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Our role in making the Canadian health care system one of the world’s best

How family medicine and primary care can transform—and bring the rest of the system with us

Richard H. Glazier
Canadian Family Physician January 2023; 69 (1) 11-16; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.690111
Richard H. Glazier
Senior Core Scientist at ICES in Toronto, Ont. He is Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine; the Dalla Lana School of Public Health; and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. He is also a family physician and Scientist at the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, both at St Michael’s Hospital in Toronto.
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vol. 69 no. 1 11-16
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https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.690111
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36693751

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0008-350X
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  • Published online January 24, 2023.

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  1. Richard H. Glazier, MD MPH CCFP FCFP⇑
  1. Senior Core Scientist at ICES in Toronto, Ont. He is Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine; the Dalla Lana School of Public Health; and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. He is also a family physician and Scientist at the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, both at St Michael’s Hospital in Toronto.
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