Family medicine enhanced skills program in Canada and the enlightenment

doi:10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20210303-00284

Abstract

Abstract: To meet the community needs as well as the personal professional development of family physicians, enhanced skills (ES) programs have extended from emergency medicine to multiple areas in Canada. This article introduced Canadian family medicine ES including the academic areas, priority topics of 8 certificates for added competence (CACs) and the impact. Enhancing skill family physicians have a positive impact on the delivery of comprehensive care when they work with the collaborative models that align with the needs of communities. It is useful to learn from Canadian experiences for the development of general practitioner training system in China.

Key words: Family medicine, General practitioner, Enhanced skills, Canada, Enlightenment

CLC Number:

R-05

Yang Ying, Jiang Hui. Family medicine enhanced skills program in Canada and the enlightenment[J]. Chinese Journal of Medical Education, 2021, 41(7): 665-669.

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