Associate professor
Max Rady College of Medicine
Department of Family Medicine
S100 Medical Service Building
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R33 0W2
Phone: 204-940-1155
jose.francois@umanitoba.ca
Fax: 204-237-9057
José François, MD MMedEd CCFP FCFP
Research summary
Dr. François's broad research interests are centered in medical education and in primary care. He has led educational development and research initiatives across the educational continuum with a special focus on competency-based approaches in family medicine, distributed education and continuing professional development. In addition, he has explored themes of access and quality of primary care, including advanced access scheduling, virtual care, shared-care models, and interprofessional teams. He also has an interest in issues impacting the care of the elderly and French-language minority populations.
He is affiliated with the University of Manitoba Centre on Aging and is a member of the Manitoba Primary Care Research Network (MaPCReN). Dr. François is currently accepting medical students and master's students to work on research projects related to his interests.
Research affiliations
Research groups
Keywords
- Care of the elderly
- Competency-based medical education
- Continuing professional development
- French-language minority populations
- Interprofessional teams
- Postgraduate medical education
- Primary care
- Quality of care
- Undergraduate medical education
Biography
Dr. José François is an associate professor and former head of the departments of family medicine and emergency medicine at the University of Manitoba’s Max Rady College of Medicine. Prior academic appointments include associate dean for continuing professional development and head, department of medical education in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.
He also held a number of health systeSm leadership roles, including medical director of the family medicine and primary care portfolios in the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, as most recently provincial specialty lead for family medicine at Shared Health.
He is presently director of leadership education in Undergraduate Medical Education and research lead in the Office of Continuing Competency and Assessment.
He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the Université de Saint-Boniface, followed by his Doctor of Medicine degree from the Université de Sherbrooke. He completed his residency in family medicine at the University of Manitoba and earned a Master of Medical Education from the University of Dundee.
Dr. François is also a practicing physician, serving at Centre de santé St-Boniface, Victoria Hospital, and ActionMarguerite. He is recognized for his commitment to improving the quality and accessibility of primary care, with a particular interest in working with French-language minority populations. He has received several awards, including the Canadian Associate for Medical Education (CAME) Certificate of Excellence in 2014.
Education
Master of Medical Education, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland (2009)
Family Medicine Residency, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (1999)
Doctor of Medicine (MD), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada (1997)
Bachelor of Science, Université de Saint-Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (1993)
Awards
Margaret-Teresa McDonnell Award (2018)
Canadian Associate for Medical Education (CAME) Certificate of Excellence (2014)
College of Family Physicians of Canada Janus Award (2012)
Contact us
Family Medicine
S100, 750 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba (Bannatyne campus)
Winnipeg, MB R33 0W2 Canada
204-318-2555
204-789-3671