An integral part of the Family Medicine Residency Program at the University of Alberta is the clinical half-day return (Continuity Clinic) to the Family Medicine Centre when a resident is on other disciplines. This is an important component of continuity of care.
Continuity may be defined in many ways. The important aspects of continuity which Family Medicine residents experience as a result of attending clinical half-day returns are:
- Continuity of practice patient care;
- Continuity of interaction with their Family Medicine preceptor/ faculty advisor;
- Continuity with the discipline of Family Medicine.
All Family Medicine residents must attend half-day clinical activities (Continuity clinic) throughout the 2 years of residency in Family Medicine as scheduled by the Site Administrators.
Our Department's policy is that residents attend all possible Academic Half-Days, Behavioural Medicine sessions, and attend 100% of all scheduled clinical half-days.
Continuity Policy
