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Beyond Medicine, Interviews / BY: David R. Richardson, MD January/February 2021
... I went to the University of Calgary for undergrad and for med school. What did you like to do growing up? What wasn’t ... costs, and after a while we were graduating 120 medical students, whereas Alberta had 200. Eventually, what do you ... time you will represent a wide range of people—medical students, residents, family doctors, specialists. How will ...
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 ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Vera Frinton, MD March 2018
... was admitted to UBC as one of the small quota of foreign students. He had always wanted to be a physician—there had ... 1950. George was admitted in 1951 after completing his pre-med studies and taking further English courses. In exchange ... this work, as did an interprofessional group for pre-med students. Overall the plan failed for many reasons, ...
Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2017
... abstract. What do you think of the challenges that students and residents face today? Medicine has become so ... invent something and get it patented. After finishing med school, were you immediately drawn to working in a rural ... Initially we were an elective site for the urban family med programs, so everybody came for 8 weeks from the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2011
... been through two upheavals in my life, in Iran I was at med school when the Shah’s regime ended and then there was ... under my care and I would do rounds with residents and students. I did that for a long time and practised ... us yes, even if you bring out double the number of medical students, our attrition rate is high.  The recent Physician ...
Obituaries / BY: Carolyn van Schagen, MD, June 2010
... that Kerry enrolled at Simon Fraser University for her pre-med classes, and despite narrowly missing the application ... School, class of 1993. Surely she is one of the only students to list playing the spoons as a skill.  As a ...