"On behalf of the Section of Residents Council, we’d like to share an exciting opportunity for incoming residents(current R1s) to have your voice heard and contribute to the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC). In order to advance its strategic directions and support members across the country, the CFPC strikes many important committees and working groups. These committees often seek resident membership in order to inform their work and ensure a resident viewpoint

One of our site chiefs has recently brought up the fact that some of our new residents are unaware of the educational allowance policy. Of note, please be aware that you have $800 for educational expenses over the duration of PGY 1-2 cumulatively. Claims need to be submitted within 60 days of the last day of the conference or date of purchase. For complete details please download this file, the general resident policies link is located here.

We would just like to formally welcome our final two PGY-1 social reps; Elizabeth Morrison (PK), Jennifer Karmally (BQ). All the best and thank you for your help!

Sent on behalf of Dr. Graham Gaylord, Chair, Section of Residents Council (SoR) Dear residents: The Section of Residents (SoR) wants to help The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) raise the profile of Family Medicine Residency across the country. The SoR Council has been approached by the CFPC Undergraduate Education Committee (UGEC) to distribute a survey link to the residents at our respective universities. The purpose of the survey is to help the CFPC gain a bet

Himalayan Health Exchange will organize the following medical/dental camps in the remote Trans- Himalayan regions of north India and Indo-Tibetan Borderlands in 2018. Participation is open to physicians/ residents, dentists, pharmacists, nurses & medical, dental, public health, and nursing students. Faculty members are welcome to join any expedition. Each camp is designed to provide care to approximately 1,500 underserved patients and an opportunity for international health e

The 8th Annual Canadian Paediatric Emergency Medicine Review Course is a two day comprehensive course covering the major core topics in Paediatric Emergency Medicine. Each core topic will be Case based with exam style questions to facilitate learning the practice variations and current medical literature around the standards of care in Paediatric emergency medicine. There is again the POCUS workshop which is Complimentary for trainees and a minimal fee for consultants. For On