General Practitioner Talk with Dr. Kim Loeffler
Dr. Kim Loeffler - MD, BSc, CCFP, graduated from B. Sc Mathematical Science from the University of Alberta in 1999 and was accepted into medical school at the UofA in 2000. Kim entered her family medicine residency in 2004 and completed the 2 year residency program in 2007 with a delay due to the birth of her first daughter. She has spent the majority of her career as a faculty advisor for family medicine residents at the University of Alberta. Recently, however, Kim transitioned the majority of her time to working within the hospital setting. She also worked for the College of Physicians and Surgeons where she carrys out physician assessments and help with physician complaints.
Description
General practitioners and family physicians diagnose and treat the diseases, physiological disorders and injuries of patients. They provide primary contact and continuous care toward the management of patients' health. They usually work in private practice, including group or team practices, hospitals and clinics. Residents in training to be general practitioners or family physicians are included in this unit group.
Job Forecast
The employment outlook will be good for General practitioners and family physicians for the 2021-2023 period.
Employment Requirements
A bachelor's degree or In Quebec, completion of a college program and one year of pre-medicine university studies is usually required.
Graduation from an approved medical school and Two to three years of family medicine residency training are required.
Completion of the qualifying examinations of the Medical Council of Canada and Licensing by the provincial or territorial licensing authority are required.
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