FAMILY MEDICINE - Academic Teaching Physician (part-time, permanent)
Family Medicine (Community/Primary Care)

MED000513 Requisition #

1 day ago Post Date

Shape the Future of Family Medicine!

Are you passionate about teaching, mentorship, and delivering high-quality, patient-centred care? Do you want to make a lasting impact on the next generation of Family Physicians—while practicing within a collaborative, academic environment?

This is an exciting time for Academic Family Medicine in Calgary. The Department of Family Medicine (DFM)—a shared initiative between Primary Care Alberta (PCA), Alberta Health Services (AHS), and the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine is pleased to invite applications for one permanent part-time Family Physician Preceptors (0.4 FTE) at the South Health Campus Family Medicine Teaching Centre. Ideally, this position would start on September 1, 2026, however we are willing to work with candidate.

Why This Role Matters

As a Family Medicine Clinical Preceptor, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping future family physicians while maintaining your own clinical practice. You’ll combine meaningful teaching, longitudinal patient relationships, and team-based care within an innovative academic teaching clinic.

This role is ideal for physicians who thrive in collaborative environments and are energized by coaching learners, contributing to system improvement, and practicing comprehensive family medicine.

What You’ll Do:

You will balance clinical care with teaching, mentorship, and leadership within a supportive academic setting.

Clinical Care & Teaching

Provide comprehensive, continuity-based care to a defined patient panel within a Patient’s Medical Home model

Supervise, teach, and mentor medical students and family medicine residents

Serve as a Competency Coach, supporting learner development through feedback and assessment

Participate in scheduled evening clinics

Work closely with an engaged interprofessional care team





Support the development of team-based care models, new workflows, and interprofessional education

Contribute to quality improvement initiatives, scholarly activity, and clinical innovation

Model professionalism, accountability, and ethical practice for learners and colleagues

Academic & Departmental Engagement

Attend clinical operations, academic, and team meetings as available

Participate in educational development and interprofessional learning opportunities

Demonstrate a solid commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and respectful care

Our Commitment

DFM is deeply committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and representative workforce. We strongly encourage applications from candidates who bring diverse perspectives, lived experiences, and a passion for inclusive education and care.

Active registration and good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA)

CCFP certification

Eligibility for an Academic Appointment with the University of Calgary

Experience in comprehensive family medicine

Interest or experience in interprofessional, team-based care

Comfort working with diverse patient populations

Assets

Current membership on Alberta Health Services’ Medical Staff, with eligibility for appointment within the Department of Family Medicine, Section of Community Primary Care

Interest in quality improvement, health systems innovation, or collaborative care models

Additional Information

Position Classification: Part-time

FTE: 0.4

Unit and Program: Academic Family Medicine

Specialty: Family Medicine - Community / Primary Care

Recruiting Organization: Primary Care Alberta

Compensation: RemunerationCompensation is provided through the University of Calgary Family Medicine Preceptors (FMP) Clinical Alternative Relationship Plan (ARP). This comprehensive payment module allows our Physicians to provide exceptional, quality care, while acknowledging time spent teaching.

Posting Date: Aug 4, 2026

Posting Status: Open until a suitable candidate is found

Target Start Date: Sep 1, 2026

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📌 FAMILY MEDICINE - Academic Teaching Physician (part-time, permanent) (Alberta)
🏢 Alberta Health Services
📍 Alberta