In 1996, the governor general of Canada proclaimed 21 June as the official day to celebrate Indigenous culture and heritage, following calls from the National Indian Brotherhood (now the Assembly of... Read More
Editorials
In today’s world, is medicine still a calling, or has it become a career? For some physicians, perhaps it is both. For others, the distinction is blurrier than ever. In the May issue of the BCMJ,... Read More
National Physicians’ Day is recognized annually on the birthday of Dr Emily Jennings (Stowe). Born 1 May 1831, Dr Stowe was a trailblazer—the first woman in Canada to openly establish a medical... Read More
It was on an epic CME Paul Gauguin cruise through the Cook Islands in 2014 where I first came across a very interesting posse of people—a cluster of the BCMJ-ers. A few years later, I happily joined... Read More
Our work as physicians has many challenges, and I’m sure we all have lists of pet peeves related to it. The administrative burden and long work hours would probably be near the top of the list,... Read More