Canadian family physician Médecin de famille canadien
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To examine the perceptions of family medicine (FM) residents about their chosen specialty and how they perceive that patients, other specialists, and the government value FM. ⋯ Most participating Canadian FM residents feel proud to become family physicians. This feeling may come from the perceptions of others who are believed to value FM, including other specialists. Measuring attitudinal perceptions offers a window to discover how FM is viewed and can offer a way to measure the effect of strategies implemented to advance the discipline of FM.
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To summarize and synthesize qualitative studies that report patient and physician perspectives on continuity of care in family practice. ⋯ To the authors' knowledge, this is the first qualitative review reporting the unique perspectives of both patients and family physicians on continuity of care. The findings add nuanced insight to the importance of continuity of care in family practice.