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Stories In Family Medicine

Welcome! These are our stories about the meaning of being a family physician, and the contributions of family medicine and family physicians to the history of medicine, health care and life in Canada.

Supported by AMS and the CFPC Research and Education Foundation.

2012 winners with border  
2012 AMS - Mimi Divinsky Award Winners: Dr Paul Caldwell, Dr Patrice Laplante, Dr Jody Ching

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19h45

Gagne, Mirika; 2012. Ce soir, pour la première fois, j’ai constaté la mort. Pas la mort...

2012

    28 Hour Socks

    Copeland, Joseph E; 2008. I know, I know: you’re not supposed to wear your socks for 28 hours. In the polite world, in the southern world, in Vancouver or Ottawa or Montreal, you...

    2008

      43 Minutes

      Ching, Jody; 2012. While on general hospital call one evening, I was asked to lay eyes on an elderly lady who was in particularly bad shape. She had just…

      2012

      9 Months in Pincher – Blew Me Away

      Withrana, Dinesh; 2012. I spent 9 months of my clerkship in Pincher Creek, Alberta, completing mandatory rotations in...

      2012

        90 is the new 30

        Lipari, Steven; 2010. The case seemed straightforward: a man broke his right ankle after a skydiving jump. He had...

        2010

          A Beautiful Gift

          Francis, George; 2012. My favourite part about paediatric rotations is being present at deliveries. Most deliveries are a...

          2012

            A Better Me

            Saveland, Christine; 2013. Prior to starting maternity leave from my Family Medicine residency, I had parenting all figured out. When on my…

            2013

              A Career in a Word

              Sargent, Randall; 2010. Duke Ellington's word is "swing."  For Hendrix it was "hip."  Obama ran on "hope." And Schweitzer chose to "give." 

              2010

                A case of deception

                Knapp, John E.; Many fascinating events occurred during my years in practice, but I would like to report the one that I feel was the most...

                2008

                  A Challenging Encounter

                  Koh, Denise; 2008. “Hi there! I’m Dr. K. How can I help you?,” I asked the two women as I entered the room at the busy north end walk-in-clinic and...

                  2008
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