Defining the specialist generalist: The imperative for adaptive expertise in family medicine

Affiliations

¹ Richard and Elizabeth Currie Chair in Health Professions Education Research with the University Health Network in Toronto, Ont, and Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. nikki.woods@utoronto.ca.
² Education Scientist and Associate Director of The Wilson Centre with the University Health Network and Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto.
³ Undergraduate Education Lead in the Office of Education Scholarship and Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.
⁴ Vice-Chair of Education and Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.

Nicole N Woods et al. Can Fam Physician. 2021 May.

. 2021 May;67(5):321-322.

doi: 10.46747/cfp.6705321.

¹ Richard and Elizabeth Currie Chair in Health Professions Education Research with the University Health Network in Toronto, Ont, and Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. nikki.woods@utoronto.ca.
² Education Scientist and Associate Director of The Wilson Centre with the University Health Network and Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto.
³ Undergraduate Education Lead in the Office of Education Scholarship and Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.
⁴ Vice-Chair of Education and Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.

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