About
Us

We are…

  • The LARGEST ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT of family medicine in the world

  • Home to the WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION COLLABORATING CENTRE on Family Medicine and Primary Care

  • 1,900+ faculty, 1,000+ learners at all levels, 15+ hospital sites, 40+ teaching practices, from rural areas to urban centres

  • Recognized internationally for excellence in TEACHING, RESEARCH and CLINICAL CARE

  • BREAKING NEW GROUND in comprehensive primary care, ranging from office-based family practice to emergency medicine, palliative care, care of the elderly, mental health, Indigenous health and more

Recent Media coverage

The impact of our insights and research has broad reach. Department spokespeople are regularly highlighted in major news stories championing the importance of primary care and the role of family and community medicine.

  1. Here’s what Ontario’s COVID science table said in its final report - Toronto Star

  2. Ontario needs more primary-care practitioners, province’s COVID-19 advisory table says - The Globe and Mail

  3. Science table says Ontario needs new approach as COVID-19 burden set to fall on primary care - CBC

  4. COVID-19 burden to fall on primary care, Ontario needs new approach: science table - CP24

Our Storytellers

DFCM gratefully acknowledges the image contributions provided by the following: Azadeh Moaveni, Mark Nowaczynski, Brian Da Silva, Milena Forte, Tara Kiran, Dawn Lim, Megan Landes, Debbie Elman, Praseedha Janakiram, Sandy Buchman, Leslie Nickell, and Suzanne Shoush.