Training policy limits career exploration in family medicine: Unintended consequences of the Student Elective Diversification Policy

Gill Kazevman; Amita Singwi; Melissa Nutik; Giovanna Sirianni; Azadeh Moaveni

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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

Gill Kazevman

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.

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For correspondence: gill.kazevman@mail.utoronto.ca

Amita Singwi

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.

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Melissa Nutik

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.

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Giovanna Sirianni

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.

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Azadeh Moaveni

Family Medicine Undergraduate Director and Assistant Professor in the DFCM in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at U of T.

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Gill Kazevman, Amita Singwi, Melissa Nutik, Giovanna Sirianni, Azadeh Moaveni

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