Dr. Doug Oliver

Dr. Doug Oliver graduated from medical school in 2001 and went on to complete his family medicine residency at the North Hamilton Community Health Centre in 2003. After enjoying his first year of practice at the Carlisle Medical Centre, he joined the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster as a part-time faculty member in 2004. In 2007, he was appointed a full-time faculty position, which has allowed him maintain a comprehensive clinical practice as well as pursue other educational and research interests.

Dr. Oliver is currently practicing at McMaster Family Practice. In addition to his diverse clinical practice, he maintains special interests in the Care of the Elderly, Palliative Care and primary care psychiatry. He has served as the Care of the Elderly Curriculum Coordinator since 2006 for both postgraduate and undergraduate family medicine programs. Dr. Oliver has been a member of the Care of the Elderly Working Group in the department since 2005 and has directed the development and ongoing success of an educational program in Long-Term Care for family medicine residents, the first of it's kind in Canada. 

Dr. Oliver has been a Behavioural Sciences Tutor since 2004 and also serves on the Behavioural Sciences Executive Committee. His interest in inter-professional practice and education lead to the development of regular inter-professional education (IPE) rounds at McMaster Family Practice, a program that began in 2007 and continues to have success.

Research interests have taken off for Dr. Oliver in the areas of office practice re-design, searching for ways to continue to provide better access to medical visits for patients in primary care. Innovative approaches have included a transition to open access appointment booking and early work in the area of group medical visits.