Application Process

Application for Enhanced Skills Training Positions

The Enhanced Skills Training Program accepts applications from physicians holding certification from the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CCFP). Candidates who have not yet completed their requirements for certification, are expected to have obtained CCFP prior to commencing their enhanced skills training program. Applicants may be:
  • second-year Family Medicine residents of Alberta and other Canadian universities,
  • practicing physicians from throughout Canada, or
  • international medical graduates who are eligible for registration with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta.

Some positions are tied to a Return in Service Agreement (RiSA). It is possible for those coming from areas outside of Alberta may arrange a RiSA within their province. Practicing physicians already working in rural Alberta should apply for funding from the Enrichment Program of the Rural Health Professions Action Plan. The exact details of the return-in-service commitment are negotiated between the applicant and RhPAP. 

Anesthesiology
Applications opened August 2, 2022
Applications close September 13, 2022
Interview period October 14 - December 2, 2022
Program July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024

Click here to link to the CaRMS 2023 Family Medicine / Enhanced Skills Match page

Addiction Medicine
Applications opened August 2, 2022
Applications close September 13, 2022
Interview period October 14 - December 2, 2022
Program July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022

Click here to link to the CaRMS 2023 Family Medicine / Enhanced Skills Match page

Sport and Exercise Medicine

Applications opened August 2, 2022
Applications close September 13, 2022
Interview period October 14 - December 2, 2022
Program July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024

Click here to link to the CaRMS 2023 Family Medicine / Enhanced Skills Match page

Care of the Elderly
Applications opened August 2, 2022
Applications close September 13, 2022
Interview period October 14 - December 2, 2022
Program July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024

Application Procedure
Application Form

For more information about the Care of the Elderly diploma program, please visit the webpage.

Palliative Care
Applications opened August 2, 2022
Applications close September 13, 2022
Interview period October 14 - December 2, 2022
Program July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024

Click here to link to the CaRMS 2023 Family Medicine / Enhanced Skills Match page

For more information about the Palliative Care Enhanced Skills Program, please visit the webpage.

Emergency Medicine
Applications opened August 2, 2022
Applications close September 13, 2022
Interviews October 28 and 31, 2022
Program July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024

Click here to link to the CaRMS 2023 Family Medicine / Enhanced Skills Match page

For more information about the Emergency Medicine Enhanced Skills Program, please visit the webpage.