Inside "The Green Room"

| 25 November 2021

I would like to take this month’s blog to reflect a little on the importance of research in family medicine. This issue of The DFM Monitor highlights a number of examples of how we are achieving several of the objectives in our strategic plan through research and scholarship.

One of these objectives is to “Grow Community-Based Research and Develop Research-Ready Residents.” I had the pleasure of attending the awards presentations at the recent virtual Family Medicine Forum where our awardees were recognized. The award for Scholarly Achievement was presented to Dr. Andrew Dawson from our QBOL program, where QBOL Research Lead Dr. Mike Ward has been an inspiration to residents and preceptors interested in community-based research. The following week was the NAPCRG annual research meeting (unfortunately also virtual) where, in addition to a number of our academic faculty members, I had the pleasure of watching Dr. Sarah LeBlanc, one of our community-based preceptors with an interest in medical education, present on her excellent work on developing a curriculum for medical assistance in dying.

The NAPCRG meeting also reminded me of how critical it is that family medicine develops the evidence base that supports our practice and advances our discipline. There were excellent presentations on everything from key clinical questions like the role of screening for hyperaldosteronism in hypertension to health informatics/AI to the shared experiences of family physicians throughout the world during the pandemic.

I am personally looking forward to celebrating NAPCRG’s 50th anniversary in person in Phoenix next fall and hope that many of you will start to pencil this into your calendars as well.

This issue of The DFM Monitor also profiles the excellent community-building and equity-focused work of Drs. Imaan Bayoumi and Eva Purkey and the “Costs of COVID” team. This team, and related work led by Dr. Amrita Roy, addresses our priority to “Incorporate Social Accountability and Health Equity throughout our Work” while also advancing community-based research.

Finally, it was energizing to have had the chance to participate in the education retreat this year, where leaders from across the department met to discuss advancing research within our educational programs. There are lots of ideas for innovative work, and I look forward to attending Primary Care Research Day in February to see the great work of our residents!

Dr. Michael Green

Department Head

Department Head Blog

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Thu, 11/25/2021 - 15:34

Inside "The Green Room"

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