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Specialist Services Committee / BY: Brian Hillhouse, MD October 2019
For most people, texting has become second nature as a fast, easy way ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews July/August 2018
... Spanish. Since moving to Vancouver I try to care for people in their first language, and in return they correct my ... spot, there is a mismatch between the jobs we are training people for and the jobs that are available. That is why I’m ... their work and personal lives and continue to grow as people and healers. They want models of support that allow ...
Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2017
... completing my PhD in genetics. I wound up in a class with people for whom I’d been a microbiology TA as a grad ... But I wanted to do something that was more involved with people and was more of a demonstrable helping profession. ... get in now. The entrance process is different. There are people who’ve done Nobel Prize–worthy things just to ...
Shared Care Committee / BY: Val Tregillus May 2017
... in Vancouver at the Sheraton Wall Centre. Close to 600 people came from all over BC to share their experiences, ... meeting of the group, which now numbers more than 2600 people, including seven health authorities, three ministries ... the mental health and substance use needs of their young people and their families. Impact of childhood trauma The ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2016
... very active embassies in the UK at that time, recruiting people to bring their talent, come overseas, build a new ... in the 1980s, what prompted your move to Canada? Most people will probably anticipate that I chose to move because ... by how different medicine appeared to be. In South Africa people would arrive at hospitals or community clinics with ...
Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2015
... life. There were certainly difficult times as well; many people were hurt. But the most exhilarating moments involved ... adventure. I thought to myself, I like this place; these people are cool!   Having spent 27 years in general ... setting was the extension of my practice. I could ship people down to emerg and have them triaged and worked up, and ...
Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2014
... house I found that knowing how to cook attracted other people. And I really enjoyed the outcome of it. I've got a ... best gig on Earth. I have the opportunity to get to know people and make a positive difference in their lives. Being ... Paperwork, and the hours involved in doing it. And, giving people bad news. Teaching runs in your family. As a doctor, ...
Specialist Services Committee / BY: Sean Virani, MD, May 2014
... may be affected by an inherited heart rhythm condition. People with this condition are at risk for sudden cardiac ... funding from other sources, has a steering committee of 18 people and more than 200 individuals involved. The SSC grant ...
Specialist Services Committee / BY: Ian Courtice, MD, January/February 2013
... and medical school all rolled into one. It employs 36000 people including 2857 physicians and scientists. In practical ...
Specialist Services Committee / BY: Ken Hughes, MD, May 2013
... satisfaction levels. We found that they’re not super-people, just regular people doing their jobs in a really effective way. We ...