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; Robert Woollard

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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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For correspondence: dponka@bruyere.org

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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