Family medicine and family medicine research—generalist approach or specialization?

[Family medicine].

Teaching evidence based medicine in family medicine.

UNLABELLED The concept of evidence based medicine (EBM) as the integration of clinical expertise, patient values and the best evidence was introduced by David Sackett in the 1980s. Scientific literature in medicine is often marked by expansion, acummulation and quick expiration. Reading all important articles to keep in touch with relevant information is impossible. Finding the best evidence th...

Interdisciplinary family medicine.

International family medicine education.

The goal of the International Family Medicine Education column is to bring our readers information about developments in family medicine education in countries outside the United States. We will abstract literature from journals published throughout the world that address issues relevant to medical student education and graduate training in family and general practice. The issues may relate to ...

Teaching family medicine.

Over the past year, Residents’ Pages have presented several articles devoted to career choice. As family medicine (FM) residents, we often interact with medical students. Many of us are likely to become clinical teachers in the near future. Most of us are concerned with the recent Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) statistics and impending exacerbation of family physician shortages in C...