Organizations for the Rural Alberta Preceptor
Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health is the ministry that sets policy, legislation and standards for the health system in Alberta. The ministry allocates health funding and administers provincial programs such as the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan and provides expertise on communicable disease control.
The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan
The Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan
Established in 1991 by the Government of Alberta as the Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan, a renewed Rural Health Professions Action Plan, or RhPAP, is a collaborative partner and trusted advocate for rural Alberta communities trying to achieve greater access to health care.
Society of Rural Physicians of Canada
Society of Rural Physicians of Canada
The Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) is the national voice of Canadian rural physicians. Founded in 1992, the SRPC’s mission is championing rural generalist medical care through education, collaboration, advocacy and research.
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta
The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) regulates the practice of medicine in Alberta. The privilege of profession-led regulation is granted through Alberta’s Health Professions Act (HPA).
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
We serve patients, diverse populations and our Fellows by setting the standards in specialty medical education and lifelong learning, and by advancing professional practice and health care.
Alberta College of Family Physicians
Alberta College of Family Physicians
The ACFP is a professional voluntary organization, representing more than 4,800 family physicians, family medicine residents, and medical students in Alberta. We strive for excellence in family practice through advocacy, continuing professional development, and primary care research.
The College of Family Physicians of Canada
The College of Family Physicians of Canada
Representing more than 37,000 members across the country, the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) is the professional organization responsible for establishing standards for the training, certification and lifelong education of family physicians and for advocating on behalf of the specialty of family medicine, family physicians and their patients.
University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta is dedicated to providing learner-centred educational programs that meet the health-care needs of our communities. Our goal is to graduate qualified, compassionate and inquisitive practitioners and researchers accomplished in health-care delivery and scholarship.
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