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New Course: FMED 527 – Inuit Health in the Circumpolar World
FMED 527 explores Inuit health across the circumpolar world, examining history, colonial impacts, infectious disease, and Inuit-led healthcare innovations from midwifery to community health practice.
2025 Pierre Pluye International Awards – Best Scholarly Article
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Ziyue Wang and Dr. Fadzilah Hanum Mohd Mydin have been selected as co-recipients of the 2025 Pierre Pluye International Award for Best Scholarly Article in Family Medicine Education Research.
Highlights from the 2025 FMER-PRAM Crossroad Discussion Panel
The FMER and PRAM teams co-hosted their second annual Crossroad Discussion Panel on June 13, 2025, exploring shared decision-making in family medicine education and practice.
Past News Articles
Professor Katheen Rice recipient of the 2023 Gairdner Early Career Investigator Award!
It is with great pleasure that we announce the extraordinary accomplishment of our colleague, Professor Kathleen Rice, who has been honored with the prestigious 2023 Gairdner Early Career Investigator Award. In recognizing her remarkable achievements, we celebrate a...
Professor Samira Abbasgholizadeh Ramini Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) Recipient
We are thrilled to extend our warmest congratulations to Prof. Samira A. Rahimi, whose exceptional dedication, and groundbreaking contributions to advanced digital health in family medicine and primary healthcare have been acknowledged with the prestigious Canada...
Honoring the Life and Legacy of Our Dear Colleague
After nearly four years of hard fighting, our dear and respected colleague Pierre Pluye left us on a warm afternoon in the height of summer. And he left us as he had lived: with discretion, serenity, dignity, and in the company of his wife, children, and brother....
The 2023-2024 Pierre Pluye International Awards in Family Medicine Education
Overview The McGill Family Medicine Education Research Group (FMER) is proud to announce the sponsorship of the third edition of ‘The Pierre Pluye International Awards in Family Medicine Education’. With these awards, the FMER celebrates the original and influential...
FMER Doctoral Student Awarded FQRSC Grant
Izzie Barin has been granted an FQRSC Doctoral Scholarship. Congratulations!!Related Articles
Realizing Methodological Potentials and Advantages of Mixed Methods Research Design for Knowledge Translation: Implications for Medical Education
FMER Advanced Research Seminars: Realizing Methodological Potentials and Advantages of Mixed Methods Research Design for Knowledge Translation: Implications for Medical EducationThank you so much, Nataliya Ivankova, PhD, MPH! On behalf of all the e-attendees, we...