The university offers students the chance to learn in partnership with an interprofessional faculty, which includes dieticians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, and other health care professionals. This collaborative learning model teaches our students and residents the basic principles of other health care professions, when to use them in their care of patients, and how and when to make appropriate referrals.
After completing the four-year undergraduate program in Medicine, students who enter the two-year Family Medicine residency choose between four learning streams tailored to their practice interests:
Urban
Rural
Bilingual (French/English)
Northern/Remote
Each stream provides broad and balanced experience that prepares well-rounded family physicians who can practice with confidence in a variety of settings.
The Department of Family Medicine Research Unit provides an exciting opportunity to perform research with practical outcomes on the health of Canadians. This unit promotes and supports the development of research skills and provides workshops to all Family Medicine residents to support the development of a capstone scholarly or research paper, which is presented on research day.
In addition to the postgraduate program, the department offers enhanced skills training in six areas:
Anesthesia
Care of the Elderly
Emergency Medicine
Oncology
Palliative Medicine
Primary Care Sports and Exercise Medicine
These enhanced skills require an additional 6–12 months of study and allow Family Medicine doctors to continually shape and reshape their careers. Family Medicine residents finishing their second year and practicing family physicians can apply.