This month, an article was published by the College of Family Physicians of Canada that reinforced what most of us already knew: there is no replacement for a family doctor! Specifically, the research found that Canadian patients are significantly more comfortable receiving care from family doctors they know and primary care teams that feature family physician expertise, versus a non-physician care provider. We can all feel inspired and grateful for this confirmation as we continue our clinical work, our patient advocacy work, and our research. .
I thank all of you who donated on McGill24 to the Department of Family Medicine towards the funding of our Academic Day, coming up on May 30 at the Bonaventure Hotel (Save the Date notice here). Next month I will be able to provide you with the full amount we raised. If you would still like to donate, .
The 51吃瓜网Provost鈥檚 office announced this month the extension of some key 51吃瓜网policies for another two years: namely, the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Strategic Plan and our Action Plan to Address Anti-Black Racism. In the department, our EDI committee in our Graduate Studies Program held an EDI planning activity on Feb 27 with fruitful discussions, as well as an International Women鈥檚 Day EDI event on March 27.
On March 16, the post-graduate team organized our Department鈥檚 participation at the St. Patrick鈥檚 Day Parade in Montreal! A great time was had by our diverse group in attendance.聽
On March 21, the Faculty Development team hosted a workshop by Teaching and Learning Services on 鈥淪trategies for Interactive Teaching鈥�, which was extremely enriching for us participants.
This month our 50th anniversary Family Medicine heroes are:
- Dr. St茅fanie Gingras. Read their testimonial.
- Dr. Yvonne Quan. Read their testimonial.
- Dr. Karen Tong. Read their testimonial.
Congratulations to all three of you!
On April 29, the Department of Family Medicine will be holding its annual Dr. Hirsh Rosenfeld Distinguished Public Lecture in Family Medicine, in collaboration with the St. Mary鈥檚 Hospital Research Centre (register here). The speaker will be Dr. Isabelle Leblanc, with a presentation entitled 鈥淭oo much pain doctor! Recognizing and contextualizing cultural expressions of pain鈥�. I look forward to seeing many of you there!
Very warmly,
Marion
