Integrated Community Program

Education: 

• BSc, 2011, General Science, University of Ottawa, Canada
• MD, 2014, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada
• MSc, 2020, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada

Appointments and Affiliations:

• Associate Scientist, Evaluative Clinical Sciences Platform, Integrated Community Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
• Family Physician, Sunnybrook Academic Family Health Team
• Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto

Research Foci:

• Family physician practice patterns
• Family physician job preferences
• Role of primary care in cancer care
• Discrete choice experiments

Research Summary:

Dr. Walsh’s work is aimed at exploring Ontario family physician practice patterns in relation to:

• Family physician job preferences
• Work during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Providing primary care during cancer diagnosis and treatment

Selected Publications:

See current publications list at PubMed

1. Steele Gray C, Ramachandran M, Brinton C, Forte M, Loganathan M, Walsh R, Callaghan J, Upshur R, Wiljer D. Digitally Mediated Relationships: How social representation in technology influences the therapeutic relationship in primary care. Social Science & Medicine. 2024; 353.
2. Walsh R, Lofters A, Groome P, Moineddin R, Krzyzanowska M, Griffiths R, Grunfeld E. Wait times and breast cancer survival: a population-based retrospective cohort study using CanIMPACT data. Cancer Causes & Control. 2024.
3. Walsh R, Telner D, Butt D, Krueger P, Fleming K, MacDonald S, Pyakurel A, Greiver M, Jaakkimainen L. Factors associated with plans for early retirement among Ontario family physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study. BMC Primary Care. 2024; 118(25).
4. Walsh RL, Lofters A, Moineddin R, Krzyzanowska M, Grunfeld E. Primary care continuity and wait times to receiving breast cancer chemotherapy: a population-based retrospective cohort study using CanIMPACT data. Current Oncology. 2021; 28(6):4786-4804.
5. Walsh R, Lofters AK, Moineddin R, Krzyzanowska MK, Grunfeld E. The effect of comorbidity on primary care use during breast cancer chemotherapy: a population-based retrospective cohort study using CanIMPACT data. CMAJ Open. 2021 9(2):E331-E341