INTRODUCTION: Patient interaction has long been central to medical training. In recent years, involving patients as educators and bringing their lived experiences of illness or disability to the classroom has been valued in clinical education. These "experts by experience" enrich learning by offering authentic perspectives that foster empathy, challenge assumptions, and promote person-centred care. To our knowledge, there is no existin…
Telemedicine for opioid use disorder (teleOUD) represents a critical opportunity to expand access to evidence-based treatment while reducing stigma and structural barriers that have long impeded recovery. Yet, gaps persist in awareness, education, and trust among both clinicians and patients. Family medicine, grounded in continuity, collaboration, and community-centered care, is uniquely positioned to close these gaps. By embedding tel…
Family medicine care in the United States has been suppressed through structural impediments in the healthcare system, yet could provide more care and better health outcomes with appropriate changes. The role of general practitioners in other developed countries provide insights on the value of primary care that could be better incorporated into US healthcare. The fundamental value of family physicians' care emerges from generalist thi…
The US environment for healthcare and healthcare research is not conducive to providing adequate family physicians to care for the needs of the US population. Medical student interest in family medicine is discouraged by many factors, including the culture of medical schools; physician-payment realities, including the American Medical Association's (AMA) Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes; the rules by which Centers for Medicar…