For Teachers
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The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) recognizes and supports teachers in their various roles and settings—clinical preceptors, teachers outside the clinical setting, and educational leaders. Whether you supervise one student per year or manage an entire site or program, we have resources for you! Whether you teach medical students, residents, or others in continuing professional development sessions, we support teachers across the continuum of learning. Explore our resources and connect with our community of teachers.
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Preparing our Future Family Physicians. Supporting programs toward education and practice improvement.
Related Committees
Section of Teachers Council
Undergraduate Education Committee
Postgraduate Education Committee
Faculty Development Education Committee
Related Resources
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Teaching and assessment frameworks
A starting point for teachers at any stage of their teaching journey, teaching and assessment frameworks include the fundamentals of family medicine education.
- CanMEDS-FMU 2019: Undergraduate competencies from a family medicine perspective
- Tips for Supervising Family Medicine Learners Providing Virtual Care
- Family Medicine Professional Profile
- Fundamental Teaching Activities in Family Medicine (FTA): A Framework for Faculty Development
- CanMEDS-Family Medicine
- The CanMEDS-FM Collaborator Role (includes E-cards)
- Triple C Competency Based Curriculum
- Guide for Improvement of Family Medicine Training (GIFT)
- Assessment Objectives for Certification in Family Medicine
- Standards of Accreditation for Residency Programs
- Assessment of Competence for Enhanced Skills Programs
- Continuous Reflective Assessment for Training (CRAFT)
- The Re-envisioning the Future of Assessment, Certification, and Examination (ReFACE) Project
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Emerging topics bulletin for educators
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Undergraduate resources
Supporting teachers and learners across the medical education continuum.
- Blog: Thanks to the Farm Team! The Role of Undergraduate Family Medicine Educators in Changing the Landscape of Family Medicine
- Proceedings from the Undergraduate Education Retreat on Advancing Generalism
- CanMEDS-FMU 2019: Undergraduate competencies from a family medicine perspective
- Twelve Points when Talking to a Medical Student About a Career in Family Medicine
- LearnFM – The Shared Canadian Curriculum in Family Medicine
- Family Medicine Interest Groups (FMIGs)
- The Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS)
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Webinars
- Quality Improvement in Family Medicine Education – Plan It, Do It, Teach It!
- Courageous Conversations: Experiential learning for planetary health
- Courageous Conversations: Shining a light on wellness and resilience for teachers
- Courageous Conversations: Shining a light on racism in medical education
- Layered Learning: Integrating learners into your clinical practice
- Serving it Up: Ingredients for effective feedback
- Your Day With a Learner: Let’s talk tips
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Awards and grants
Awards and grants highlight achievements as well as the contributions of family medicine to education. The Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine (FAFM), through its Honours and Awards Program, offers many awards and grants to support leaders in family medicine education.
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Conferences
Attend national and international workshops and sessions. Connect with colleagues old and new.
- Family Medicine Forum (FMF)
- The International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM)
- World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians (WONCA)
- International Conference on Residency Education (ICRE)
- American Society of Teachers of Family Medicine conference (STFM)
- The Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE)
- The North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG)
- The Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) Rural and Remote Course
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Publications
Canadian Family Physician: Articles
- What should educators teach to improve preventative health care?
- Celebrating all the family medicine teachers
- The times, are they a-changin’?
Canadian Family Physician: Teaching Moments (complete article list)
Select samples from our committees:
- How to CRAFT an effective preceptor-learner relationship
- Twelve points to consider when talking to a medical student about a career in family medicine
- Leading from where you teach
- Teaching outside the clinical setting
- Transform a teaching moment into your own learning moment
Canadian Family Physician: Teaching Blog
- On Teaching and Medicine
- The Reason for the Reason
- Supporting Our Clinical Preceptors
- Medical education and practice is gender neutral – or is it?
- Teachers are teachers everywhere
- What’s in a letter?
- Better Late Than Never – Painting the Big Picture for Learners in Family Medicine
- Taking on learners in your early years of practice
- Reassurance is not for the faint of heart
- Teaching Beyond the Books: Inspired to Be Great
- Leadership: Family Physicians Naturally!
- See One, Do One?
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Newsletters and bulletins
Monthly Update for Teachers, Preceptors, and Educational Leaders
(December 16, 2022) That’s a wrap! Thank you for your contributions and engagement with your Section of Teachers Community
(November 10, 2022) Register for a conference south of the border, or express your interest in volunteer membership on a national education committee
(October 20, 2022) Whether attending in person or virtually, preview the 2022 FMF events, sessions, and other conference highlights celebrating and supporting excellence in family medicine teaching and scholarship.
(September 22, 2022) Review the latest CFP teaching articles on reflective assessment and preventive care, and nominate a colleague for new Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada awards.
(August 18, 2022) Make your mark on CanMEDS 2025!
(July 21, 2022) Leverage your educational leadership and hone your academic scholarship by joining a CFPC committee, registering for FMF, or submitting an abstract to a national conference
(June 23, 2022) Read this month's newsletter to find the Top Five Teaching Resources you can add to your tool kit!
(May 19, 2022) Upcoming webinar: Quality Improvement in Family Medicine Education – Plan It, Do It, Teach It!
(April 21, 2022) Save the date for an upcoming webinar, showcase your talent at the SOT’s Celebrating Family Medicine Teaching Excellence event, and submit topic ideas for the Knowledge Café
(March 24, 2022) Register now for upcoming conferences featuring sessions specifically targeted to support your teaching practice
(February 17, 2022) Now recruiting for volunteer membership on several national education committees. -
Partners
Our collaborators enrich the quality of the support we provide for teachers.
