Dr Rowe is an associate professor at the University of British Columbia, former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, and a former BCMJ Editorial Board member. He is a recognized expert in menopause and hormone therapy.
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Timothy C. Rowe, MBBS, FRCSC, FRCOG
I had been in practice for a few years, and had been involved in the management of quite a number of women with ovarian cancer, when "It's Over, Debbie" appeared in JAMA in early 1988. In that anonymous essay... Read More
My first serious surgical experience was on my second day as an intern (or “junior resident,” as we were called then). I was on call for the surgical unit in a regional referral hospital, and my surgical consultant had... Read More
I learned to be a doctor in hospitals. For my generation, there was none of today’s going out into the community to see what it’s like—the patients came to us and our superiors told us what to do. So when I became a... Read More
In 1982 a group of clinicians and scientists in the UBC Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology began offering in vitro fertilization services at UBC Hospital. IVF was in its infancy in North America, and no “made in... Read More
The late Steve Jobs was a visionary in many ways, and his ideas about how things should work made life more enjoyable for countless people. It is hard for his contemporaries to imagine what it would be like without... Read More
By Stephen J. McPhee, MD and Maxine A. Papadakis, MD. Whitby, ON: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2011. ISBN 978-0-07-170055-9. Paperback, 1808 pages. $88.95. First, a disclaimer. I did not actually read every page of... Read More
In my regular encounters with medical students during their clinical rotations, I am impressed by their general level of maturity and accomplishment. Like most of my contemporaries, I am extremely grateful that I... Read More
The venerable BCMJ has some company, and maybe some competition. I recently attended the launch of the UBC Medical Journal, a “student-run academic journal with a goal to engage students in dialogue in medicine.”... Read More
Well, another BCMJ cruise conference is approaching, and once again I’ve been conflicted. I’ll be going, but is it for selfless or for selfish reasons? Going on the Caribbean cruise in 2007 could have been... Read More
Flying used to be such an adventure, and people actually got dressed up if they were traveling by air. There was a mutual understanding among passengers and cabin crew that we were a favored few and warranted special... Read More