Category: Student Humanities Blog

Apr 09 2018

Book review: The Unravelling

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Maggie Hulbert is a medical student in the Class of 2020 at Queen’s University The Unravelling (Broadview Press, 2017) Graphic novels have emerged from the field of medical humanities as a powerful...

Mar 26 2018

Student Humanities Blog

Medical dysfunction

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Lorenzo Madrazo is a medical student in the Class of 2019 at the University of Ottawa Murmurs. Grade 3 out of 6 systolic— A harsh tone I listened to carefully. Yet...

Mar 22 2018

Student Humanities Blog

The forgotten people: reflecting on the contemporary social isolation of Canadian seniors

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Hong Yu (Andrew) Su is a medical student in the Class of 2019 at Western University Jessica Chin is a medical student in the Class of 2019 at Western University Matthew Greenacre is a medical student in the Class of 2019 at Western...

Mar 19 2018

Student Humanities Blog

What working at a supervised injection site for a year taught me about our healthcare system

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Ariane Litalien is a medical student in the Class of 2020 at McGill University I was about halfway through my second year as a medical student at McGill University when—for a variety of...

Mar 15 2018

Student Humanities Blog

Death in medical training

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Sahil Sharma is a medical student in the Class of 2020 at Western University Nearing the end of my first year in Medical School, I am amazed by the wealth of knowledge acquired...

Mar 12 2018

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A public health approach to post-traumatic stress disorder in refugees and asylum seekers

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Sondos Zayed is a medical student in the Class of 2018 at McGill University Raised in an impoverished household, Ms. K was married off at a young age to a man decades her...

Mar 05 2018

Student Humanities Blog

Faded memories

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Michael Taylor is an MD/MBA student in the Class of 2020 at the University of Alberta The whistle of far windy notes, painting the halls as if afloat. Seat...

Mar 01 2018

Student Humanities Blog

Experiencing vulnerability in Ethiopia

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Robbie Sparrow is a medical student in the Class of 2019 at Western University For individuals facing deep personal struggles, the path to recovery is often daunting and overwhelming. Support...

Feb 26 2018

Student Humanities Blog

Book review: The Remedy

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Maggie Hulbert is a medical student in the Class of 2020 at Queen’s University The Remedy: Queer and Trans Voices on Health and Healthcare (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2016) In the introduction to...

Feb 22 2018

Student Humanities Blog

The soloist

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Ronald Leung is a medical student in the Class of 2018 at McMaster University “I think I’m dying,” one of my patients says to me one day. We stop,...

Feb 19 2018

Student Humanities Blog

From Ireland to Canada as a medical student

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Chloe MacAuley is an intern (junior doctor) at Tallaught Hospital in Ireland who graduated from medical school at Trinity College Dublin in 2017 Armed with an email outlining the ‘Dangerous...

Feb 15 2018

Student Humanities Blog

The blue backpack

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Dominic Wang is a medical student in the Class of 2021 at Western University My usual Sunday morning plans to catch up on last week’s lectures were mixed with a dash of...

Feb 12 2018

Student Humanities Blog

A goal

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Kevin Dueck is a Family Medicine Resident (R1) at McMaster University who graduated from medical school at Western University in 2016 To be content for my family my patients myself. A...

Feb 08 2018

Student Humanities Blog

The final project

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Zeenat Junaid is a medical student in the Class of 2020 at Bahria University in Pakistan “How do you make leukemia visible?” Jo Spence asked herself. A British photographer and educator, Spence...