Program Overview
The CCFP-EM Program at Western is designed to provide an enhanced skills experience in emergency medicine to graduates of accredited family medicine programs. We strive to teach academic emergency medicine to these residents in conjunction with the Department of Family Medicine and the Division of Emergency Medicine. Rotations take place in an academic and non-academic (community setting).
Our objectives are
- to provide training in higher acuity emergency medicine
- to provide connectivity to family medicine
- to provide experiences in critical care and coronary care relevant to emergency care
- to provide experiences in community emergency medicine and rural emergency medicine
- to provide experiences in paediatric emergencies geared to a family medicine practitioner interested in emergency care
- to allow an exposure to the scholarly and academic aspects of emergency medicine
- to allow some research development in emergency care
- to participate in the academic aspects of emergency medicine
The CCFP-EM program at Western promotes a high level of academic and scholarly exercises including research, grand rounds presentation and participation actively in SIM (simulation) and POCUS (point of care ultrasound) exercises.
Residents will be evaluated and provided with formative feedback on all rotations. More specifically, during your emergency medicine rotations, every shift will be evaluated, and a summative report will be filed and reviewed by the program director.
In preparation for the CCFP/EM exam, formal sessions will be conducted by staff in the form of MOCK Orals and Written exams throughout the year, including constructive tips and feedback.
