| Dr. Tom Freeman, MD, MClSc, CCFP, FCFP |
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| Rank: |
Professor in the Department of Family Medicine |
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| Location: |
Department of Family Medicine office, The University of Western Ontario and Byron Family Medical Centre |
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| Clinical Interests: |
Providing comprehensive, community based care to a defined practice population. Chair of the Department of Family Medicine but continues some clinical involvement. |
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Educational/Research
Interests: |
Chair of the Department of Family Medicine. City-wide Chief of Family Medicine at both London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care, London. Involved in the supervision of medical students and Family Medicine residents. Formal seminar teaching in the Postgraduate program. Teaches Theoretical Foundations in the Masters of Clinical Science program. Research interests are in the area of vaccine adverse events, risk communication, patient/doctor communication and case reports as research tools. Educational interests are in case presentations as teaching tools, and the social determinants of health. |
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| Awards Received: |
The Rowntree Prize for Medical History, 1973; Dr. I. W. Mann Award for Family Medicine, 1975; AAPP/Bayer Award for Outstanding Research Contribution to the Theory, Practice and Teaching of Effective Health Care Communication and Related Skill. Co-recipient, 1996. McWhinney Award. Teaching Award of Department of Family Medicine, 1996. Eric Elder Memorial Lecture of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practice, 1998; University Students’ Council Teaching Honour Roll, 1998 |