Comprehensive care and education

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Table 1

Relationship between the 4 principles of family medicine and the CanMEDS–Family Medicine roles

FOUR PRINCIPLES OF FAMILY MEDICINE (FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS)	CanMEDS-FM ROLES (EXPECTED COMPETENCIES)
The doctor-patient relationship is central to the role of the physician	2. Communicator
	3. Collaborator
	7. Professional
The family physician is a skilled clinician	1. Family medicine expert
	2. Communicator
	6. Scholar
Family medicine is community based	3. Collaborator
	4. Manager
	5. Health advocate
The family physician is a resource to a defined practice population	3. Collaborator
	4. Manager
	5. Health advocate
	6. Scholar

Table 2

Domains of clinical care in residency training

DOMAINS OF CLINICAL CARE	RESIDENCY TRAINING
Care of patients across the life cycle	Children and adolescents
Care of patients across the life cycle	Adults women’s health care, including maternity care men’s health care care of the elderly end-of-life and palliative care
Care across clinical settings (urban or rural)	Ambulatory or office practice
	Hospital settings
	Long-term care
	Emergency settings
	Care in the home
	Other community-based settings
Spectrum of clinical responsibilities	Prevention and health promotion
	Diagnosis and management of presenting problems (acute, subacute, and chronic)
	Chronic disease management
	Rehabilitation
	Supportive care
	Palliation
Care of underserved patients	Including but not limited to aboriginal patients patients with mental illness or addiction recent immigrants
Procedural skills	College of Family Physicians of Canada’s core procedures¹¹ (www2.cfpc.ca/cfp/2005/oct/vol51-oct-researh-2.asp)