Department of Family Medicine

As we eagerly await Spring, our PGY2 residents are busy preparing for CFPC exams and our colleagues at the TOH are getting ready for a major change to EPIC!  All of this learning is in response to outside needs.  As life-long learners how are we supported and motivated to keep learning?  When we consider motivation for learning, we might categorize this as need-oriented, goal-oriented or learning-oriented. 

With increasing wait times in North America, access to specialist care is jeopardizing patients’ mental and physical health, as well as impacting patient and provider satisfaction. When Dr. Clare Liddy (pictured) shared with Dr. Erin Keely that a patient of hers had to wait nine months for an appointment with a specialist, the two doctors agreed this was way too long.

A very special thank you to participants who attended the Community Preceptor Retreat in Wakefield, QC on March 22-23 on the “Trials and tribulations of supervising family medicine residents in a community and rural setting”.