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Welcoming a New Generation of Clinician Scientists in Family Medicine Education
Three clinician scientists have joined the FMER Group, bringing new expertise across key areas of family medicine education. Their addition reflects a broader shift toward integrating research with frontline clinical practice.
Advancing Methodology: FMER Hosts Workshop on Mixed Studies Reviews
We are pleased to share that on August 18, 2025, the Department of Family Medicine hosted a workshop titled How to Plan, Conduct, and Report Mixed Studies Reviews. The event featured keynote speaker Quan Nha Hong, PhD, assistant professor at the Université de Montréal’s School of Rehabilitation and researcher at CRIR.
FMER Graduate Student Joshua Ramos Named Research-to-Impact Scholar
We are proud to share that FMER graduate student Joshua Ramos has been selected for the prestigious Research-to-Impact Scholars Program at the Department of Equity, Ethics and Policy (DEEP).
Past News Articles
Insights for Teaching During A Pandemic
Congrats to Charo Rodriguez, Tamara Carver and co-authors who have published an article entitled Insights for Teaching During A Pandemic: Lessons From A Pre-COVID-19 International Synchronous Hybrid Learning Experience in Family Medicine. Our findings highlight that...
FMER Awarded SSHRC Insight Grant
Dr. Charo Rodriguez (Principal Investigator), Dr. Roland Grad (Co-Investigator), and Dr. Francesca Luconi (Collaborator), all members of the McGill Family Medicine Education Research Group (FMER), and their colleagues have been awarded a $241,879 Social Sciences and...
First Author Publication From Dissertation
Congratulations Juan Pablo Pimental González!! Juan Pablo González has published as first author the article from his dissertation entitled A co-designed curriculum for cultural safety training of Colombian health professionals: sequential-consensual qualitative...
Using Interpretive Description as an Approach to Qualitative Medical Education Research
FMER Advanced Research Seminars: Using Interpretive Description as an Approach to Qualitative Medical Education ResearchThank you so much, Sally Thorne, RN, PhD, FAAN, FCAHS, FCAN! On behalf of all the e-attendees, we extend our sincere gratitude for your inspiring...
First Author Publication From MSc Thesis
Congratulations to Stephanie Long!! Stephanie Long, master’s student affiliated with the FMER from 2016 to 2018 and current PhD student in Family Medicine and Primary Care, who has published as first author the article from her MSc thesis entitled ‘Factors affecting...
Clinical reasoning – a scotoma in the medical gaze?
Congratulations!! Congratulations to Torsten Risør and Charo Rodriguez for the recent publication of their article entitled ‘Clinical reasoning – a scotoma in the medical gaze?’ published in Education for Primary Care.Related Articles