Nov 22 2018

Student Humanities Blog

Bipolar

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Shubham Shan is a medical student in the Class of 2019 at the University of Toronto       How to read a cleave poem: Read the left hand poem as a first...

Nov 19 2018

Student Humanities Blog

Mental health among medical students

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Rashi Hiranandani is a medical student in the Class of 2019 at the University of Ottawa   Medical school is a stressful time in students’ lives. There are emotional, physical, and mental stressors;...

Nov 16 2018

Dear Dr. Horton

Dear Dr. Horton #5: Demoralized

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Welcome to this week’s edition of Dear Dr. Horton. Send the anonymous questions that keep you up at night to a real former Dean of Medical Student Affairs, Dr. Jillian Horton,...

Nov 15 2018

Editors' Blog, Primary Care

NAPCRG 2018: meaning in work and friendship in colleagues

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Domhnall MacAuley is a CMAJ Associate Editor and a professor of primary care in Northern Ireland, UK.   Research conferences should be an opportunity to gain insights from discussion and...

Nov 15 2018

Student Humanities Blog

Short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy: an asset in medical education

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Mohamad Matout is a Psychiatry Resident (R1) at McGill University   The debate regarding what should future doctors be learning during medical school is sensitive and convoluted. During the four years in which...

Nov 13 2018

Reflections

Rising incidence of colorectal cancer in Millennials – time for a paradigm shift?

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Dr. Dhruvin Hirpara is a General Surgery resident at the University of Toronto Dr. Nancy Baxter is a colorectal surgeon at St. Michael’s Hospital Dr. Fayez Quereshy  a surgical oncologist at...

Nov 12 2018

Student Humanities Blog

This is how a physician should listen

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Giuliana Guarna is a medical student in the Class of 2019 at McMaster University   Knock, knock. I pulled back the large door and stepped into the room. It was early in the...

Nov 08 2018

Student Humanities Blog

Dying with dignity: a palliative care comparison

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Stephanie Hinton is a medical student in the Class of 2019 at Queen’s University   It’s August 17th. My grandmother died today. She never made it to palliative care. Instead, she was kept...

Nov 05 2018

Student Humanities Blog

What it takes

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June Duong is a medical student in the Class of 2019 at Queen’s University   Author’s note: This is a satire inspired by #tampongate on Twitter, which occurred on October 27, 2018 in response...

Nov 02 2018

Dear Dr. Horton

Dear Dr. Horton #4: Burning Out

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Welcome to this week’s edition of Dear Dr. Horton! Send the anonymous questions that keep you up at night to a real former Dean of Medical Student Affairs, Dr. Jillian Horton,...

Nov 02 2018

Student Humanities Blog

White Coat Warm heART: call for submissions

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The 10th annual White Coat Warm heART exhibit, which celebrates and showcases the creative talents of medical trainees and practitioners from across Canada, will be held in conjunction with the...

Oct 29 2018

Editors' Blog

Liveability

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Domhnall MacAuley is a CMAJ Associate Editor and a professor of primary care in Northern Ireland, UK.   Liveability. What a cool, trendy word that immediately paints a vibrant picture...

Oct 29 2018

Student Humanities Blog

To begin at the end

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Serena Arora is a medical student in the Class of 2019 at McMaster University   I love puzzles. I love looking at the picture on the box, seeing what the completed version will...

Oct 26 2018

Medical Dispatches

The USMCA, biologics and Canada’s health system

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Matthew Yau and Krish Bilimoria are medical students in the Class of 2022 at the University of Toronto   Yosef Ellenbogen is a medical student in the Class of 2020...