Author: CMAJ

Sep 30 2014

Student Humanities Blog

Vanitas Dissected

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Shaurya Taran University of Ottawa Class of 2016 To understand some of the works the author discusses, you can access the Vanitas paintings, as well as some of Vicente’s other...

Sep 08 2014

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Human Nature

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Katelyn Maki University of Calgary Class of 2016 I am fascinated with the study of the human body through the lenses of both art and science. In my art, I...

Aug 25 2014

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A Simple Touch

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Lisa Harvey Memorial University Class of 2015 I spent six weeks in Salvador & São Paulo, Brazil on an unofficial elective in both gynecology and ophthalmology during the summer of...

Aug 10 2014

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Moments

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Nour Khatib McGill University Class of 2015 There are moments you wish you could eternalize, Drop everything and write, Freeze the hallway of stretchers and whites. Write about what you...

Jul 29 2014

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Drifting Away

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Carolyn Reardon Dalhousie University Class of 2015 Today is a “good day.” At least right now it is, early in the morning. Sometimes it seems my good days drift into...

Jul 23 2014

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An Elective in Perspective

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Peter Reardon Dalhousie University Class of 2014 I decided to sleep in and head over around 12:30 in the afternoon since I was anticipating little sleep overnight. It was the...

Jul 16 2014

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When End of Life Care Gets Personal

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Matt Eagles Memorial University Class of 2017 “What do you mean his sats are in the 80’s?” I texted to my mother on Friday, May 2, 2014. I was sitting...

Jul 02 2014

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L’autre traitement

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David Roy Université Laval Class of 2015 Enfin Il est là Il est là devant moi Il est là devant moi derrière le silence Le silence qui s’assied lourdement Qui...

Jun 27 2014

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The Branding

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Sophie Palmer Queen’s University Class of 2017 My aunt and uncle owned a big ranch west of the city and once a year in spring they held a branding. The...

Jun 19 2014

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Life and death: a medical student’s first experiences with the circle of life

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Isabelle Dobronyi McMaster University Class of 2016 That morning, I woke up bright and early for my first ever labour and delivery shift. I didn’t know what to expect.  All...

Jun 11 2014

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Prologue, Lifesource & Insomnia

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Jennifer Kwan McMaster University Class of 2015 As an artist, I study the human body through lifedrawing, recording the wages of time using graphite. As a medical student, I study...

Jun 05 2014

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Failure in medicine: my experience with the CaRMS match

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Catherine Smith University of Ottawa Class of 2014   As a medical student, I have been fairly successful in my academic life. During my undergraduate years I was at the...

May 28 2014

Student Humanities Blog

Drops for the baby and a shoulder for the mother

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Julian Diaz Abele McGill University Class of 2015 What does it mean to be a healer? The notion of healing versus curing is alluded to over and over throughout medical...

May 23 2014

Student Humanities Blog

The Menu

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Ahmad Abdullah University of British Columbia Class of 2015 I woke up today after a fourteen-hour, guilt-free slumber. I had stayed awake for a total of 34 hours, running on...