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Samira Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi, PhD, Selected as Delegate for Science Meets Parliament 2025
The Family Medicine Education Research Group (FMER) is proud to celebrate Samira Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi, PhD’s selection as a delegate to Science Meets Parliament 2025, an initiative of the Canadian Science Policy Centre.
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
How Clinical Teachers Reconcile Their Multiple Professional Identities
Congratulations David Felipe Ortiz-Paredes!! Congratulations to David Felipe Ortiz-Paredes, former MSc student affiliated with the FMER, and his thesis Advisory Committee for the publication of the article entitled ‘Embedding Identity and How Clinical Teachers...
Family Medicine Supervisors’ Preferences for Improving Their Teaching Skills in Senior Care
Congratulations to Charo Rodriguez who, as a member of a research team led by Dr. Annick Giguere (Laval University), has published the article entitled ‘Family Medicine Supervisors’ Preferences for Improving Their Teaching Skills in Senior Care’ in the April 2021...
Continuing professional education of Iranian healthcare professionals
Congratulations!! Congratulations to Samira Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi who, in collaboration with Iranian and Canadian scholars, has published the article entitled ‘Continuing professional education of Iranian healthcare professionals in shared decision-making: lessons...
2021 recipient of the Doctoral Teaching Award
Congratulations to Pierre Pluye, Full Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, for being the 2021 recipient of the Doctoral Teaching Award by the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools (NAGS). The NAGS recognizes excellence and creativity in the teaching...
Does Spaced Education Improve Clinical Knowledge among Family Medicine Residents?
FMER Advanced Research Seminars: Does Spaced Education Improve Clinical Knowledge among Family Medicine Residents? Thank you so much, Dr. Roland Grad! On behalf of all the e-attendees, we extend our sincere gratitude for your inspiring webinar.Date: February 19,...
Does spaced education improve clinical knowledge among Family Medicine residents?
Congratulations!! Congratulations to Roland Grad who has published the article entitled “Does spaced education improve clinical knowledge among Family Medicine residents? A cluster randomized controlled trial” in the journal Advances in Health Sciences...