Jan 31 2022

Student Humanities Blog

Losing my mother during medical school: A reflection

6 Comments

The essence of palliative medicine, or perhaps good medicine in general, is to simply be with.

Jan 25 2022

Student Humanities Blog

A CaRMS odyssey

8 Comments

It felt as though I had unwittingly begun an adult immigration experience where my future livelihood and success depended on nearly instantaneously adapting to a new culture and language.

Dec 17 2021

COVID-19

Omicron – we can’t say we didn’t know

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Most of us thought we’d be in a much better place 2 years in. But ignoring reality and not using effective tools available to us will only make things much...

Dec 17 2021

Student Humanities Blog

10:30

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Time is 10:30 And we are all for it

Dec 15 2021

Student Humanities Blog

The last spring

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As the wind blew a steady warm breeze through my helmet, I was reminded that in medicine, unlike in the spring-time year after year, there may not be an opportunity...

Nov 16 2021

Student Humanities Blog

Trauma: encountering the past in the present

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Heavy stillness permeated the room; no eye contact was made. Made sense to me, eyes convey the depth of the tragedy.

Nov 12 2021

COVID-19, Student Humanities Blog

A double take on anti-asian racism

5 Comments

I preferred “Shirley,” a name that was assigned to me by my first Canadian teacher because “my Chinese name was too difficult to pronounce.”

Oct 18 2021

COVID-19, Reflections

Re-engineering resilience

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We need systemic changes that can build a more resilient society.

Sep 17 2021

Student Humanities Blog

The chapter after death

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I think about him as I close my eyes at night, and again when I wake up at 4 am with a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach. 

Sep 14 2021

COVID-19, Reflections

COVID-19 and inequities in Canada: an opportunity for action

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Today, as the fourth wave looms, Canada’s physicians and surgeons must stand up at the ballot box to shape a more equitable future for all in Canada

Sep 13 2021

Student Humanities Blog

Is uncertainty a fate worse than death?

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For many patients, the loss of control that follows a difficult diagnosis may perhaps supersede their fear of mortality.

Sep 10 2021

Reflections

COVID-19 tested our health systems; the climate crisis will pulverize them

4 Comments

Climate change not only affects health, but threatens our health system.

Sep 08 2021

Medical Dispatches, Reflections

All physicians deserve true belonging within our profession

6 Comments

What happened at the CMA AGM is a perfect example of what underrepresented physicians go through every day.

Sep 01 2021

Student Humanities Blog

Loose ties held tight

1 Comment

May we find our creative ways to show warmth within our loose ties