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CCFP-EM versus FRCP

Letters

CJEM 2003;5(2):80

To the Editor: It has been a few years since the furor1-8 in the CAEP Communique regarding the debate as to whether the two tracks into Canadian emergency specialization should be merged or adjusted in some way, so it is probably time for those emotional letters to start again. Some CCFP-EM graduates, like myself, still suffer from a "second class citizen" complex and are without means to dig ourselves out of it (so that we can concentrate on our other complexes). I propose that CAEP considers awarding of "Fellowships" of the organization to emergency physicians who have made meaningful contributions to the field of emergency medicine in Canada (much like the CFPC does with the FCFP). The "FCAEP" could be a goal to which EPs from each track could aspire.

Sam Campbell, MD
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS
sgcampbe@dal.ca

References

  1. Ducharme J, Innes G. The FRCPC vs. the CCFP(EM): Is there a difference 10 years after residency? CAEP Communiqué 1997;Fall:1-4.
  2. The FRCPC vs. the CCFP(EM) [letters]. See exchange of Letters in: CAEP Communiqué 1997-98;Winter:7-13.
  3. Etherington J. An immodest proposal: the future of emergency medicine training in Canada. CAEP Communiqué 1997-98;Winter:16-9.
  4. The FRCPC vs. the CCFP(EM) [letters]. See exchange of Letters in: CAEP Communiqué 1998;Spring:7-9.
  5. Grunfeld AF. The Task Force on Emergency Medicine Training. CAEP Communiqué 1998;Summer:1-2.
  6. On unified EM training [letters]. See exchange of Letters in: CAEP Communiqué 1998;Summer:7-11.
  7. Gray S. Emergency residency training [letter]. CAEP Communiqué 1998;Fall:5.
  8. Murray M. CAEP's 20th year wraps up. CAEP Communiqué 1998-99;Winter:1-2.
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