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Medical Manpower Indicators: Are policymakers using poor surrogate indicators of access to Family Doctor services ? [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Medical Manpower Indicators: Are policymakers using poor surrogate indicators of access to Family Doctor services ? In 2012, the Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS) reported that the population of Montreal consumed the services of 1,663 family doctors (FTE consumed).

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3 Tips for Finding a Great Family Doctor

Hitchcock Family Medicine

Finding a great family doctor can be a daunting task given the critical role they play in our health and well-being. A family doctor is often your main healthcare provider tasked with everything from routine check-ups to chronic disease management. Reach out to us at Hitchcock Family Medicine.

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Maryland's Primary Care Program: incremental progress or breakthrough?

The Health Policy Exchange

Health Policy Fellowship three years ago, though I still enjoy working alongside these talented family physicians in clinic, such as Dr. Brian Antono, who recently blogged about his fellowship experiences for Harvard Medical School's Center for Primary Care. I stepped down as director of the Robert L. Phillips, Jr.

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What is primary care? Part 2

Noreta Family Medicine

What is the meaning of Family Medicine? As the name suggests, a family physician can take care of your entire family – from the day of your birth (even before!) I love family medicine because as family physicians, we can be trained to provide care for patients in many different settings.

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Direct-to-consumer advertising distorts prescription drugs’ benefits and costs

Common Sense Family Doctor

In 1998, a Letter to the Editor in American Family Physician expressed concerns about the relatively new practice of pharmaceutical advertising directly to patients. But a recent perspective in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine pointed out that the rule is silent about advertisements on online and social media platforms.

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Pathways to primary care for underserved communities

Common Sense Family Doctor

Several past colleagues in the family medicine department at Georgetown recently published an informative scoping review of specialty disrespect in the medical learning environment. The authors term "primary care yield" as the percentage of physicians who start training in primary care and complete it in primary care.