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We are pleased to announce the re-appointment of Dr. Howard Bergman as Chair of the Department of Family Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine, 鶹AV. Dr. Bergman has led the department through a period of expansion since 2012, including in its residency program, which is now the largest within the Faculty.

Classified as: Research, faculty development, Family Medicine
Published on: 3 Apr 2017

Dear colleagues,

Jon Salsberg will be leaving the Department of Family Medicine to take up a permanent position as Senior Lecturer (associate professor equivalent) in Primary Care, at the Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick, Ireland. Jon’s major task in the first couple years of this new appointment will be to create and launch an MSc/PhD program in public and patient involvement in primary care research.

Classified as: Research, Family Medicine
Published on: 27 Mar 2017

Congratulations Dr. Alexandra de Pokomandy and Dr. Irina Kudrina on receiving the Lettre d'entente 250 from the Fédération des Médecins Omnipraticiens du Québec. The award is meant to support the career development of family medicine researchers by promoting the development of health research in Quebec.


Classified as: Research, Family Medicine
Published on: 2 Mar 2017

To read the complete article, please see document attached (in French only).

Classified as: Research, Family Medicine
Published on: 7 Feb 2017

To read the full article by Dr. Nadine Chata, Dr. Aris Hadjinicolaou, Dr. Kamy Apkarian, the Chair of the Department of Family Medicine Dr. Howard Bergman, and Dr. Marion Dove, please see the document attached at the right.

To view the web version,

Classified as: Research, faculty development, Family Medicine
Published on: 7 Feb 2017

Dear All,

The department adds its voice to condemn the attack that occurred at the Quebec City mosque.  Please see attached message.

Classified as: Research, faculty development, Family Medicine
Published on: 6 Feb 2017

When Research and Graduate Program Director Dr. Gillian Bartlett-Esquilant, joined 鶹AV’s Department of Family Medicine in 2005, primary care research in Canada was still in its infancy. Dr. Bartlett-Esquilant — who completed her PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at 鶹AV and her postdoctoral work at Université de Montréal — was brought in by then-Department Chair Martin Dawes specifically to help increase 鶹AV Family Medicine’s research capacity. “The Department is now a leader in terms of primary care research,” she says.

Classified as: Research, Family Medicine
Published on: 25 Jan 2017

Soeur Monique, from the Hospital Santa Marcelina in Sao Paolo, Brazil, and alumni of the Department of Family Medicine, met with Dr. Bergevin, Dr. Juras, Dr. Connolly, Dr. Bergman, and Ms. Simmons on January 5th. The meeting covered a new partnership between the Department and Santa Marcelina’s new medical school. This partnership will include a version of the Blended Learning Education Program in Faculty Development, a new MSc.

Classified as: Research, faculty development, Family Medicine
Published on: 11 Jan 2017

Congratulations to Dr. Maxine Dumas-Pilon and Dr. Marion Dove on becoming Fellows of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC). They were celebrated in a graduation ceremony at the end of the Family Medicine Forum (FMF), held in Vancouver, British Colombia this past November. Dr. Dove and Dumas-Pilon are pictured with Dr. Guillaume Charbonneau, the president-elect of the CFPC. Dr. Charbonneau will commence his presidency at the next FMF held in Montreal from November 8-11, 2017.

Classified as: Research, faculty development, Family Medicine
Published on: 2 Dec 2016

Congratulations to our PhD trainee, Ayat Salman, who is a co-author on a Nature publication based on her work for the liver disease biobank ().  Ayat’s PhD will draw directly on this experience to explore the necessary framework for a Primary Care Biobank with a focus on Obesity. Ayat has been award an FRQ-S PhD Scholarship and is supervised by Dr. Gillian Bartlett and Dr. Peter Metrakos.

Classified as: Research, Family Medicine
Published on: 1 Dec 2016

These awards recognize outstanding medical students who have demonstrated an interest or commitment to a career in family medicine. Each Canadian medical school is invited to nominate a medical student in their second-last undergraduate year of study at the time of application.

Dr. Caitlin Reimer - CFPC Family Medicine Resident Leadership Award 2016

Classified as: Research, Family Medicine
Published on: 1 Dec 2016

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Classified as: Research, faculty development, Family Medicine
Published on: 1 Dec 2016

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