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The 2026 Pierre Pluye International Awards in Family Medicine Education
2026 Pierre Pluye International AwardsOverview The McGill Family Medicine Education Research (FMER) Group is proud to announce the sponsorship of the fifth edition of ‘The Pierre Pluye International Awards in Family Medicine Education Scholarship’. With these awards,...
New Publication by FMER Collaborator: Reframing the Future of Family Medicine: Anish Arora on Transdisciplinarity in Identity & Practice
FMER is proud to highlight a new thought-provoking commentary by Dr. Anish K. Arora, published in Canadian Family Physician
Celebrating Dr. Anish K. Arora: 2025 Banting Postdoctoral Fellow
The FMER team is proud to celebrate Dr. Anish K. Arora, a past student and current collaborator with FMER, on receiving the prestigious 2025 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Past News Articles
“We’re still trying to dig ourselves out of this”: Experiences of Moral Distress in Canadian Family Medicine Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
FMER Advanced Research Seminars:“We’re still trying to dig ourselves out of this”: Experiences of Moral Distress in Canadian Family Medicine Workers During the COVID-19 PandemicThank you so much, Monica Molinaro, PhD! On behalf of all the e-attendees, we extend our...
Samira A. Rahimi: AI researcher of the Year at the 19th Bravo Gala
Samira Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, was honored at the 19th edition of Bravo, a gala event honoring researchers who won major provincial, national, and international research prizes and awards in 2023. Guests,...
Gaps in Our Knowledge That Should be the Focus for Medical Education Research: We Shouldn’t Only Do the Easy Studies
FMER Advanced Research Seminars: Gaps in Our Knowledge That Should be the Focus for Medical Education Research: We Shouldn’t Only Do the Easy StudiesThank you so much, Arch Mainous, PhD! On behalf of all the e-attendees, we extend our sincere gratitude for your...
Samira A. Rahimi is appointed co-director for McGill’s Collaborative for AI & Society
Samira Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, is appointed co-director for McGill's Collaborative for AI & Society (McCAIS) which serves as a mechanism for the university to bring a critically needed holistic...
Building resilience and well-being in primary care during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
The FMER Group is happy to announce that Francesca Luconi’s research team on primary care providers’ resilience during and after COVID-19 pandemic that, among others, includes Peter Nugus and Charo Rodriguez as co-investigators, was the winner of the Continuing...
Interdisciplinary doctoral supervision
FMER Advanced Research Seminars: Interdisciplinary doctoral supervisionThank you so much, Meredith Vanstone, PhD! On behalf of all the e-attendees, we extend our sincere gratitude for your inspiring webinar.Date: January 31, 2024Keynote Speaker: Meredith...