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Editorials / BY: David J. Esler, MD, CCFP(EM) July/August 2019
... jazz musician, but after a few years I switched into pre-med, to the immense relief of my parents, as both were raised ... UBC medical school in 1981. In the 1980s, graduating UBC med students were encouraged to do a rotating internship and then ...
Premise / BY: Mark Elliott, MD, FRCPC May 2019
... Ioannidis wrote what is now very well cited paper in PLOS Med entitled, “Why most published research findings are ... institutions will be more upfront in their push to have students do research as a means to a job. However there is a ...
Letters / BY: Sue McLoughlin, MD, May 2016
... Dr Marcus Welby is the best professional example for our students to emulate [ BCMJ  2016;58:63-64 ], why not make the TV series a compulsory part of the med-school curriculum? But then again, maybe Marcus would ... only be suitable for those headed into family practice. Students destined for internal medicine specialties could ...
News&Notes / BY: Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC December 2013
... has developed the Health-e-Apps resource ( www.ehealth.med.ubc.ca/resources/resourcesmobileapps ).[ 7 ] The vision ... received fees for organizing a summer camp for high school students from Telus eHealth. He has also received research ...
President's Comment / BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM) July/August 2013
Nearly 1900 medical students and residents are members of the BCMA, and I am ... in the coming year. I love the energy and ideas that students and residents bring to our association. When we ... Dr Barry Tur­chen held an advocacy session for a group of med students. He and BCMA Director Rob Hulyk provided tips to ...
Letters / BY: Marcus Greatheart, BA (Hon), MSW, RSW, January/February 2012
... this year’s wait lists while others are among the 3500 students training in­ternationally. However, the ... selection criterion. As a non-science background med­ical student, I bring a different perspective to our ... who broadened the selection criteria to include students like me. Yes, I do want to be a doctor. And I think ...
Letters / BY: Pamela Verma, BSc, July/August 2009
... peer-reviewed academic journal. Currently, over 100 students at UBC from all levels and training and three ... 8 September 2009 at the Life Sciences Centre, UBC. E-mail med.journal@ubc.ca if you are interested in submitting ... MSc —Bez Toosi, BSc Communications Editors Letters Med student journal launched ...
News&Notes / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2008
... payments from these ac­counts for increased bursaries for students and additional amounts can be dedicated to property ... Gow directed members’ attention to the British Columbia Med­ical Foundation’s Benevolent Fund ad on the inside ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Don Krawciw, MD July/August 2006
... appraisal are part of the basic training of medical students. Finally, this concept was taken to a system level ... these challenging times. —Don Krawciw, MD,  Dip Sports Med, CIME WorkSafeBC, Victoria WorkSafeBC Improving the care ...
Blog / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
... and scientists to avoid mentoring female colleagues or students. Lack of mentorship would deprive women the ... Jagsi R. Sexual harassment in medicine—#MeToo. N Engl J Med. 2018;378:209-211. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp1715962 ... era—What’s at stake for academic medicine? N Engl J Med. 3 October 2018. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMms1805743 ...