Requests for electives in Family Medicine are welcomed and accomodated as best as possible. The earlier your request is made, the more likely it is to be successful. A minimum of 6 weeks advance notice is required for electives.

Elective applications are all submitted through the AFMC portal and are forwarded to the Rotation Administrators for placement and approval.  Rotation Administrators are:

Saskatoon Site: Tracy Lewis   Email: dafm.ugme.saskatoon@usask.ca  Phone: (306) 655-4211   Fax: (306) 655-4895

Regina Site: Jeanette Bellavance  Email: jeanette.bellavance@usask.ca  Phone: (306) 766-0449  Fax: (306) 766-7135

Prince Albert Site: Nicole Toutant   Email: Nicole.toutant@usask.ca   Phone: (306) 765-6787

Medical students are advised to not prearrange electives with community preceptors (either rural or urban). All electives must be submitted and processed through the AFMC portal in order to be approved. 

Within the Department, you may request placement at one of several locations:

Students that may have any questions regarding the application process for electives through the AFMC portal, please contact Shari Smith at med.electives@usask.ca OR (306) 966-4270.

Launch FM is an event hosted by USask Family Med that gives first year medical students the opportunity to experience a variety of skills and hear from family doctors about what a career in family medicine might look like.

In the past students have had the opportunity to try their hand at suturing, learn a number of women's health procedures - including IUD insertion and Pap smears, and Naloxone training.

The event is sponsored by the SMA and the Saskatchewan College of Family Physicians.

The Family Medicine Club aims to educate the medical student body about family medicine through events such as lunch talks, enhanced skills (plus-one) panels, skills nights, community outreach events, family medicine resident meet and greets, and more! We also participate in a national Family Medicine Interest Group Week where we plan various events for our college to promote family medicine. The Family Medicine Club also works with various committees, including the Undergraduate Educational Committee to provide a student voice about how family medicine education is portrayed and delivered in the curriculum. If you are interested in learning more about family medicine, making connections with amazing family doctors, and being involved in planning events for your classmates, consider joining the Family Medicine Club! 

Executive members:

Co-Presidents	Payton Sayers & Kate Devito-Porter
Treasurer	TBD

For inquiries regarding Family Medicine Club membership or events, please contact us via email or on Facebook