family doctors

(Illustration by Pete Ryan)

How physician assistants can help solve Canada’s health-care crisis

They can be a lifeline for patients and doctors alike. But right now, only 800 are certified in Canada.

From his basement, Elia called each of his 172 patients who were eligible for the vaccine (Photograph by Brett Gundlock)

This family doctor personally called every 80-plus patient to notify them of vaccine eligibility

The London, Ont. physician printed out the list of 172 eligible patients and just started dialling. His work contains lessons for Canada’s wider vaccine effort.

Canada falls behind in health care technology

Jane Philpott and Onil Bhattacharyya: When we’re trying to cut down on the environmental costs of travel, Canada should be leading the world in offering remote health care

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Where did you go, Marcus Welby?

The good news: more med students are choosing family practice. The bad? It’s still not enough.