Aug 19 2021

Student Humanities Blog

I’m taking the summer off: a medical learner’s perspective

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Saying I’m taking the summer off gives me a gnawing feeling in my belly.

Aug 17 2021

Reflections, Student Humanities Blog

From an ex-running-hater

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Each time I am filled with self-doubt from comparing myself to my peers, I think of racehorses and the blinders they wear to focus on their own race.

Jul 21 2021

COVID-19, Primary Care, Tara Kiran

From virtual-first to patient-directed: a new normal for primary care

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In a patient-directed approach, care is more efficient

Jul 20 2021

COVID-19, Reflections

Doctors’ deafening — and deadly – silence on the closure of Calgary’s supervised consumption service

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In my view my medical colleagues are willing to talk … but only if what (who) they are speaking up about is palatable to their own moral conscience.

Jun 18 2021

Reflections

The ‘PTSD’ construct isn’t good enough for understanding and addressing historical trauma

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"What is sick? The context or the person?"

Jun 01 2021

Reflections

The mismatch within the match

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Most medical students “parallel plan” – a strategy that involves submitting applications to several specialties, even ones in which they are not particularly interested – to maximize their chances of...

May 18 2021

COVID-19, Reflections

Inoculating with optimism: experience of a COVID-19 vaccinator

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Prior to the vaccine clinic, pandemic fatigue was a reality for me.

Apr 27 2021

Reflections

The potential health and social effects of Alberta’s draft K-6 curriculum

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The children and grandchildren of Residential School Survivors will be sitting in Alberta classrooms across the province; if the draft curriculum is accepted they will have to hear their teachers...

Apr 25 2021

COVID-19, Reflections

The dance of worried motherhood

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Families of doctors everywhere hope the world follows public health guidelines. We need to see our sons and daughters. We need to hug them.

Apr 22 2021

Reflections

Mopping a pathway…to clinical practice as an IMG in Canada

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I saw a job position: “Medical Student Immunizer – COVID-19 vaccinations” for $28.33 per hour. I tried to apply but, as I am just an immigrant physician I could not...

Apr 19 2021

Reflections, Student Humanities Blog

The Personal Letter I Never Submitted

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I made a genuine decision to pursue ophthalmology because I decided late – not in spite of it.

Apr 14 2021

COVID-19, Reflections

Canada’s loss of both the pandemic early warning system & the precautionary principle

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Unfortunately, lack of attention to the precautionary principle continues to be a major shortcoming of Canada’s response to health-related threats.

Mar 30 2021

COVID-19, Reflections, Student Humanities Blog

A Tale of Two Pandemics

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I can’t help but recognize that it is racism – not race – that is the real culprit behind the increase in morbidity and mortality.

Mar 21 2021

Editors' Blog

My year as the CMAJ’s Editorial Fellow

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The chance to spend time working with CMAJ's experienced editors cannot be oversold; they are friendly, passionate about the work, and often hilarious.