Ellen Amster spoke at the New England Graphic Medicine Summit in Boston! Her talk explored how colonialism shaped Western medicine and how comics uncover these hidden narratives. Learn more www.mcphs.edu/news/new-eng... Photo Credit: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Family physicians at the McMaster Family Health Team identified barriers to deprescribing legacy drugs and proposed potential solutions in a pilot project led by Dr. Amanda Ramdyal. Check out the infographic to learn more

Congratulations to DFM professor Meredith Vanstone on being named a 2025 University Scholar! Learn more about Meredith and her fellow 2025 University Scholars brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/uni...

DFM researchers explored how diabetes monitoring and management changed in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic in a newly published study. This research paper won NAPCRGs Distinguished Paper Award in 2024. Read the full article here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40510009/ @mihoward101.bsky.social

“The ability to continue to push myself and gain exposure to new challenges helps me keep my passion alive for medicine.” — Graeme Puskas

“I chose family medicine because I enjoy building long term therapeutic relationships with patients and am drawn to the opportunity of working in rural communities.” — Sherif El Meniawy

“Family medicine offers a unique opportunity to advocate for change, bridge gaps in care and work toward improving health inequities.” — Mercedes Bomberry

“Being able to care for and connect with patients of all ages, from all walks of life, and in a variety of settings.” — Jocelyn Beelen

McMaster’s Department of Family Medicine has a 50-year legacy of training primary care physicians who view their specialty as an instrument of social change.

See why these 4 residents chose to follow that passion at McMaster: healthsci.mcmaster.ca/a-truly-rewa...

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