Article 1 : Definitions

1.01                 A Resident Physician is a physician who is in the process of preparation for licensure by virtue of achieving certification by either the College of Family Physicians of Canada or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. This preparation includes both theory and practice under supervision of qualified physician preceptors conducted in accredited teaching environments including clinical settings. This includes the provision of necessary medical care and participation in the education of peers, junior colleagues and patients.

1.02                 The Educating and Employing Entities ("the Entities") include Alberta Health Services, the University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, and the University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine.

1.03                 Authority shall mean Alberta Health Services and all health facilities, which are a member of, or have a formal reporting relationship to, Alberta Health Services.

1.04                 Member Facility shall mean a health facility in which a Resident Physician is present for residency training that is a member of, or has a formal reporting relationship to Alberta Health Services.

1.05                 Program Director shall mean the University Residency Program Director, Department Head shall mean the University Academic Department Head, and Associate Dean shall mean the Associate Dean Postgraduate Medical Education.

1.06                 Faculties shall mean the University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry and the University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine.

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