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Editorials / October 2025

Dark remedies: Gruesome tales from medicine’s past

BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC

With Halloween approaching, October invites us to indulge in ghost stories. And although we pride ourselves on practising evidence-based medicine, history reminds us that our profession has seen its... Read More

Letters / October 2025

Time to change the way physicians are trained in Canada

BY: Anthony Walter, MD

Dr Deena Case’s letter [BCMJ 2025;67:198] about the high rate of infertility among physicians emphasized that this situation arises from the length of time it takes to train to be a physician in... Read More

Letters / October 2025

Fewer patients per family physician in BC is the result of intolerable working conditions

BY: Gerald J.M. Tevaarwerk, MD, FRCPC

The primary care crisis in British Columbia is characterized by a decrease in the productivity of a family physician. Between fiscal years 2011–2012 and 2022–2023, patients continued 5.34 visits per... Read More

Letters / October 2025

BC medical trainees’ perspectives on Canadian health system improvement

BY: Elsie Wang, BSc, Joban Bal, MD, Philip Edgcumbe, MD, PhD

In the face of increasing demands on Canada’s health care system, medical trainees across British Columbia are voicing urgent and practical concerns about the future of care delivery. In February... Read More

Letters / October 2025

Why physicians need the counsel of a skilled medical librarian in the era of artificial intelligence

BY: Dean Giustini, MLS, MEd

As a biomedical librarian with over 30 years of experience supporting British Columbian physicians, I want to highlight the critical role of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC (CPSBC)... 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