Preparation Course for the CCFP Exam

This course is designed for practice eligible physicians who are preparing to undertake the CCFP Exam. The course will provide participants with an overview of the principles of family medicine, an overview of the patient-centred clinical method, an introduction to the Simulated Office Oral (SOO) component of the exam, skills and strategies to use in patient interviews that can be applied to the exam, four practice SOOs with feedback from experienced examiners, pre-course practice with Short Answer Management Problems (SAMPs) and feedback, an opportunity to practice writing SAMPs in an exam-like setting and to discuss the SAMP component of the exam. 

The focus of this course is to help participants familiarize themselves with the format, types of questions and marking scheme as well as to share tips and tricks on how to answer, and not to provide detailed educational teaching on the hot topics.