Urban Sites (Edmonton)
Program Highlights
Family Medicine centred: our residents are family docs first
- Six months family medicine block time in PGY1; five months urban/rural family medicine in PGY2
- Foundations course in July to ground everybody in family medicine and connect
- Bi-weekly return to your home clinic throughout the two years (continuity clinics)
Rigorous and comprehensive: our residents graduate feeling ready for practice
- Mandatory acute care rotations to challenge and build confidence
- Integrated maternity and newborn care to enhance continuity of care
- Strong academics: academic days, evidence based curriculum, research opportunities, exam prep and more!
Flexible and adaptive: tailor your training to best prepare you for your community
- Amazing Rural Opportunities (your second year can be almost entirely rural!)
- Optional integrated programming
- Wide array of block time Horizontals and electives
- Interprovincial and international elective opportunities
Resident Wellness: our priority
- Dedicated Assistant Program Director (APD) for Resident Support to help our residents succeed
- Scheduled vacation time to avoid interference with rotational blocks
- Active Family Medicine Residents Association with regular social activities
Fun and educational activities: we go beyond the boring basics
- Wilderness medicine retreat
- Practice management workshops
- Procedural Skills workshops
- Yearly resident retreat
Residency and Practicing in Alberta: well supported
- Electronic medical records, Netcare, Connect Care- all make patient care across services super easy!
- Primary Care networks- family medicine in Alberta is a true team endeavour
- $550 or $650 per year for conferences and textbooks etc.
- Up-to-date two year subscription