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30 Jun 2023
"So then why, every year, do the losses compound? / Too many gone with barely a sound." Incoming Internal Medicine resident Alisha Sharma challenges the neatly packaged wellness workshops that just seem to scratch the surface: cmajblogs.com/scratching-the…
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28 Oct 2022
"It’s the construction of a framework on which to hang a lifetime of medical knowledge." Leanne Louie, medical student @MacDeptMed, compares learning to the act of building a house in the newest Student Humanities blog post: wp.me/p4Sp0u-2Qm

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22 Aug 2022
"I decided to not let the hard structure of the words in my notebook direct me anymore." Vrati M. Mehra, #medicalstudent at @uoftmedicine, reveals a reflection on authenticity in history-taking in a recent Student Humanities blog post:wp.me/p4Sp0u-2PU

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17 Aug 2022
"Transfer of care does not necessarily mean letting go of your patients forever." Neel Mistry, a medical student at @uOttawaMed shares lessons from his rural medicine experience in the recent Student Humanities blog post:wp.me/p4Sp0u-2PP

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27 Jul 2022
"Twenty years of fee-for-service medicine has given me a twitchiness if I’m idle. I was never taught rest and recovery. It was systole all the time." | Tahmeena Ali reflecting on the healing power of pause. cmajblogs.com/systole-diasto…
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27 Jul 2022
"In medical school, we learned the components of the cardiac cycle. Systole: contract; diastole: relax. Essential dance partners. But one partner always garners the spotlight." Dr. Tahmeena Ali highlights the importance of relaxation in new blog post: cmajblogs.com/systole-diasto…
26 Jul 2022
"It was Mary's healing of the living that was especially needed." @McGillMed resident David Di Fonzo offers a hopeful reflection in the most recent Student #Humanities Blog post: wp.me/p4Sp0u-2Pg

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20 Jun 2022
"I didn’t expect that Broadway would be the place that I would ponder how practitioners of medicine are portrayed..." @MacDeptMed's #medicalstudent Katherine van Kampen discusses lessons from live theatre in the most recent Student Humanities blog post: wp.me/p4Sp0u-2Oq
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13 Apr 2022
"Your imperfections are not dirty secrets — they are a part of what makes you human." @DalMedSchool's #medicalstudent Lauren Miller shares her thoughts on the fallacy of perfection in medical school in the most recent Student Humanities blog post: wp.me/p4Sp0u-2N6

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12 Apr 2022
Using co-construction as a guiding principle @McGillMed & @cpass_udem partnered with community representatives to explore ways to increase representation of Black learners in health sciences @jm_leduc, @SaleemRazack, @stacoed, @yalavo & co-authors describe wp.me/p4Sp0u-2Nc

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"Through his consistent love and active interest in life, he taught me to look for the person behind the patient..." #MedicalStudent Tali Baird reflects on what her Zadie taught her in today's post from the #studenthumanitiesblog: wp.me/p4Sp0u-2MM

31 Jan 2022
"And so as I watched mom breathe her last breaths, it was clearer to me than anything has been clear..." Michael Moreton recounts his story in today's post from the Student Humanities blog: wp.me/p4Sp0u-2M9 #studenthumanitiesblog #medicalstudent

25 Jan 2022
In "A CaRMS odyssey," Trevor Bruen reveals his journey through a French medical school and the residency matching process. Read it here: wp.me/p4Sp0u-2Mh

17 Dec 2021
After the masterclass in transparency that was the @COVIDSciOntario briefing delivered by @SteiniBrown yesterday, no one can pretend they don't know what they should do to slow #Omicron's spread, says @AndreasLaupacis wp.me/p4Sp0u-2LZ

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17 Dec 2021
#medicalstudent Happy Inibhunu brings attention to time in medicine in today's post from the Student Humanities blog. wp.me/p4Sp0u-2Lq

15 Dec 2021
How does medicine differ from the spring-time? Philipp Kolb reflects on end-of-life care in medicine in today's post from the Student Humanities blog. wp.me/p4Sp0u-2Ln

18 Oct 2021
There's no single key to building #resilience in individuals. Systemic societal changes are needed that aspire toward shaping a more resilient society, says management consultant, Sarah Currie @dystopianne , in today's blog post wp.me/p4Sp0u-2KK

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