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Clinical Articles / September 2005

A tale of two cultures, of mentors and scholars

BY: Angus Rae, MB, FRCPC

Society gave our universities the exclusive authority to train doctors more than a century ago. We are now short of doctors and the shortage is getting worse. Why is this? The reasons are complex,... Read More

Clinical Articles / September 2005

MRI: Understanding its limitations

BY: Mark Adrian, MD, FRCPC

In his article, Mr Cherniak argues that compelling reasons exist why MRI should be considered for practically every personal injury claimant. He argues that MRI will, in every instance, benefit the... Read More

Clinical Articles / October 2005

Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in aboriginal and nonaboriginal people living in the Bella Coola Valley

BY: Jana Patenaude, BSc, MSc, Hugh D. Tildesley, MD , Amy C. MacArthur, MHSc, Donald C. Voaklander, PhD, Harvey Thommasen, MD, MSc, FCFP

Background According to a report issued by Health Canada in 2002, 4.8% of Canadians, 20 years of age and older, had type 2 diabetes mellitus in 1998–1999.[1] In British Columbia, the... Read More

Clinical Articles / September 2005

Litigation MRI: Why lawyers are asking for it and why your patients need it

BY: Todd Cherniak, LLB

See counterpoint to this article Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is presently used relatively rarely as an evaluation or diagnostic tool in personal injury litigation in British Columbia. This is... Read More

Clinical Articles / September 2005

General surgeons: More are needed

BY: Patricia M. Rebbeck, MB, ChB, FRCSC

As a senior general surgeon I have watched over the years as surgery has been dissected into smaller and smaller subspecialties. When I was in training, there were only 9 main surgical divisions; now... Read More

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BCMJ

The BCMJ is a general medical journal that shares knowledge while building connections among BC physicians.

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ISSN 0007‍-‍0556 (Print)
ISSN 2293‍-‍6106 (Online)
Established 1959