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"So then why, every year, do the losses compound? / Too many gone with barely a sound.". Incoming Internal Medicine resident Alisha Sharma challenges the neatly packaged wellness workshops that just seem to scratch the surface:
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So then why, every year, do the losses compound? Too many gone with barely a sound.
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"It’s the construction of a framework on which to hang a lifetime of medical knowledge." Leanne Louie, medical student @MacDeptMed, compares learning to the act of building a house in the newest Student Humanities blog post:
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"I decided to not let the hard structure of the words in my notebook direct me anymore." Vrati M. Mehra, #medicalstudent at @uoftmedicine, reveals a reflection on authenticity in history-taking in a recent Student Humanities blog post:
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"Transfer of care does not necessarily mean letting go of your patients forever." Neel Mistry, a medical student at @uOttawaMed shares lessons from his rural medicine experience in the recent Student Humanities blog post:
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"Twenty years of fee-for-service medicine has given me a twitchiness if I’m idle. I was never taught rest and recovery. It was systole all the time." | Tahmeena Ali reflecting on the healing power of pause.
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Tahmeena Ali is a wife, mother, writer and family physician in White Rock, BC In medical school, we learned the components of the cardiac cycle. Systole: contract; diastole: relax. Essential dance …
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"In medical school, we learned the components of the cardiac cycle. Systole: contract; diastole: relax. Essential dance partners. But one partner always garners the spotlight.".Dr. Tahmeena Ali highlights the importance of relaxation in new blog post:
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Tahmeena Ali is a wife, mother, writer and family physician in White Rock, BC In medical school, we learned the components of the cardiac cycle. Systole: contract; diastole: relax. Essential dance …
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"It was Mary's healing of the living that was especially needed." @McGillMed resident David Di Fonzo offers a hopeful reflection in the most recent Student #Humanities Blog post:
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"I didn’t expect that Broadway would be the place that I would ponder how practitioners of medicine are portrayed. " @MacDeptMed's #medicalstudent Katherine van Kampen discusses lessons from live theatre in the most recent Student Humanities blog post:
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I didn’t expect that Broadway would be the place that I would ponder how practitioners of medicine are portrayed and the way diseases reflect our society.
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"Your imperfections are not dirty secrets — they are a part of what makes you human." @DalMedSchool's #medicalstudent Lauren Miller shares her thoughts on the fallacy of perfection in medical school in the most recent Student Humanities blog post:
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Using co-construction as a guiding principle @McGillMed & @cpass_udem partnered with community representatives to explore ways to increase representation of Black learners in health sciences.@jm_leduc, @SaleemRazack, @stacoed, @yalavo & co-authors describe
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"Through his consistent love and active interest in life, he taught me to look for the person behind the patient. " #MedicalStudent Tali Baird reflects on what her Zadie taught her in today's post from the #studenthumanitiesblog:
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"And so as I watched mom breathe her last breaths, it was clearer to me than anything has been clear. " Michael Moreton recounts his story in today's post from the Student Humanities blog: #studenthumanitiesblog #medicalstudent.
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In "A CaRMS odyssey," Trevor Bruen reveals his journey through a French medical school and the residency matching process. Read it here:
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After the masterclass in transparency that was the @COVIDSciOntario briefing delivered by @SteiniBrown yesterday, no one can pretend they don't know what they should do to slow #Omicron's spread, says @AndreasLaupacis
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#medicalstudent Happy Inibhunu brings attention to time in medicine in today's post from the Student Humanities blog.
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How does medicine differ from the spring-time? Philipp Kolb reflects on end-of-life care in medicine in today's post from the Student Humanities blog.
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There's no single key to building #resilience in individuals. Systemic societal changes are needed that aspire toward shaping a more resilient society, says management consultant, Sarah Currie @dystopianne , in today's blog post
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For physicians voting today in Canada's #Elxn44 read this call to action written by @SarahGiles10 @jaymcv.@MitchCrozier .
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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
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"The story doesn’t stop with the patient’s last breath." Kyle Canton continues the story on today's post from the Student Humanities Blog. #studenthumanitiesblog.
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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.
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Is uncertainty a fate worse than death? Mitali Chaudhary recounts what she discovered during her oncology rotation. #medicalstudent.
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For many patients, the loss of control that follows a difficult diagnosis may perhaps supersede their fear of mortality.
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