Canadian family physician Médecin de famille canadien
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To evaluate satisfaction with civilian residency training programs among serving general duty medical officers within the Canadian Armed Forces. ⋯ General duty medical officers were satisfied with many aspects of their family medicine residency training; however, military-specific areas for improvement were identified. Many of these areas might be addressed within the context of a 2-year residency program without risking the generalist nature of family medicine training. These findings provide valuable data for residency programs that accept military trainees across the country.
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To collect information about the types, frequency, importance, and quality of mentorship received among academic family medicine faculty, and to identify variables associated with receiving high-quality mentorship. ⋯ With increasing emphasis on distributed education and community-based teachers, family medicine faculties will need to develop strategies to support effective mentorship across a range of settings and career stages.
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Guider les médecins de famille dans l'élaboration de plans de dépistage et de traitements préventifs à l'intention de leurs patients âgés. ⋯ Les médecins de famille pourraient trouver utile de tenir compte des éléments suivants lorsqu'ils envisagent une intervention en soins préventifs : l'âge, l'espérance de vie (incluant le concept de la fragilité), la comorbidité et l'état fonctionnel, les risques et les bienfaits du dépistage ou du traitement, de même que les valeurs et les préférences du patient.