Category: Student Humanities Blog

Oct 01 2018

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Beatrice Preti is an Internal Medicine Resident (R2) at Queen’s University The list is long, but I know your name Each day before, its spot was the same Second from...

Sep 27 2018

Student Humanities Blog

Celebrating life in a dignified death

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Arnav Agarwal is an Internal Medicine Resident (R1) at the University of Toronto. Check back the last Thursday of each month for a new featured piece as part of his series (Doc Talks:...

Sep 24 2018

Student Humanities Blog

Empathy

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Rebecca Lauwers is a medical student in the Class of 2019 at McMaster University Empathy as invited, first. Still it knocks. Waits. Empathy sees the fogged glass but drags no fingertip across...

Sep 20 2018

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Sacrifice in medicine

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Julian Nguyen is a medical student in the Class of 2019 at McGill University Monday morning; flu season. The attending respirologist has spent the whole weekend on call battling the symptoms of...

Sep 17 2018

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“Patient”

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Austin Lam is a medical student at the University of Toronto We often hear and use the term “patient-centred care” without having a precise definition in mind. In order to elucidate...

Sep 13 2018

Student Humanities Blog

Legalizing cannabis: missing elements of an effective policy

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Abhishek Gupta is a research and medical sub-intern at CAMH who graduated from the Windsor University School of Medicine The controversial debate over cannabis legalization has concluded on an official level, legally...

Sep 10 2018

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Stories of Medicine: putting “care” back into healthcare

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Sarina Lalla is a medical student in the Class of 2020 at McMaster University When McMaster medical students learn about medical conditions in a problem-based setting, we frequently use the mnemonic “DEEPICT”...

Sep 06 2018

Student Humanities Blog

The Saudi-Canadian dispute: hidden racism in medical education

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Bader Alamri is an Internal Medicine Resident (R3) at Dalhousie University Since 1978, more than 4,500 Saudi physicians and surgeons have been trained and have provided healthcare in Canada. These individuals have...

Sep 03 2018

Student Humanities Blog

The new AFMC – Gold Humanism Award and Lecture

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At its core, humanism is a concept which weaves together the science and the art of medicine. The American Arnold P. Gold Foundation, established by the Gold family in an...

Aug 30 2018

Student Humanities Blog

The gift of clinical clerkship: reflecting on uncertainty, privilege, and self-discovery

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Arnav Agarwal is an Internal Medicine Resident (R1) at the University of Toronto. Check back the last Thursday of each month for a new featured piece as part of his series (Doc Talks:...

Aug 16 2018

Student Humanities Blog

You have cancer

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Sabrina Slade is a medical student in the Class of 2019 at Queen’s University Let me preface this by saying I am the kind of person who uses sarcasm and humour as...

Aug 06 2018

Student Humanities Blog

A letter to my first-year self

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Mohammad Jay is a medical student in the Class of 2020 at the University of Ottawa Dear Mohammad, As you open this letter, you will have completed the first day of your...

Aug 02 2018

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Seeking understanding

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Sarah Hanafi is a Psychiatry Resident (R1) at McGill University I started my Geriatrics rotation on the Restorative Care unit. Having trained mostly in acute care, I found myself perplexed by this care...

Jul 30 2018

Student Humanities Blog

VSA

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Jenna Webber is a Public Health & Preventive Medicine Resident (R2) at Queen’s University It’s 1 AM. The call comes in: VSA en route. Your team assembles. Efficient, empathic, skilled — the team...