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BY: Dan Small, PhD, MPhil Cantab,
January/February 2011
... ethnography published on the equally exotic Nacirema people.[ 1 ] While there is some debate among scholars as to ...
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BY: Eugene Leduc, MD
April 2010
... provided by coffee exports and tourism. The Melanesian people who settled in Vanuatu a few thousand years ago were ... to heal itself and at the remarkable ability of the ni-Van people to cope with severe illness, pain, and even death. ... but one constant was the friendliness of the ni-Van people and their appreciation for our small contribution. ...
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BY: Jeremy Smith,
May 2010
... that time she worked with the EMR vendor and IT support people to ensure that the system was responsive to the ...
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BY: Jay Draper
July/August 2010
... may be that, given the many opportunities for input that people now have (phone, e-mail, regular surveys, elections), ... the motion about bicycle helmets. And yet we still see people of all ages disregarding the law, riding without a ... I get so worked up about this issue? Because I work with people who have brain injuries. “Most people outside our ...
Interviews /
BY: Jay Draper
September 2010
... leadership positions. Were there concerns that the pool of people being attracted to the Board was too small? Partly. ... medical staff meetings. That breeds apathy, so valuing people for their contributions is essential. During ...
Interviews /
BY: Jay Draper
September 2009
... thing you could do academically. I always wanted to help people, but I can’t really say I had a deep sense of what ... my intellectual and academic longings, I enjoyed the people, and I thought dealing with medical issues would be a nice area to interact with people. I’ve always liked solving problems, and also I ...
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BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla
July/August 2009
... place of many informal exchanges among colleagues. When people stop talking to each other barriers can go up, ... group that will look at the care gaps for these young people and the professionals who work with them. The school ... the pulse of a diverse social and ethnic group of young people must be closely involved. In the school we are working ...
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BY: Mel Petreman, MD,
July/August 2008
... break down. It is, therefore, essential that at least two people in the clinic be interested and keen in learning how ...
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BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla
July/August 2008
... are always looking for ways to improve. Health promotion People in BC want to take responsibility for their own health ... • We eat better. • We exercise more than most people in the world. • We have a world-class cancer ...
Interviews /
BY: Jay Draper
September 2008
... do it for? From age 10 until 27—through most of school. People ask me how I trained and competed in university and ... something that really interested me. The advice I give to people contemplating going into medicine is, If your ... What’s your favorite thing to do as a doctor? Helping people maintain their health is my biggest focus. I enjoy ...