TY - JOUR T1 - Russian family physicians try to develop an identity in specialist-oriented country JF - Canadian Medical Association Journal JO - CMAJ SP - 959 LP - 961 VL - 152 IS - 6 AU - J. Stewart Y1 - 1995/03/15 UR - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/152/6/959.abstract N2 - Russia is in the process of reforming its medical system to place more emphasis on family medicine. Currently, most of the emphasis is on specialization and family doctors are considered little more than referral agents to specialists. Last fall, three Russian doctors with an interest in family medicine attended a conference in Winnipeg. Although they hope to learn from Canadian colleagues, they also think that Canada might be able to learn from Russian experience in the health-promotion field. ER -