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knowing them
So during the past reading week, as part of my Humanities-in-medicine elective in trauma systems/emergency, I had the chance to look at pre-hospital care. Basically I spent the week doing ambulance ride-alongs with paramedics. Aside from the ungodly hours that we started day shifts (5:30am), it was such a great experience. I had the chance [...]
Ramblings on interprofessionalism
So we had a session the other day on interdisciplinary teamwork—where some couple hundred students in their first year of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and a few more I can’t remember, crammed into the Rebecca Cohen Auditorium for a 2 hour session on inter-disciplinary teamwork.
For those who aren’t familiar with the term, [...]
Off to PEI
Yesterday a group of 10 of us set off for Prince Edward Island— 4 hour drive up to the smallest province in Canada just north of New Brunswick. As guests of the Prince Edward Island Medical Society and Government of Prince Edward Island, we were on a ‘meet and greet’ tour of some medical/health facilities [...]
Let the games begin……
Along with my two colleagues, I’d like to welcome you all to what will be “our little space” over the next 4 years— and beyond. The basic idea behind this initiative was to allow members of our class to share their thoughts, feelings, ideas, confusions, frustrations, and ultimately, experiences. With a core group of [...]