Central Teaching Clinic

Overview

• Central Family Medicine Teaching Centre (CFMTC) is located on the 8th floor of the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre (SMCHC), which is just south of Calgary's downtown area. SMCHC is a large health centre with many outpatient services such as Urgent Care, Wound Clinic, Sexual and Reproductive Health, STI Clinic, Communicable Disease, Public Health, Mental Health and the Elbow River Healing Lodge.
• CFMTC is one of three Academic Family Medicine teaching centres in Calgary and is involved in teaching over 100 learners every year.
• CFMTC is also home to the administrative offices of the Postgraduate Residency Program, the Academic Department of Family Medicine and the Clinical Department of Family Medicine.

Clinic Structure and Services

• There are currently over 20 physicians working and teaching at CFMTC. Core teaching is done on site by family medicine preceptors.
• Team members provide patient care out of 4 modules designed around teaming rooms and exam rooms.
• Routine appointments, prenatal care, pediatrics visits, chronic disease visits, Periodic Health Examinations, procedures, counseling and same day/urgent appointments are offered.
• On average, there are 2 to 3 learners per clinic.
• The clinic supports a team approach to patient care, with a social worker, a behavioural health consultant, licensed practice nurses (LPNs), chronic disease nurses, a pharmacist and other allied health team members on site. In-house pediatric psychiatry consults are also available.
• Learning resources are located in the 2 procedure rooms, 2 medication rooms and Resource Room.
• CFMTC also has on site an ultrasound unit, slit lamp, EKG machine, and a negative pressure room.
• Laboratory services and diagnostic imaging are available in the building.
• Dress code is scrubs or modest business casual.

Patient Population

CFMTC patients come from across the city and are diverse with respect to age, health and socioeconomic status. The clinic practices full-scope family medicine.  Physicians at CFMTC belong to either the Calgary Foothills Primary Care Network (CFPCN) or Calgary West Central Primary Care Network (CWCPCN), serving the population within all quadrants of Calgary.