| 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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| External Acronyms | |
| 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 |