Welcome! This is a place where stories about Canadian family medicine are shared by family physicians, patients, and their communities. These stories deliver powerful messages about the meaning of being a family physician, and about the contributions of family medicine and family physicians to the history of medicine, health care and life in Canada.

There are over 200 stories in the database, with more to come. Some of these stories have been published in journals and newsletters, and some are only available here. Please contribute your stories to the database!

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The stories on this website have been collected by the Family Medicine in Canada: History and Narrative program. This program is a partnership of College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) and Associated Medical Services Inc. (AMS), supported by a donation to the Research and Education Foundation by Associated Medical Services Inc. (AMS).