In this first newsletter of 2026, I want to express to all Department members that I hope you had some restful vacation at the end of 2025, with activities that energized you for the excitement of...
For many Department members, the most significant event this month was the agreement reached between the Fédération des Médecins Omnipracticiens du Québec and the provincial government to put a...
Alexandra Massicotte, MD, physician and Unit Director at the Department of Family Medicine’s Vaudreuil-Soulanges U-FMG, has been named a finalist for the Emerging Practitioner Award (catégorie...
The month of October has been a whirlwind of both positive and negative moments. On October 23 and 24 our Annual Department Retreat took place and was a tremendous success! On Day 1, we discussed...
September has brought a dramatic start to the academic year. As you will be aware, the Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec (FMSQ) has been using the suspension of medical student...
Marisa Zampini, MD, and Jean Zigby, MD, both members of McGill’s Department of Family Medicine, received the inaugural Jonathan & Susan Wener Family Outstanding Physician Award during the...
The 2025 Fall semester has begun! I hope everyone in the Department had a chance to take some well-earned vacation over the summer to start this academic year will fresh energy. We wish a warm...
Having just survived the incredible heat wave in Quebec, we can certainly say that summer is here! There are many events from the last month that I would like to highlight in my report this month: