Family Medicine Specialty Committee

Who we are

The Family Medicine Specialty Committee (FMSC) advises the CFPC Board on all matters related to Academic Family Medicine. Its purpose is to define the educational and scholarly components of the specialty and set policies and standards to enhance the effectiveness of academic family medicine in the discipline of family medicine while ensuring links between education, scholarship, and practice.

Chair

Dr. Katherine Stringer (Chair)

Members

Dr. Jennifer Hall, Residency Accreditation Committee
Dr. Jobin Varughese, Section of Teachers Council
Dr. Keith Wycliffe-Jones, Postgraduate Education Committee
Dr. Dominique Pilon, Board of Examiners
Dr. Alan Katz, Section of Researchers
Dr. Karen Schultz, Postgraduate Dean
Dr. Cathy Risdon, Family Medicine Chairs (ACCFM)
Dr. Stuart Murdoch, Family Medicine Program Director
Dr. Erich Hanel, Enhanced Skills Program Director
Dr. Emmanuel Hébert, Section of Residents
Dr. Aisha Husain, Clinical Teacher
Dr. Marie-Josée Bédard, Collège des médecins du Québec
Dr. Roop Conyers, Clinical Teacher

Observers

Dr. Glen Bandiera, Royal College
Dr. Marcie Lorenzen, Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada

CFPC staff

Executive Director, Academic Family Medicine
Manager, Academic Family Medicine

What we do

The Family Medicine Specialty Committee (FMSC) is accountable to the CFPC Board and is responsible to:

Continually review and define the state of family medicine education and scholarship in Canada ensuring relevance, quality, and responsiveness to the needs of Canadians
Oversee the development of, and approval of policies and competency-based standards in the areas of curriculum and pedagogy, certification and assessment, accreditation, and research originating from major standing committees: Residency Accreditation Committee, Board of Examinations and Certification, Section of Teachers Council (Postgraduate Education Committee), and Section of Researchers Council
Identify and respond to educational-, scholarly-, and practice-based issues requiring advocacy and reform by the CFPC
Advance the specialty of family medicine within the mission, goals, and strategic plan of the CFPC