Guest JustAnotherStudent Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Hi all, I am just confuse a bit between the two terms. Are they the same in Canada? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebouque Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Hi all, I am just confuse a bit between the two terms. Are they the same in Canada? They are, and technically family medicine is the proper name (but no family doc is gonna be offended if you call them general doc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JustAnotherStudent Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Thank you for the information. Is Family medicine under shortage or surplus now and in the future? I am interested in become a general/family doctor, but i think most people gonna choose FM since it is highly popular recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebouque Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 There is a very important shortage (just think about the number of people who don't have a family doc). If you eventually choose that road you won't have any problem getting a residency spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumanmacbook Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Lots of space/spots in the match, but it's more of location priority for some people than the other... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lactic Folly Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Technically, I would call them general practitioners (GPs) rather than general doctor.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 There is a very important shortage (just think about the number of people who don't have a family doc). If you eventually choose that road you won't have any problem getting a residency spot. although there is some evidence that shortage is raw terms will end in the near future (according to the lastest analysis by the OMA and Ontario government). Distrubtion of doctors remains a serious issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebouque Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 although there is some evidence that shortage is raw terms will end in the near future (according to the lastest analysis by the OMA and Ontario government). Distrubtion of doctors remains a serious issue yeah it does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JustAnotherStudent Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 I mistakenly thought that a GP has shorter residency time than a FP. Thanks for your info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Hood Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 I mistakenly thought that a GP has shorter residency time than a FP. Thanks for your info That's the US, where you can become a GP after the internship year (something that doesn't exist in Canada) and where Family Medicine residency is 3 or 4 years. BTW, I don't know about other provinces, but FM is a speciality in Quebec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renin Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 That's the US, where you can become a GP after the internship year (something that doesn't exist in Canada) and where Family Medicine residency is 3 or 4 years.BTW, I don't know about other provinces, but FM is a speciality in Quebec. FM is a specialty all over. Just some people don't think it's a specialty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebouque Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 That's the US, where you can become a GP after the internship year (something that doesn't exist in Canada) and where Family Medicine residency is 3 or 4 years.BTW, I don't know about other provinces, but FM is a speciality in Quebec. I know some residencies in the US require 1 year of the rotating internship but I THINK that you'd still have to do a residency after this internship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrogirl Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 I think several decades ago you could become a general practitioner after one year of residency, but then they invented family medicine and now it's not a thing anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Hood Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 FM is a specialty all over. Just some people don't think it's a specialty It became a speciality in Quebec only recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebouque Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 It became a speciality in Quebec only recently. That's true, about 3 months ago I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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