/familymed/articles/rss en /familymed/article/conversation-dr-micky-moroz-osler-mentor-and-recipient-j-donald-boudreau-mentorship-award-medicine <p>Named after Dr. Donald Boudreau, an associate professor at the Institute of Health Sciences Education (IHSE), who helped create the Physician Apprenticeship Program, the JD Boudreau Award recognizes a current or recent Osler Fellow who demonstrates excellent mentoring qualities, pedagogy, and attributes promoted by the Physicianship Program and the Physician Apprenticeship course.</p> Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:41:53 +0000 Laura May Vogel 4281 at /familymed /familymed/article/catherine-jarvis-faculty-development-advocate <p>Advocating for robust Faculty Development and innovations in teaching and learning within the Department, Catherine Jarvis<em>, </em>MD, FCFP is one of our Family Medicine Heroes.</p> <h2><strong>Faculty Development and Innovations in Learning</strong></h2> <p><strong>Bio</strong>: Director of Faculty Development in the Department of Family Medicine.</p> <p><strong>Year</strong>: Joined the Department in 1997.</p> <p><strong>Award category</strong>: Faculty</p> <p><strong>Nominated by Maria Morrison, Program Administrator Faculty Development and Blended Learning.</strong></p> Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:10:37 +0000 marie.moucarry2@mcgill.ca 4276 at /familymed /familymed/article/message-chair-october-2024 <p>Many of you were at the Faculty Club on October 24-25 for the special 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary edition of our Annual Department Retreat! We experienced panels of interesting speakers, stimulating workshops, a slide show of photos from the 25<sup>th</sup> anniversary celebration, and prizes of books authored by our department members. But mostly we revelled in seeing colleagues and friends, while learning and sharing together.</p> Mon, 28 Oct 2024 14:26:57 +0000 Marion Dove 4275 at /familymed /familymed/article/50th-anniversary/shashika-bandara <p>Advancing interdisciplinary collaboration and advocating for global health and human rights, Shashika Bandara is one of our Family Medicine Heroes.</p> <h2><strong>Global Health and Human Rights Advocacy </strong></h2> <p><strong>Bio</strong>: Graduated with a PhD from the Department of Family Medicine.</p> <p><strong>Year</strong>: Joined the Department in 2020.</p> <p><strong>Award category</strong>: Community</p> <p><strong>Nominated by</strong> <strong>Rebecca Zhao, part of the same PhD student cohort from Fall 2020.</strong></p> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:39:46 +0000 marie.moucarry2@mcgill.ca 4274 at /familymed /familymed/article/sarah-konwahahawi-rourke-indigenous-health-advocate <p>Advocating for Indigenous health and<em> </em>working with traditional knowledge holders, teachers and elders, Sarah Konwahahawi Rourke<em>, </em>Ed.D. is one of our Family Medicine Heroes.<em> </em></p> <h2><strong>Indigenous Health and Community Outreach </strong></h2> <p><strong>Bio</strong>: Director of the Indigenous Health Professions Program (IHPP) and Faculty Lecturer in the Department of Family Medicine.</p> <p><strong>Year</strong>: Joined the Department in 2022.</p> <p><strong>Award category</strong>: Community</p> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:11:31 +0000 marie.moucarry2@mcgill.ca 4273 at /familymed /familymed/article/remote-possibilities-rural-family-medicine-and-military-0 <p><span>If all goes according to plan, Lieutenant Bradley Martire, MD, a member of the Canadian Armed Forces and a second-year medical resident at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, will either be practising family medicine in a remote military base in Canada, or providing humanitarian relief in an overseas war zone.<span> </span></span></p> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 17:21:23 +0000 Timothy Gouldson 4268 at /familymed /familymed/article/all-smiles-vaudreuil-soulanges-hospital-site-visit <p><span>On September 13, a delegation from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) donned their hard hats and ventured to the site of the new <a href="https://hopitalvaudreuilsoulanges.com/en/the-future-hospital-of-vaudreuil-soulanges/"><span>Hôpital de Vaudreuil-Soulanges</span></a> <span>to check on its progress. </span></span></p> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:36:30 +0000 Health e-News staff 4265 at /familymed /familymed/article/message-chair-september-2024 <p>The new academic year is a very busy time for the Department of Family Medicine, especially now as we are launching into our 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary year! We are actively preparing for the special anniversary edition of <a href="/familymed/channels/event/annual-retreat-department-family-medicine-october-24-25-2024-355239">our Annual Retreat, to be held on October 24-25 at the Faculty Club</a>.</p> Wed, 25 Sep 2024 20:03:29 +0000 Marion Dove 4255 at /familymed /familymed/article/health-community/department-family-medicine-opens-new-clinic-lakeshore-general-hospital <p>On September 18, 2024, the McGill Department of Family Medicine, in collaboration with the CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal and the Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation, opened the Lakeshore University Family Medicine Group (U-FMG), a Family Medicine teaching clinic at the Lakeshore General Hospital. This clinic has now become the 12<sup>th</sup> home base to residents in the McGill Family Medicine program which counts over 200 residents. The Department of Family Medicine has an additional 35 training sites in rural Quebec, stretching from Nunavik to Gatineau.</p> Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:46:58 +0000 marie.moucarry2@mcgill.ca 4252 at /familymed /familymed/article/palliative-care-physician-south-korea-joins-our-department <p>Hyunjung Jho, MD, is a palliative care physician and educator from South Korea. Earlier this month, she joined Palliative Care McGill as a visiting scholar and she is going to stay at the Department of Family Medicine for a full year.</p> Mon, 23 Sep 2024 18:49:45 +0000 marie.moucarry2@mcgill.ca 4251 at /familymed