CASPR Recruiter Recognition Award(Brett Redden)

2023 SRPC Rural Community Impact Award(Dr. Eliseo Orrantia)

2024 SRPC Rural Mentorship Award(Dr. Sarah Newbery)

2024 Healthcare Excellence Canada-Health Workforce Innovation Challenge (HWI= $62,000) Awards listed below

Innovation Kickstart Award = $2,000

Innovation Description Award (video) = $5,000

Impact Award = $5,000

Mini-Challenge #2: Senior Leadership Engagement Award = $5,000

Mid-Term Retention Progress Award (2nd place in Stream 1) = $15,000

Mini-Challenge #3: Sustainable Solutions Awards = $5,000

Overall Retention Achievement Award (2nd place in Stream 1) = $25,000