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The Victoria Division of Family Practice is all about fostering an engaged community, providing professional support and advocating for family physicians, and co-creating and co-leading meaningful change in our community. The Division supports family medicine-trained doctors to leverage their collective wisdom and experience to improve primary care for physicians and their patients in Victoria. Sustainable ways to practice that support physician well-being are at the heart of our mission, “Happy doctors, Healthy communities”.

The Victoria Division has more than 700 members, including 420 general members. 83% of them are engaged on some level, from using Division services to leading our work.

Join the Division

The Victoria Division has many facets of work:

Opportunities to connect and collaborate with your colleagues across Victoria

Tools and services that support you as an individual family-medicine trained doctor, including the Urban Locum Program

System-focused programs and change initiatives, including the development of our Primary Care Network (PCN)

All family-medicine trained doctors from all work settings are welcome to become a member. If you are a resident or student, a primary member of another Division, moved away or retired, you are invited to become an associate member. View our full membership policy here.

Membership is Free

Check out the many reasons to join today!

Member Benefits

Connect with your colleagues at our socials, and attend complimentary continuing education events with Mainpro+ accreditation that strengthen your relationships with specialists.
Gain free access to UpToDate, plus enjoy more discounts from child care to delicious dinners.
Access Pathways for specialist wait times, referral processes, and clinical tools, and the Pathways Medical Care Directory and Pathways Community Services Directory for patient resources
Physician Health & Wellness is a Division priority. Our regular socials offer time to come together for connection, sharing concerns and ideas, or asking for support. The Physician Peer Support Program is available for confidential one-on-one emotional short-term support. Drop in at our CBT4MDs grads coaching sessions or local Mindful Mondays to keep your skills fresh, or join monthly Physician Walks. Our Newsflash regularly features new wellness offerings and access to our Physician Wellness Hub. Staff is available to support you to find the right work setting for your preferences and work-life balance.
Take advantage of Practice Supports for recruitment, retirement planning, career transitions, patient medical home development, and more. Division staff is available to help guide you to the right information.
Access allied health professionals who chart directly in your EMR and become part of a resourceful cohort within the Victoria Primary Care Network
The Urban Locum Program (ULP) pilot in Greater Victoria’s primary care networks aims to offer up to 20 days of annual coverage for eligible family doctors and a career pathway for new physicians into longitudinal care.
The Division’s Long-term Care Initiative has a strong infrastructure of programs and supports to help interested family medicine-trained doctors add a long-term care panel to their practice.
Members receive our bi-weekly Newsflash which curates all the relevant information you might need.
Members have the opportunity to address local issues together with like-minded family physicians, backed by Division support.

Are you a member looking for full website access?

Take a look at our Registration Information page – it has instructions on how to claim your website account and log in.

Still having issues? Contact [email protected].

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The Victoria Division of Family Practice respectfully acknowledges that our office is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Lək̓ʷəŋən speaking peoples, known today as the Xʷsepsəm and Songhees Nations. We are grateful to be working on these lands.

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