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Approaching a global definition of family medicine

The Besrour Papers: a series on the state of family medicine in the world

Christine Gibson, Neil Arya, David Ponka, Katherine Rouleau and Robert Woollard
Canadian Family Physician November 2016; 62 (11) 891-896;
Christine Gibson
Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary in Alberta and Executive Director of the Global Familymed Foundation.
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Neil Arya
Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Western University in London, Ont.
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David Ponka
Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa in Ontario and Lead of the Besrour Papers Working Group.
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Katherine Rouleau
Associate Professor and Director of the Global Health Program in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at St Michael’s Hospital and the University of Toronto in Ontario, and Director of the Besrour Centre at the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
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Robert Woollard
Professor in the Department of Family Practice at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
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vol. 62 no. 11 891-896
PubMed 
28661866

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The College of Family Physicians of Canada
Print ISSN 
0008-350X
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1715-5258
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  • Published online November 15, 2016.

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  1. Christine Gibson, MD FCFP MMedEd DTM&H
  1. Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary in Alberta and Executive Director of the Global Familymed Foundation.
  1. Neil Arya, MD CCFP FCFP DLitt
  1. Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Western University in London, Ont.
  1. David Ponka, MD CM CCFP(EM) FCFP MSc⇑
  1. Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa in Ontario and Lead of the Besrour Papers Working Group.
  1. Correspondence: Dr David Ponka; e-mail dponka{at}bruyere.org
  1. Katherine Rouleau, MD CM CCFP MHSc
  1. Associate Professor and Director of the Global Health Program in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at St Michael’s Hospital and the University of Toronto in Ontario, and Director of the Besrour Centre at the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
  1. Robert Woollard, MD CCFP FCFP
  1. Professor in the Department of Family Practice at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
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