Medical Students

• N.S. doctors say not enough physicians to teach at new Cape Breton medical school

  Physicians in Cape Breton say they are stretched thin and most do not have the capacity to increase teaching loads to accommodate a new medical school at Cape Breton University.

  Education

  May 22, 2024
  
• Decline in family doctors a ‘complex problem’ says Hamilton network still seeking grant

  A dwindling supply of family physicians, increasing immigration, and people living longer are some elements shrinking local family practices, say experts.

  Health

  Oct 18, 2023
  
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• Queen’s offers high school students crash course in medical field

  This week, Queen's University is hosting 16 high school students from equity-deserving communities an inside look at a career in medicine.

  Education

  Jul 18, 2023
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• B.C. doctor trained in Ukraine advocates for more residency spaces for foreign grads

  Mahir Mohammed said when he applied, around 3,000 residency spots were open for aspiring family doctors but only 10 per cent of them were reserved for foreign graduates.

  Health

  Mar 26, 2023
• Learning at risk with shortage of donated cadavers, UBC Faculty of Medicine says

  Annual contributions to the University of British Columbia's Body Donation Program have decreased from between 80 and 120 per year to no more than 50.

  Education

  Jun 28, 2022
• USask medical students taking action in support of harm reduction services in Saskatoon

  Medical students at the USask created a group to bring more awareness to addictions. They are writing a letter in hopes of bringing more recognition to the lack of funding.

  Health

  Apr 23, 2022
• University of Saskatchewan medical students almost ready for residency

  Fourth-year USask medical students had a unique experience completing school during a pandemic.

  Health

  Apr 24, 2021
• Coronavirus: Feds seeking medical student volunteers to help fight virus

  Health Canada is creating a database of specialized volunteers provinces and territories can draw on to help track down people who have been in contact with positive cases, collect data and provide surge capacity at hospitals.

  Canada

  Apr 3, 2020
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• USask med students start project to aid health care providers treating coronavirus patients

  Several medical students are going to help doctors with their lives outside of the hospital as they know they will be busy treating COVID-19 patients.

  Canada

  Mar 20, 2020
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• Women say they were banned from bringing tampons to Medical Council of Canada exam rooms

  "It's just a completely disgusting overreach and outrageously invasive."

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2018