Defining the specialist generalist: The imperative for adaptive expertise in family medicine

Nicole N. Woods; Maria Mylopoulos; Melissa Nutik; Risa Freeman

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Defining the specialist generalist

The imperative for adaptive expertise in family medicine

Nicole N. Woods, Maria Mylopoulos, Melissa Nutik and Risa Freeman

Canadian Family Physician May 2021; 67 (5) 321-322; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.6705321

Nicole N. Woods

Richard and Elizabeth Currie Chair in Health Professions Education Research with the University Health Network in Toronto, Ont, and Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.

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For correspondence: nikki.woods@utoronto.ca

Maria Mylopoulos

Education Scientist and Associate Director of The Wilson Centre with the University Health Network and Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto.

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Melissa Nutik

Undergraduate Education Lead in the Office of Education Scholarship and Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.

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Risa Freeman

Vice-Chair of Education and Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.

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