Training experts in family medicine teaching

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...

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...

Family medicine training in China.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In 2010, six ministries of the Chinese government jointly issued a plan for building team-based primary care led by family physicians, prompting the creation of new models of family medicine training across the country. The purpose of this paper is to describe examples of existing family physician training models in China, to present advantages and disadvantages of the...

Feedback in family medicine training.

Feedback is key to developing the skills, behaviour, and competencies necessary for independent practice. However, soliciting and making good use of feedback can be challenging. In this article we outline the components of good feedback and offer tips to assist residents in making effective use of any feedback they receive (Figure 1). An easy-to-print handout containing this information is also...

Practicing and teaching family medicine in India.