Central Interior Rural Division of Family Practice

Purpose

We, the Central Interior Rural Division, serve family physicians and nurse practitioners in our region through integration, support, navigation and advocacy to make their lives easier and better. 

Vision

Our vision is that the Central Interior Rural Division is known as a sought-after region to practice family medicine because we offer multiple practice options, work life balance through coverage and collegiality, and integration with interdisciplinary teams. We, the Central Interior Rural Division (CIRD), play a critical and trusted role in supporting our members to engage and lead in meaningful work.  
 

Values 

Impact – What we do is relevant for all primary care providers in our region. We provide effective, measured, local contributions that are interconnected and purposefully linked to our larger healthcare system.   

Integrity – We commit to showing up in a transparent manner for our members, partners, and community. 

Empowerment – through teamwork, collaboration, and trust, we foster our members’ unique voice in the healthcare system for rural primary care access.

 

Our Strategic Enablers 

In order to pursue our strategic areas of focus we recognize the following as our core strategic enablers: 

  1. To provide regular and timely communication materials we share with our members, our Primary Care Network and at times to the public, and to offer opportunities for members and partners to provide feedback and communications to the organization.  

  1. To create a Health Emergency Management structure outlining how the CIRD responds to crisis, participates in local and regional incident command structures and supports sharing tools to members to ensure clinics are as prepared as possible for emergencies.   

  1. To weave cultural safety and humility into our Division initiatives and our Primary Care Network by increasing members’ awareness, capacity, and knowledge through toolkits, training and site visits. 

  1. To measure and monitor the impact of the organization’s work on achieving better and easier lives for members. 

  1. To continue to practice sound fiduciary responsibility and governance in all our Division initiatives.  

  1. To focus on training and development for the Division staff and physician leadership.  

  1. To maintain and continue to build upon our role as Pathways administrator for our Region’s profile.