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Rick Glazier

MD, MPH

Scientist

Email: rick.glazier@ices.on.ca
Tel: 416-864-6060 ext.2574
Twitter: @RickGlazier1

Research Programs

Biography

I am a Scientist in the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at St. Michael’s Hospital and a family physician at St. Michael’s Hospital. I am also a Senior Scientist at ICES (formerly Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences) and a Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.  My primary research interests are the delivery of primary health care services including primary care reform models; equity in health care delivery for disadvantaged populations; and the application of geographic methods in health research.

Please note: Dr. Glazier is not taking any summer students.

Recent Publications

  1. Gupta, A, Kiran, T, Pablo, LA, Pinto, A, Frymire, E, Gozdyra, P et al.. Distance to primary care and its association with health care use and quality of care in Ontario: a cross-sectional study. CMAJ. 2025;197 (37):E1214-E1223. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.250265. PubMed PMID:41184045 PubMed Central PMC12578459.
  2. Shahid, N, Nadigel, J, Boateng, R, Glazier, RH, McMahon, M. An evidence-informed, community-engaged approach to designing a large-scale, impact-oriented research funding initiative to foster the implementation of transformative integrated care: a multi-methods qualitative study. Implement Sci Commun. 2025;6 (1):86. doi: 10.1186/s43058-025-00760-7. PubMed PMID:40817323 PubMed Central PMC12355821.
  3. Nadigel, J, Kasaai, B, Thorsteinsdóttir, H, Rogers, S, McMahon, M, Rylett, RJ et al.. Research impact assessment of a Canadian digital health funding program: a case study. Health Res Policy Syst. 2025;23 (1):81. doi: 10.1186/s12961-025-01356-2. PubMed PMID:40551161 PubMed Central PMC12183889.
  4. Premji, K, Glazier, RH, Green, ME, Khan, S, Mathews, M, Nastos, S et al.. Trends colliding: Aging comprehensive family physicians and the growing complexity of their patients. Can Fam Physician. 2025;71 (6):406-416. doi: 10.46747/cfp.7106406. PubMed PMID:40523750 PubMed Central PMC12264523.
  5. Ansari, H, Glazier, RH, Schultz, SE, Green, ME, Premji, K, Frymire, E et al.. Family Physicians in Focused Practice in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Level Study of Trends From 1993/1994 Through 2021/2022. Ann Fam Med. 2025;23 (3):181-190. doi: 10.1370/afm.240377. PubMed PMID:40425467 PubMed Central PMC12120165.
  6. Glazier, RH, Green, ME. Recent Stresses and Underlying System Causes of the Primary Care Crisis Point Toward Policy Solutions. Healthc Q. 2025;27 (4):7-10. doi: 10.12927/hcq.2025.27591. PubMed PMID:40406831 .
  7. Aggarwal, M, Hutchison, B, Kokorelias, KM, Bilgic, S, Glazier, RH. The impact of remuneration, extrinsic and intrinsic incentives on interprofessional primary care teams: results from a rapid scoping review. BMC Prim Care. 2025;26 (1):25. doi: 10.1186/s12875-024-02653-5. PubMed PMID:39905297 PubMed Central PMC11796142.
  8. Martin, D, Razak, F, Bayoumi, I, Eissa, A, Green, ME, Glazier, RH et al.. Primary care in the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: Lessons from Ontario. Can Fam Physician. 2025;71 (1):31-40. doi: 10.46747/cfp.710131. PubMed PMID:39843197 PubMed Central PMC11753269.
  9. MacNeil, M, Tagami, A, Sheffield, P, Ramsden, VR, Barker, J, Boyle, J et al.. Am I attached? A patient-partnered approach to creating infographics about attachment to primary care in Ontario, Canada. Res Involv Engagem. 2024;10 (1):114. doi: 10.1186/s40900-024-00652-5. PubMed PMID:39497223 PubMed Central PMC11533307.
  10. Aggarwal, M, Glazier, RH. Toward a universal definition of provider-patient attachment in primary care. Can Fam Physician. 2024;70 (10):634-641. doi: 10.46747/cfp.7010634. PubMed PMID:39406419 PubMed Central PMC11477241.
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Affiliations & Other Activities

  • Core Scientist, MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Research Director, Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Family Physician, Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Research Scholar, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
  • Professor, Departments of Family and Community Medicine, Dalla Lana School of Public Health (cross-appointment), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
  • Core Faculty Member, Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research Program, Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
  • Senior Scientist and Program Lead, Primary Care and Population Health, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)