Dr. Pierre Pluye, researcher and Full Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, took a few detours before ending up in McGill’s Department of Family Medicine. Originally from the Ardèche region of southeastern France, Dr. Pluye knew he wanted to pursue a career in medicine at the age of 11. He moved to Toulouse in 1981 to pursue his medical training at Paul Sabatier University. Between 1988 and 1997, Dr.

Classified as: Family Medicine
Published on: 30 Apr 2021

By Dr. Mark Karanofsky

March 13th marks the one-year anniversary of the lockdown here in Quebec that for me represents the beginning of the pandemic. For many I am aware that this was a time where life stood still for many months as the first wave took hold of our community. As a family physician leader responsible for the Herzl Family Practice Centre and at the Donald Berman Jewish Eldercare Centre, a long-term care facility (CHSLD), this was but beginning of an incredibly challenging period of time.

Classified as: Family Medicine
Published on: 22 Apr 2021

The McGill Family Medicine Education Research Group (FMER) is proud to announce the sponsorship of ‘The Pierre Pluye International Mixed Methods Thesis and Dissertations Awards in Family Medicine Education’ to celebrate the original and influential contribution of Dr. Pierre Pluye, founding member of the FMER, to the advancement of mixed methods research and mixed studies reviews in general, and of the family medicine education field of inquiry in particular.

Published on: 20 Apr 2021

By: Yasmine Elmir

Classified as: Family Medicine
Published on: 30 Mar 2021

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Classified as: Family Medicine
Published on: 12 Feb 2021

Since planning began in 2019 for the expansion to an additional floor of the offices of the Department of Family Medicine at 5858 chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges, it has been foreseen that an “Indigenous space” would be included. That space came to be defined on the floor plan (attached) as two rooms separated by an accordion wall, on the North side of the building. The construction, now underway, will see the expanded offices of Family Medicine completed in 2021.

Classified as: Family Medicine
Published on: 29 Jan 2021

The words below represent a compilation of testimonials written by coworkers, friends and family

Classified as: Family Medicine
Published on: 29 Jan 2021

Dear Fellow McGill Faculty Members,

Dr Marion Dove was kind enough to allow me to write to you with a direct request for your involvement in an electronic survey on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cervical cancer screening and management practices across Canada. The survey has received ethics approval by the McGill University Institutional Review Board on October 27, 2020. We designed the survey with consultation from key stakeholders in the entire trajectory of care in cervical cancer screening at federal, provincial, and local levels.

Classified as: Family Medicine
Published on: 27 Jan 2021

Join us to vaccinate the population! 
A vast vaccination campaign against COVID-19 is being set up in the territory of CIUSSS du Centre-Sud. The urgency of the situation requires a major mobilization for this unprecedented operation.

For a list of eligible job titles, requirements and to submit your application click here. 

Classified as: Family Medicine
Published on: 25 Jan 2021

The CFPC is currently undertaking an effort to recruit a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) for the CFPC-AMS TechForward Fellowship. This is an exciting opportunity to work with the CFPC on a one year, part time contract (about a day a week) to serve as an “AI expert in residence,” providing insight and perspective on AI, medical technology, and compassionate care to our ongoing work in a diversity of portfolios.

Classified as: Family Medicine
Published on: 25 Jan 2021

ROLE PURPOSE: Reporting to the Director, Clinical Care, the Head of Nursing is responsible for providing leadership to the nursing team, that includes Registered Nurses (RN), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) and Patient Care Attendants (PCA) and collaborating with management across the Residence to provide best in class and consistent end of life care and support to our patients and their families that is aligned with our mission and palliative care philosophy.

Classified as: Family Medicine
Published on: 13 Jan 2021

The Department of Family Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, is seeking applications for the Dr. Ian McWhinney Chair in Family Medicine. Candidates must hold an MD or equivalent and practice as a family physician. Candidates must also hold certification or be eligible for certification from the College of Family Physicians of Canada and be eligible for licensure in the Province of Ontario.

Classified as: Family Medicine
Published on: 5 Jan 2021

Dr. David Ortiz-Paredes, general physician and member of the Family Medicine Education Research Group, obtained his Master’s degree from McGill University’s Department of Family Medicine in 2019. Dr. Ortiz-Paredes was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, where he completed his medical education at Universidad Javeriana. His experience as a primary care physician in a small town in Colombia sparked his yearning for further knowledge in the doctor-patient relationship, role modelling, communication skills, medical professional identity and continuing professional development.

Classified as: Family Medicine
Published on: 21 Dec 2020

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