A proposal for the curriculum and evaluation for training rural family physicians in enhanced surgical skills

Nadine Caron¹, Stuart Iglesias¹, Randall Friesen¹+10

• ¹From the Department of Surgery, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC (Caron); Bella Bella, Denny Island, British Columbia (Iglesias); the Department of General Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Prince Albert, Sask. (Friesen); Rocky Mountain House, Alberta (Berjat); the Lillooet Medical Clinic, Lillooet, BC (Humber); the Inuvik Regional Hospital, Inuvik, Northwest Territories (Falk, Prins); the Selkirk Medical Clinic, Revelstoke, BC (Vogt); the University of Saskatchewan, Meadow Lake, Sask. (Geller); Rural and Regional Health, University of Alberta, Sylvan Lake, Alta. (Janke); the Department of Family Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Woollard); the Omineca Medical Clinic, Vanderhoof, BC (Batchelor); and the Associate Clinic, Pincher Creek, Alta. (Van Bussel).