February 11, 2022
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The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau,
P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2
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Subject: Increase Canada鈥檚 commitment to vaccine equity to end the pandemic
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Dear Prime Minister,
February 11, 2022
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The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau,
P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2
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Subject: Increase Canada鈥檚 commitment to vaccine equity to end the pandemic
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Dear Prime Minister,
In departments across the hospital, the personnel responded to the unique challenges posed by COVID-19 with grace and skill. We are pleased to recognize their selfless contributions and demonstrated leadership.
2021 HONOUREES | HONOR脡S 2021
By: Yasmine Elmir
By: Yasmine Elmir
Anish Arora, PhD student in the Department of Family Medicine, is among the latest cohort of Vanier Canada Scholars. The award is Canada鈥檚 most prestigious for doctoral students. Vanier Scholars demonstrate leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and/or humanities, natural sciences and/or engineering and health. Anish completed his bachelor鈥檚 degree in Honours Biology with a minor in Psychology at McMaster University.
Dear colleagues,
We are excited to present you the XXL Virtual Edition of the 苹果淫院 Refresher Course for Family Physicians. As always, the final format has been based on our participants鈥 feedback provided in the Course evaluations and the survey about the format that would be most appreciated.
This year, you will have the flexibility to participate at your own pace and to earn up to 48 Mainpro+ credits.
苹果淫院鈥檚 Department of Family Medicine is happy to announce that students can now register to two upcoming Indigenous Health courses. Indigenous Perspectives Decolonizing Health Research (FMED 506), a one-credit course, will be offered in fall 2021 by Prof. Alex McComber, Kanien鈥檏eha:ka from Kahnawake Territory, QC. This graduate foundation course explores Indigenous-grounded health promotion in primary health care, with the goal to foster more meaningful patient and community engagement in research and practice.
The 苹果淫院 Family Medicine Research Symposium is an annual conference organized by the Family Medicine Graduate Student Society (FMGSS) with the support of the Family Medicine Research Division. Created to celebrate student research, the first iteration of the symposium was first held in 2015, to provide a space and resources for graduate students, research assistants and post-doctoral fellows to showcase their research projects with their peers, faculty and the broader community.
Spring 2021 has been an odd season, in an odd year, for many of us.
Where normally we would be looking forward to the beginning of Montreal summer, and in this second pandemic year, the gradual loosening of restrictions 鈥 we were also following the deeply disturbing revelations from the coroner鈥檚 inquiry into the death of Joyce Echaquan.
While the inquiry was proceeding, on May 27th we learned about the discovery of the graves of 215 First Nations children on the grounds of a former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Story Contest: Moving Forward Together
Deadline for submissions: October 15, 2021
This year's听Story听Contest encourages Family Medicine Department members to share their stories, thoughts and experiences on the theme "Moving Forward Together."听Story telling is a powerful tool in healing. People yearn for stories, particularly stories of influence, hope, and community building. We can learn from and through authentic experiences, both of grief and joy. COVID-19 has shown us the interconnectivity of communities worldwide.
By: Dr. Roland Grad
By: Dr. Roland Grad
Dr. Alayne Adams, Director of the Global Health Program and Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, grew up in a small town in New Brunswick where, 鈥渆verything seemed possible.鈥 Dr. Adams鈥 educational background reflects her passion for reaching across disciplines. She completed her undergraduate degree in Political Philosophy and Developmental Economics with as many elective courses in English Literature and Art History as her program would allow.
Dr. Katia Faustini, family physician and Clerkship Course Director has been a member of the 苹果淫院 community for over a decade. Admitted to 苹果淫院 medical school in 2009, she received her MDCM in 2013. She subsequently completed her residency in 苹果淫院鈥檚 Department of Family Medicine in 2015 and joined the Department as a Faculty Lecturer based at the Queen Elizabeth Health Complex (QEHC) that same year. Also in 2015, Dr. Faustini became a Longitudinal Family Medicine Experience (LFME) preceptor, providing first-year medical students with early exposure to primary care.