A comparative analysis of the perceived continuing medical education needs of a cohort of rural and urban Canadian family physicians.

Objective: To assess the perceived continuing medical education (CME) needs of a cohort of Canadian family physicians.

Methods: We distributed a questionnaire survey to Canadian family physicians who became Certificant members of the College of Family Physicians in 2001 and practised outside the province of Quebec. Main outcome measures were self-reported CME needs, professional development needs and preferences for CME delivery methods.