The Doctors We Need
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The Doctors We Need

Imagining A New Path For Physician Recruitment, Training, and Support

In The Doctors We Need, Dr. Anthony Sanfilippo, a respected cardiologist and former Associate Dean of Medical Education at Queen’s University, confronts a startling reality: in a nation proud of its pledge to universal healthcare, over 6 million Canadians lack a family doctor. This crisis persists despite massive investments in medical education and institutions. We need to think differently.

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Anthony Sanfilippo

Anthony Sanfilippo has been learning, researching, practicing and teaching medicine over the past five decades. He has held key roles at various levels of medical and educational leadership and, for the past 16 years, directed one of the oldest and most venerable medical schools in Canada as it adapted to dramatically expanding medical knowledge, societal needs, student expectations, financial constraints, and one rather disruptive pandemic. He has published numerous scientific articles, provided hundreds of invited presentations and received recognitions for teaching, leadership and service. More recently, he has taken up writing as a means of exploring opportunities to better align medical education with the needs of contemporary society.

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This editorial note untangles the often-blurred meanings of primary care, general practice, and family medicine.
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In this chapter, Sanfilippo examines how the Canada Health Act’s promise of universal care remains unfulfilled for fifteen percent of the population.
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In this chapter, Sanfilippo follows Sara, a 65-year-old immigrant to Canada, who battles infective endocarditis after years without a family physician.
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In this chapter, Sanfilippo presents the stories of Rachel, a family physician in a small Ontario community, and Sara, a patient whose recovery depended on Rachel’s advocacy.
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In this chapter, Sanfilippo examines what society expects of physicians in Canada, using the story of Harry, a 92-year-old man who undergoes a TAVI procedure.
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In this chapter, Sanfilippo traces the transformation of the family physician’s role in Canada from the mid-twentieth century to the present, using the contrasting stories of Maria and …
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In this chapter, Sanfilippo traces the evolution of Canadian medicine over the past half century, from a single-physician model to a system exceeding one hundred specialties.
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In this chapter, Sanfilippo explores medical generalism, the practice of viewing patients holistically rather than through a narrow specialty lens.
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In this chapter, Sanfilippo explores how physician compensation in Canada, particularly through the fee-for-service model under Ontario’sHealth Insurance Plan, creates a misalignment …
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In this chapter, Sanfilippo examines how Canada’s medical school admissions process shapes the physicians the country receives.
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In this chapter, Sanfilippo examines the evolution of Canadian medical education and the growing shortage of community-based family physicians.
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In this chapter, Sanfilippo examines the six stages required to become a physician in Canada, from medical school admission through residency to licensing.
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In this chapter, Sanfilippo examines why Canada’s growing demand for family physicians has outpaced the supply, identifying medical school admissions as a critical bottleneck in the system.
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In this chapter, Sanfilippo proposes a comprehensive overhaul of medical school admissions in Canada to align entry into the profession with societal needs and public investment.
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In this chapter, Sanfilippo examines the mismatches between how medical education is structured and the actual needs of community-based family medicine.
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In this chapter, Sanfilippo examines whether disruptive reform is achievable in medical education, arguing that provincial governments hold the decisive funding lever for change.
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In this chapter, Sanfilippo examines a persistent challenge in the Canadian health system: patients without a family doctor, or those presenting outside office hours, are funnelled into emergency …
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In this chapter, Sanfilippo examines Canada’s family medicine crisis through Jeremy, a young resident torn between his patient, Mrs. D’Souza, and his daughter.
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This "chapter" is a bibliography.
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