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Training policy limits career exploration in family medicine

Unintended consequences of the Student Elective Diversification Policy

Gill Kazevman, Amita Singwi, Melissa Nutik, Giovanna Sirianni and Azadeh Moaveni
Canadian Family Physician January 2023; 69 (1) 8-10; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.69018

Article Information

vol. 69 no. 1 8-10
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.69018
PubMed 
36693747
Published By 
The College of Family Physicians of Canada
Print ISSN 
0008-350X
Online ISSN 
1715-5258
History 
  • Published online January 24, 2023.
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Copyright © 2023 the College of Family Physicians of Canada

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  1. Gill Kazevman, MD⇑
  1. First-year family medicine resident at the University of Toronto (U of T) in Ontario, working at Michael Garron Hospital, who served as a family medicine clerkship representative in the Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) at U of T during medical school.
  1. Correspondence Dr Gill Kazevman; e-mail gill.kazevman{at}mail.utoronto.ca
  1. Amita Singwi, MD CCFP
  1. Assistant Professor in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and Undergraduate Electives Coordinator in the DFCM at U of T, and she has a family medicine and obstetrics practice with the Toronto Western Family Health Team.
  1. Melissa Nutik, MD MEd CCFP FCFP
  1. Undergraduate Education Lead in the Office of Education Scholarship and Assistant Professor in the DFCM in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at U of T.
  1. Giovanna Sirianni, MD CCFP(PC) FCFP MScCH
  1. Professor and Enhanced Skills Program Director in the DFCM and Faculty Lead of Workplace Based Assessment in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at U of T, and she is a family physician with a focused practice in palliative care at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto.
  1. Azadeh Moaveni, MD CCFP FCFP
  1. Family Medicine Undergraduate Director and Assistant Professor in the DFCM in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at U of T.

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Training policy limits career exploration in family medicine
Gill Kazevman, Amita Singwi, Melissa Nutik, Giovanna Sirianni, Azadeh Moaveni
Canadian Family Physician Jan 2023, 69 (1) 8-10; DOI: 10.46747/cfp.69018
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