Department of Family Medicine University of Alberta

A round of applause is in order for our very own Dr. Emily Traynor!

As the recipient for the 2025 Dr. Michael C. Koilpillai Book Award, she has been recognized for outstanding academic pursuits, commitment, and personal qualities exemplary of the achievement’s namesake.

This award was established in the wake of Dr. Koilpillai’s untimely death i n 1989, while he was a resident in the Neurology program and is meant to honour his memory and his contributions not only to our Division, but to the more extended medical community.

Congratulations Dr. Traynor!!

Congratulations to Drs Julia Chronopoulos and Marco Mannarino on their new positions in the Department of Family Medicine!! 🎉

Dr. Chronopoulos is our new Lead, Clinical Excellence and Quality Improvement tasked with advancing related CE and QI initiatives across teaching sites, with a focus on data use, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Dr. Mannarino is our new Lead, Clinical Governance and Clinical Innovation. He will be tackling supportive structures, operational alignment, and the advancement of digital innovation to enhance academic clinical environments.

Congratulations to our Family Medicine Research Department for receiving the 2026 Green Spaces Award! 🌲🌳🌿

As per the University of Alberta’s Sustainability Council:

“The Family Medicine Research team works to promote, support, create and disseminate research knowledge and scholarly activities in the discipline of family medicine. They have been Green Spaces Gold certified since 2024. Since they’ve first certified, they’ve worked hard to incorporate sustainable practices into many aspects of their operations.

In their most recent recertification, they completed all of the actions included in Green Spaces. They also went above and beyond, organizing lunch and learn sessions on reducing food waste and creating their own reusable beeswax wraps, and inventorying and digitizing their inventories of supplies and electronics in order to reduce purchasing waste.”

A round of applause for our Research Team! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

We’re growing!!

Our Yukon family medicine residency pilot is beginning to take shape. Two of our residents are set to christen the curriculum as part of their learning while we work on establishing a permanent program.

Click the link in bio for more information! Images courtesy of Yukon Health and Social Services.

Are you a family physician practicing in a rural or remote community in Alberta or the Territories?

The GROW North Program — a collaboration between the Department of Family Medicine and the Office of Rural and Regional Health — is a two-year program that
provides specialized research training to rural family physicians in Alberta and the Territories, enabling them to overcome geographic barriers, pursue community-relevant research, and leverage their local expertise to drive meaningful change and make meaningful contributions to the wider field of medical scholarship.

GROW North will be Mainpro+ accredited, and tuition and travel costs for in-person sessions will be covered by the program. The deadline to apply is June 1, 2026.

If you would like to learn more, please contact us at [email protected] or click the link in bio for the application form.

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If you haven’t had a chance, our March edition of Family Medicine Grand Rounds is this Thursday and we would love to see you there!

✨HAPPY MATCH DAY✨

We’ve read your applications, conducted interviews, reviewed, reviewed, reviewed… now we just can’t wait to meet you!!

We are excited to offer our brand new Addictions Medicine Category 2 Program!

Follow the link in our bio to unlock full spectrum training that will provide you with the tools necessary to better assist patient populations with substance use disorders and concurrent conditions. Expand your skillset from in-patient and out-patient standpoints at half a dozen teaching locations from a vast array of clinicians!

Apply before March 23, 2026 to be eligible.

We just got back from our annual Wellness Retreat!

Three days of snowy mountains views and camaraderie are just what the doctor(s) ordered 🏔️🏡