How gender shapes practice choices among family medicine residents and early career family physicians: a Canadian qualitative study.

Background: The practice choices of family medicine residents and early career family physicians shape access to primary care. A growing proportion of family physicians are women.

Aim: This study examined how gender operates in shaping family physician practice choices and subsequent practice patterns.

Understanding and addressing changing administrative workload in primary care in Canada: protocol for a mixed-method study.

Introduction: Many Canadians struggle to access the primary care they need while at the same time primary care providers report record levels of stress and overwork. There is an urgent need to understand factors contributing to the gap between a growing per-capita supply of primary care providers and declines in the availability of primary care services. The assumption of responsibility by primary care teams for services previously delivered on an in-patient basis, along with a rise in administrative responsibilities may be factors influencing reduced access to care.

Crucial Role of Postsynaptic Syntaxin 4 in Mediating Basal Neurotransmission and Synaptic Plasticity in Hippocampal CA1 Neurons.

Trafficking of neurotransmitter receptors on postsynaptic membranes is critical for basal neurotransmission and synaptic plasticity, yet the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Here, we investigated the role of syntaxin 4 in postsynaptic hippocampal CA1 neurons by analyzing conditional knockout (syntaxin 4 cKO) mice. We show that syntaxin 4 cKO resulted in reduction of basal neurotransmission without changes in paired-pulse ratios.

Remediation in Canadian medical residency programs: Established and emerging best practices.

Background: Policies to guide remediation in postgraduate medical education exist in all Canadian medical schools. This study examines concordance between these policies and processes, and published "best practices" in remediation.

Method: We conducted a literature review to identify best practices in the area of remediation.

Understanding, teaching and assessing the elements of the CanMEDS Professional Role: canadian program directors' views.

Background: Physicians are required to maintain and sustain professional roles during their careers, making the Professional Role an important component of postgraduate education. Despite this, this role remains difficult to define, teach and assess.

Objective: To (a) understand what program directors felt were key elements of the CanMEDS Professional Role and (b) identify the teaching and assessment methods they used.