The Red Book - The College of Family Physicians Canada

FAMILY MEDICINE/EMERGENCY MEDICINE: STANDARDS FOR THEACCREDITATION OF FAMILY MEDICINE/EMERGENCY MEDICINERESIDENCY PROGRAMSThese discipline-specific standards for family medicine/emergency medicine programs arecomplementary to and consistent with the family medicine–specific standards and will clarify orexpand on the B standards as they relate to the education of family physicians.IntroductionAll family physicians must be trained to deal with emergency medical conditions. Thedevelopment of postgraduate training programs in emergency medicine will provide familyphysicians the opportunity to bring enhanced skills in emergency medicine to theircommunities. To optimize the delivery of emergency medical care to the Canadian public, theseprograms must utilize the resources and support of appropriate medical and surgical disciplines.The principles of family medicine and the core cognitive and affective skills of the familyphysician must be integrated into these training programs for special competence in emergencymedicine.The goals of Certification in Family Medicine with added competency in EmergencyMedicine [CCFP(EM)] are as follows:1. To improve the standards and availability of emergency care from practicing familyphysicians2. To establish guidelines for the development and administration of training programs inemergency medicine for family physicians3. To ensure the availability of teachers for training programs in family medicine/emergencymedicine.CurriculumThe program should provide, either within a three-year integrated training program or a oneyeartraining program, a minimum 12-month curriculum in emergency medicine as outlined inthis section. Residents must be certified in family medicine by the CFPC or have successfullycompleted an accredited family medicine training program.29