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For our 50th anniversary, Health e-News sat down with 3 past Chairs for a candid Q&A session looking back on 30 years of triumphs & challenges

www.mcgill.ca/familymed/article/50th-anniversary/family-medicine-50-four-chairs-reflect-evolution-department-during-their-tenures @healthsciences.mcgill.ca
COMPETITION TIME! 🎃🎃🎃

Our admin staff were busy yesterday showing off their creative skills at the Pumpkin Decorating Contest.

The question is: which one is your favorite?

Cast your votes here: forms.office.com/r/KHg55gNdgP

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Congratulations to all our new Family Medicine grads! We're so proud of you! 🎓👏❤️ @healthsciences.mcgill.ca
Happy Back to School! We asked our Grad Students to share their experiences of studying #FamilyMedicine.

Natalia Romero: mcgill.ca/familymed/ar...

Raisa Chowdhury: mcgill.ca/familymed/ar...

Amir Chalati: mcgill.ca/familymed/ar...

Lauryn Green: mcgill.ca/familymed/ar...

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How can we imagine another person’s experience of illness to the extent that we begin to empathize as if the experience were our own?

Come hear from Prof. Junko Kitanaka!

Date: August 28, 4pm
Location: 210/211, McIntyre Medical Building
No registration required!

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“When I was in medical school, we barely even talked about the social determinants of health, let alone structural determinants like medical colonialism,” Dr. Shaheen-Hussain says.

Read more: mcgill.ca/familymed/ar...

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As part of our Spring Convocation 2025 coverage, we meet Yasmine Elmi who completed her MSc in #familymedicine with a specialization in #GlobalHealth

Congrats Yasmine!
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Instead of the usual deficit lens, can we reframe Black health narratives by embracing Black Joy within a Vitality Framework?

Read this brilliant essay by Drs Ijeoma Opara and Yasmine Elmi!

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La médecine de famille offre un monde de possibilités, autant en centre hospitalier qu’en clinique ou au bureau, explique la Dre Villemaire, qui travaillait jusqu’à tout récemment à l’Hôpital de Papineau.

www.mcgill.ca/familymed/fr...

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Congrats to Alex McComber who was recently honoured with the Indigenous Health Advocacy Lifetime Award award from the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC).

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Here are two individuals who have played a fundamental role not only in the success of our Department but also in the field of #FamilyMedicine as a whole:

1. Michael Klein: mcgill.ca/familymed/ar...
2. Mark Yaffe: mcgill.ca/familymed/ar...

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« Je pensais que le médecin de famille ne faisait que du travail de bureau. J’ai changé d’idée à compter du moment où j’ai été exposé à la panoplie des possibilités » explique Akash Pattni, étudiant en médecine au Campus Outaouais.

www.mcgill.ca/familymed/fr...

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Thank you to everyone who was able to join this year's Dr. Hirsh Rosenfeld Distinguished Public Lecture in Family Medicine. We were excited to have so many of you - can’t wait to see you again next year!

Photo credit: Owen Egan & Joni Dufour.

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The Department of Family Medicine’s Wellness Committee organized a Sugar Shack party this morning for all the staff. It was such a sweet event! 🍁

Thank you to Ania, Michelle, Maxime and Andrew!
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Check out these three HEROES who we have named into our Family Medicine Hero Awards! 😍😍😍

Yvonne Quan: mcgill.ca/familymed/ar...

Stéfanie Gingras: mcgill.ca/familymed/ar...

Karen Tong: mcgill.ca/familymed/ar...

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Our Dr. Hirsh Rosenfeld Distinguished Public Lecture in Family Medicine is back and you don't want to miss this! 🎉✨

To register, visit www.mcgill.ca/familymed/ch...

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Congratulations to Anne Cockcroft, Rhian Touyz and Justin Sanders and their teams who were awarded grants in the latest round of funding from the CIHR Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

Read more here: www.mcgill.ca/familymed/ar...

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We’re halfway through our 50th anniversary – we hope you’ve been enjoying reading the profiles of our Family Medicine heroes! Here are 3 more testimonials!

Adriana Decker: www.mcgill.ca/familymed/ar...
Susan Lindquist: www.mcgill.ca/familymed/ar...
Patrice Boileau: www.mcgill.ca/familymed/ar...
Happy St. Patrick's Day! 💚💚💚

Thank you to ALL who joined us in the St. Patrick's Day parade. It was a great success with over 30 participants!
A special thanks to our "Little elves" who did amazing giving out our promotional merch!

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Donate to Family Medicine on #McGill24 today!

We're directing our McGill24 gifts to Academic Day, a unique event happening on May 30 where we will create synergies around Family Medicine research and scholarly activity.

Donate here >>>
alumni.mcgill.ca/give/?alloca...

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Nous célébrons la Journée de reconnaissance des résidentes, résidents et fellows!

Un immense merci pour votre engagement, dévouement et tout le travail que vous accomplissez chaque jour au service de vos patients, vos pairs et vos équipes médicales.

Votre contribution est inestimable!

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Today, we celebrate Resident & Fellow Appreciation Day!

A heartfelt THANK YOU to our residents and fellows for their dedication, hard work, and commitment to their patients, peers, and medical teams.

Your contributions make a profound difference every day!

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McGill is recognized as the 2nd Research University of the Year in the medical category and ranked 4th overall among all research universities in Canada, according to Research Infosource 2024.

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Research Infosource ranks McGill second in Canada for medical research  - McGill Reporter
Research Infosource ranks McGill second in Canada for medical research
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À l’occasion du Mois de l’histoire des Noir.es, @rimuhc.bsky.social, en collaboration avec le bureau du SACE de @healthsciences.mcgill.ca et le Black Community Resource Centre, vous invite à un événement spécial!

📅 Le 21 février de 10h - 15h
📍 L'Institut (site Glen)

Inscrivez-vous! bit.ly/3Qkq5cG