When he was young, Dr. Stewart Cameron was asked if he would like to be a physician one day—he replied, “I’m not getting up at night for anybody!” Forty years later, he has lost sleep in delivery rooms, in-patient wards, emergency rooms, and at disaster codes. During his postgraduate training, he focused on what he […]
Dr. Carlos Brailovsky works with the College of Family Physicians of Canada as a consultant on the Board of Examiners Committee, the Committee on Examinations–Family Medicine, and the Triple C project, and as a member of the Working Group on the Certification Process, a role that he credits as being the best part of his […]
A graduate of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Tunis El Manar, Dr. Ahmed Maherzi is a pediatrician, specializing in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition. He was the Director of the Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology at the Mongi Slim University Hospital (La Marsa, Tunisia), and the Dean of the Tunis University Faculty […]
Ms. Céline Plourde stands out as a pharmacist who is devoted to her community and who has made exceptional efforts to promote patient education and interdisciplinarity in health care. In 1976, she graduated from the Laval University Faculty of Pharmacy with a degree in health science and pharmacy. After working with physicians during some of […]
Dr. Marie Giroux has practised family medicine at UMF Estrie/GMF des Deux-Rives (Sherbrooke) for 25 years. She is a full professor at the University of Sherbrooke, and was the Director of the Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine for almost 10 years. She recently left this role and will soon serve as Vice Dean […]
After attending a one-room rural public school, Dr. James Rourke went on to obtain his medical degree from Western University in London, Ontario, in 1976, where he also completed his family medicine residency and a master of clinical science in family medicine in 1993. He chose family medicine because it provided the opportunity to practise […]
An ardent defender of patient-centred services and timely access, Dr. Jean-Pierre Arseneau has practised family medicine in New Brunswick for 22 years. He graduated from the University of Moncton Faculty of Medicine in 1992 and completed his residency in the University of Sherbrooke (Moncton) family medicine program in 1994. In 1998 he co-founded the Clinique […]
Dr. Pierre Pluye is a full professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University, and an Associate member of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC), the School of Information Studies, and the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies (SMBD Jewish General Hospital). He is a Senior Research Fellow of the […]
Three activities have remained at the core of Dr. Miriam Boillat’s career in family medicine: providing ongoing care for patients, serving as preceptor for family medicine residents, and teaching communication skills to medical students. She is an advocate for more family medicine teaching and role models in medical schools, a better understanding of family medicine […]
Dr. Donald Chan is considered exemplary by his colleagues as an educator and in his clinical knowledge, excellent patient rapport, and practice-management skills. Working in a team-based practice, Dr. Chan keeps his clinic involved and updated in quality improvement initiatives, striving to follow the Patient’s Medical Home model. He ensures his clinic is up to […]
