/familymed/articles/rss en /familymed/article/50th-anniversary/shashika-bandara <p>Advancing interdisciplinary collaboration and advocating for global health and human rights, Shashika Bandara is one of our Family Medicine Heroes.</p> <h2><strong>Global Health and Human Rights Advocacy </strong></h2> <p><strong>Bio</strong>: Graduated with a PhD from the Department of Family Medicine.</p> <p><strong>Year</strong>: Joined the Department in 2020.</p> <p><strong>Award category</strong>: Community</p> <p><strong>Nominated by</strong> <strong>Rebecca Zhao, part of the same PhD student cohort from Fall 2020.</strong></p> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:39:46 +0000 marie.moucarry2@mcgill.ca 4274 at /familymed /familymed/article/sarah-konwahahawi-rourke-indigenous-health-advocate <p>Advocating for Indigenous health and<em> </em>working with traditional knowledge holders, teachers and elders, Sarah Konwahahawi Rourke<em>, </em>Ed.D. is one of our Family Medicine Heroes.<em> </em></p> <h2><strong>Indigenous Health and Community Outreach </strong></h2> <p><strong>Bio</strong>: Director of the Indigenous Health Professions Program (IHPP) and Faculty Lecturer in the Department of Family Medicine.</p> <p><strong>Year</strong>: Joined the Department in 2022.</p> <p><strong>Award category</strong>: Community</p> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:11:31 +0000 marie.moucarry2@mcgill.ca 4273 at /familymed /familymed/article/remote-possibilities-rural-family-medicine-and-military-0 <p><span>If all goes according to plan, Lieutenant Bradley Martire, MD, a member of the Canadian Armed Forces and a second-year medical resident at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University, will either be practising family medicine in a remote military base in Canada, or providing humanitarian relief in an overseas war zone.<span> </span></span></p> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 17:21:23 +0000 Timothy Gouldson 4268 at /familymed /familymed/article/all-smiles-vaudreuil-soulanges-hospital-site-visit <p><span>On September 13, a delegation from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) donned their hard hats and ventured to the site of the new <a href="https://hopitalvaudreuilsoulanges.com/en/the-future-hospital-of-vaudreuil-soulanges/"><span>Hôpital de Vaudreuil-Soulanges</span></a> <span>to check on its progress. </span></span></p> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:36:30 +0000 Health e-News staff 4265 at /familymed /familymed/article/message-chair-september-2024 <p>The new academic year is a very busy time for the Department of Family Medicine, especially now as we are launching into our 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary year! We are actively preparing for the special anniversary edition of <a href="/familymed/channels/event/annual-retreat-department-family-medicine-october-24-25-2024-355239">our Annual Retreat, to be held on October 24-25 at the Faculty Club</a>.</p> Wed, 25 Sep 2024 20:03:29 +0000 Marion Dove 4255 at /familymed /familymed/article/health-community/department-family-medicine-opens-new-clinic-lakeshore-general-hospital <p>On September 18, 2024, the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Department of Family Medicine, in collaboration with the CIUSSS de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal and the Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation, opened the Lakeshore University Family Medicine Group (U-FMG), a Family Medicine teaching clinic at the Lakeshore General Hospital. This clinic has now become the 12<sup>th</sup> home base to residents in the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Family Medicine program which counts over 200 residents. The Department of Family Medicine has an additional 35 training sites in rural Quebec, stretching from Nunavik to Gatineau.</p> Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:46:58 +0000 marie.moucarry2@mcgill.ca 4252 at /familymed /familymed/article/palliative-care-physician-south-korea-joins-our-department <p>Hyunjung Jho, MD, is a palliative care physician and educator from South Korea. Earlier this month, she joined Palliative Care ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ as a visiting scholar and she is going to stay at the Department of Family Medicine for a full year.</p> Mon, 23 Sep 2024 18:49:45 +0000 marie.moucarry2@mcgill.ca 4251 at /familymed /familymed/article/rhian-touyz-honoured-royal-society-canada <p>Rhian Touyz, MD, PhD, Professor at the Department of Family Medicine and Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer of the Research Institute of the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), is among the Royal Society of Canada’s (RSC) newest Fellows. She is recognized for her research advancing the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart and circulatory diseases.  She is also a Canada Research Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine (Tier I).</p> <p>Dr. Touyz is among 104 new Fellows and 56 Members from across the country announced by the RSC on September 3, 2024.</p> Mon, 23 Sep 2024 18:36:35 +0000 marie.moucarry2@mcgill.ca 4250 at /familymed /familymed/article/alexis-ricard-wins-nadine-st-pierre-2024-award-college-quebecois-des-medecins-de-famille <p>Alexis Ricard, MD, a resident from the Department of Family Medicine who graduated this summer from our Val d'Or University Family Medicine group (U-FMG), wins the Nadine St-Pierre 2024 Award from the Collège Québécois des Médecins de Famille (CQMF). This award recognizes the best scholarly work of a French-speaking resident of a family medicine training program in Canada.</p> Mon, 23 Sep 2024 18:17:07 +0000 marie.moucarry2@mcgill.ca 4249 at /familymed /familymed/article/family-medicine-hero-ms-marie-posfai <p><em>The Department of Family Medicine is celebrating its 50th anniversary and over the course of this year, we will tell the stories of our people, our places and our partners who have worked with us to serve our communities by leading in Family Medicine education, research and care. As part of our celebrations, we are asking faculty, clinicians, researchers, residents, students, and admin staff to nominate heroes who have greatly helped shape the community. Here is one of our Family Medicine heroes: Marie Posfai.</em></p> Mon, 23 Sep 2024 16:35:53 +0000 marie.moucarry2@mcgill.ca 4248 at /familymed