Diving deep in the undergraduate medical education curriculum: Going beyond the tip of the iceberg for primary care solutions

Affiliations

¹ Associate Dean, Academic, of the Simon Fraser School of Medicine in Burnaby, BC.
² Associate Dean, Accreditation, Assessment, and Evaluation, at the Simon Fraser School of Medicine.
³ Founding Dean of the Simon Fraser School of Medicine.
⁴ Practising family physician and Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Practice at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

Maria Hubinette et al. Can Fam Physician. 2025 Jun.

. 2025 Jun;71(6):e94-e97.

doi: 10.46747/cfp.7106e94.

¹ Associate Dean, Academic, of the Simon Fraser School of Medicine in Burnaby, BC.
² Associate Dean, Accreditation, Assessment, and Evaluation, at the Simon Fraser School of Medicine.
³ Founding Dean of the Simon Fraser School of Medicine.
⁴ Practising family physician and Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Practice at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

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Solving the family medicine crisis: Research, evidence, community engagement.
Katz A, Pimlott N, Ramsden VR, Slade S. Katz A, et al. Can Fam Physician. 2025 Jun;71(6):368-369. doi: 10.46747/cfp.7106368. Can Fam Physician. 2025. PMID: 40523758 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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