​​The Certificate in Academic Family Medicine is designed to address the growing need for skilled educators and leaders in family medicine. The certificate is comprised of 3 courses that are established in our graduate studies programming at DFCM and Dalla Lana School of Public Health. The courses will help learners to expand family medicine expertise from a systems lens, build skills in teaching and learning in the health professions, and develop skills in a preferred scholarship domain, all of which highlight key components of academic family medicine as a discipline.

The target audience is family physicians.

The certificate goals include:

– Developing an evidence-based approach to teaching and learning.
– Promoting innovation and scholarship in primary care
– Growing Family Medicine leadership

The certificate requirements include:

1. Foundational coursework in Family Medicine: Social, Political, and Scientific Issues in Family Medicine Course
2. Foundational coursework in Teaching and Education: Interprofessional Applied Practical Teaching and Learning in the Health Professions (INTAPT) Course
3. Scholarship selective:
– Appraising and Applying Evidence to Assist Clinical Decision-Making
OR
– Research Issues in Family Medicine/Primary Care
OR
– Leading Improvement in the Quality of Health Care for Community Populations
4. Capstone Project

Duration: The program is completed in 12-18 months.​