ACCFM | Association of Canadian Chairs of Family Medicine |
AdComFP | Advisory Committee on Family Practice |
ARC/VPAC | (ARC)Alternative Route to Certification/Voie parallèle d’accès à la certification (VPAC) |
ASA | Annual Scientific Assembly/Assemblée scientifique annuelle |
CACI | Collaborative Action Committee on Intra-Professionalism |
CaRMeN/RCMR | Canadian Rural Medicine Network/Réseau canadien de médecine rurale |
CCFP(EM)/CCMF(MU) | Certificant of the College of Family Physicians (Emergency Medicine)/Certifié du Collège des médecins de famille (Médecine d’urgence) |
CCFP/CCMF | Certificant of the College of Family Physicians/Certifié du Collège des médecins de famille |
CFP | Canadian Family Physician/Le médecin de famille canadien |
CFPC/CMFC | College of Family Physicians of Canada/Collège des médecins de famille du Canada |
CLFM/BCMF | Canadian Library of Family Medicine/Bibliothèque canadienne de médecine familiale |
CME/FMC | Continuing Medical Education/Formation médicale continueContinuing Medical Education/Formation médicale continue |
CPFM | Section of Communities of Practice in Family Medicine |
CPMN /RGC | Clinical Practice Management Network/Réseau de gestion clinique |
EAB-CFP/CCR-MFC | Editorial Advisory Board - Canadian Family Physician/Conseil consultatif de rédaction-Le Médecin de famille canadien |
FCFP/FCMF | Fellow of the College of Family Physicians/Fellow du Collège des Médecins de famille |
FITER | Final In-Training Evaluation Report/Fiche d’évaluation en fin de formation |
FMEF | Family Medicine Education Forum/Forum sur l’éducation en médecine familiale |
FMF | Family Medicine Forum/Forum en médecine familiale |
FMIG/GIMF | (FMIG)Family Medicine Interest Group/Groupe d’intérêt en médecine familiale (GIMF) |
FMR:CCI/RMF:RCJ | Family Medicine Research: A Current Canadian Index/Recherche en médecine familiale: Un répertoire canadien à jour |
MAC | Membership Advisory Committee |
MAINPRO | Maintenance of Proficiency/Maintien de la compétence professionelle |
MCFP(EM)/MCMF(MU) | Member, College of Family Physicians (Emergency Medicine)/Membre du Collège des médecins de famille (Médecine d’urgence) |
MCFP/MCMF | Member, College of Family Physicians/Membre du Collège des médecins de famille |
NaReS | National Research System/Système national de recherche |
NCCME/CNFMC | National Committee on Continuing Medical Education/Comité national de formation médical continue |
NFPWS | National Family Physician Workforce Survey |
PASS | Practice Assessment Program/Programme d’évaluation de la pratique |
PBSGL | Problem-based small group learning/Apprentissage en petits groupes basé dans la pratique |
SAMP | Short answer management problem/Simulations cliniques écrites abrègées |
SCC | Staff Communications Committee/Comité du personnel sur les communications |
SLS | Self Learning Suite/Suite d’autoapprentissage |
SOMS/SÉM | Section of Medical Students/Section des étudiants en médecine
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SOO/EMS | Simulated Office Oral/Entrevue médicale Simulée |
SOR | Section of Researchers/Section des chercheurs |
SoR | Section of Residents/Section des résidents |
SOT | Section of Teachers/Section des enseignants |
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AAFP | American Academy of Family Physicians |
AAMC | American Association Medical Colleges |
AAMFT | American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy |
ABFP | American Board of Family Medicine |
ACAHO | Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations |
ACLS | Advanced Cardiac Life Support |
ACUDA | Association of Canadian University Departments of Anaesthesia |
ADDMFC | L’Association des directeurs de médecine familiale du Canada |
ADPMFC | L’Association des directeurs de programme de médecine familiale du Canada |
AFMC | Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada |
AFN | Assembly of First Nations |
AFPRN | Alberta Family Practice Research Network |
AHCPR | Agency for Health Care Policy and Research |
AMA | American Medical Association |
ASPN | Ambulatory Sentinel Practice Network |
ATLS | Advanced Trauma Life Support |
CACMS | Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools |
CAEP | Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians |
CAGS | Canadian Association of General Surgeons |
CAIR | Canadian Association of Interns & Residents |
CAME | Canadian Association for Medical Education |
Can Meds 2000 | RCPSC Project |
CAPER | Canadian Post-M.D. Education Registry |
CaRMS | Canadian Resident Matching Service |
CCHSA | Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation |
CFMS | Canadian Federation of Medical Students |
CHA | Canadian Hospital Association |
CIHI/ICIS | Canadian Institute for Health Information/Instituts Canadien d’information sur la santé |
CIHR/IRSC | Canadian Institutes of Health Research/Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada |
CLEO | Consideration of the Legal, Ethical & Organizational aspects of the practice of medicine (MCC) |
CMA | Canadian Medical Association |
CMAQ | CMA Quality of Care Program |
CMD | Canadian Medical Directory |
CMF | Canadian Medical Forum |
CMPA | Canadian Medical Protective Association |
CMQ | Collège des médecins du Québec |
CNA | Canadian Nurses Association |
COACMS | Council on Accredited Canadian Medical Schools |
COFM | Council of Ontario Faculties of Medicine |
CORRA | Coalition of Regulatory Related Agencies |
CPHA | Canadian Public Health Association |
CPSO | College of Physicians & Surgeons of Ontario |
CWARC | Canadian Workplace Automatic Research Centre |
EFPO | Educating Future Physicians of Ontario |
FMLAC | Federation of Medical Licensing Authorities of Canada |
FMOQ | Fédération des médecins omnipraticiens du Québec |
FMRQ | Fédération des médecins résidents du Québec |
FMSQ | Federation of Medical Specialists of Quebec |
FRCPC | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada |
FRCSC | Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada |
IMC | Innovative Medicines Canada |
IPCN | International Primary Care Network |
MCC | Medical Council of Canada |
MCPS | Member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons |
MINC | Medical Identification Number for Canada |
NACPDFM | National Association of Canadian Program Directors of Family Medicine |
NAPCRG | North American Primary Care Research Group |
NCBHR | National Council on Bioethics Human Research |
NCCPMT | National Continuing Committee on Physicians Management Training |
NHRDP | National Health Research and Development Program |
NIH | National Institute of Health (U.S.) |
NRP | Neonatal Resuscitation Program |
OMA | Ontario Medical Association |
PAIRO | Professional Association of Internes & Residents of Ontario |
PALS | Pediatric Advanced Life Support |
RCPSC/CRMCC | Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada |
RFP | Request for Proposal |
SOGC | Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada |
SRPC | Society of Rural Physicians of Canada |
STFM | Society of Teachers of Family Medicine |
WHO | World Health Organization |
WONCA | Wonca - World Organization of Family Doctors |