This month’s debate is…

Should family medicine residency be 3 years? -Can Fam Physician, April 2009.

• Yes according to Dr. François Lehmann, the Director of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Montreal (medfam).
• No according to Dr. Pierre Raîche, Director of Professional Training of the Fédération des médecins omnipraticiens du Québec (FMOQ).

But I’d rather be a specialist, according to the medical students in The Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) for postgraduate medical training in the province of Quebec.
According to La Presse (April 22, 2009), about 20 % (72 of 381) positions for a residency in Family Medicine have not been filled after round two of the matching process.