ABSTRACT
PROBLEM ADDRESSED: Fewer medical students are choosing careers in family medicine across Canada. One way to cultivate student interest is through creation of family medicine interest groups. Students, residents, community-based family physicians, and academic faculty can all contribute to the success of such groups. OBJECTIVE OF PROGRAM: A family medicine interest group provides information about the challenging and rewarding career of family medicine through medical students' exposure to family physicians and residents. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: A group of faculty and undergraduate students combined forces to form the Family Medicine Club. Development of this group and results of evaluation of its effectiveness to date are discussed. CONCLUSION: One mechanism to increase interest in primary care as a career is to initiate and foster a family medicine interest group that links students with family physicians.
