First Five Years in Family Practice
Supporting You in Your Early Career
Med School – Check! Residency – Check!
Whether you are new to practice, new to practising in the province, or are simply looking for some suggestions on how to navigate Alberta’s health care system, you have come to the right place.
Learn from those who have been where you are and those who are figuring it out alongside of you with the ACFP’s First Five Years in Family Practice (FFYFP) Guidebook.
Developed by the FFYFP Committee, this resource is filled with tools and links to help walk you through licensing and registration, various parts of practice management, billing, working with other health professionals and specialists, physician wellness, and so much more.
For additional support, tap into the First Five in Alberta Facebook Group to find a community of your peers to lean on.
Getting Started
- First Five Blog Series – the blog dedicated to issues surrounding those in their first five years
- Facebook – get social with the #FirstFiveAB group
- ACFP Networks – join the ACFP’s online member community, a place where ACFP members as well as primary care providers connect, share, and support one another while advancing best practices
- For Early Career Physicians – this CFPC webpage is useful information you need to start out as a physician in Canada