Family Medicine
- Dynamic programming rooted in Family Medicine responsive to the changing educational landscape as identified by residents past and present.
- The University of Alberta is a leader in medical education preparing you for practice in any location over the course of our two year program.
- Our residents are able to customize their schedules based on individual learner interests and career goals.
- We are a program that values collaborative learning and collegiality between staff and residents.
- Provincial electronic health record systems that connect providers and patients with a central access point for information.
Train Here, Practice Anywhere.
What are we looking for? Successful candidates should have:
- A strong knowledge base and ability for clinical decision-making
- Excellent communications skills
- Passion for patient-centered care
We ensure our processes are fair and transparent. Our program makes room for a variety of people from all backgrounds and interests, because family medicine needs a wide variety of people.
Interviews are delivered virtually, conducted by a resident and a faculty member. To learn more about the process, visit the CaRMS website.
- Practice in state-of-the-art facilities with culturally and medically diverse populations
- Good balance of family medicine primary care with high acuity skills and confidence building rotations
- Live and learn in Edmonton, offering a high variety of professional and personal activities.
We have three amazing sites (Red Deer, Grande Prairie, and Yellowknife) where you can train to be a confident and competent rural family physician.
You will experience:
- Outstanding exposure to full-scope rural family practice
- Hands-on, one-on-one training with experienced preceptors
- Close, supportive supportive relationships with fellow residents, preceptors, and administrative staff
Our Enhanced Skills Program provides training opportunities for Family Medicine physicians who wish to supplement their comprehensive training skills in a specialized area.
- Addiction Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- Care of the Elderly
- Family Practice-Anesthesiology
- Palliative Care
- Sport and Exercise Medicine
- Occupational Medicine
- Maternity and Newborn Care