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Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2014
... house I found that knowing how to cook attracted other people. And I really enjoyed the outcome of it. I've got a ... best gig on Earth. I have the opportunity to get to know people and make a positive difference in their lives. Being ... Paperwork, and the hours involved in doing it. And, giving people bad news. Teaching runs in your family. As a doctor, ...
MDs To Be / BY: Ahmad Al-Sarraf, MD, FRCPC, September 2014
... Services Plan only covers routine eye examinations for people who are under 18 or over 65 years old.[ 5 ] ... covered by MSP in most circumstances. The average age of people living in the DTES is roughly 45 years old, 10% of the ... over 65 years old.[ 6 ] This suggests that the majority of people in the DTES are not covered for routine eye exams for ...
MDs To Be / BY: Greg Costello, January/February 2014
... of British Columbia’s Medical Undergraduate Program, people are generally focused on three areas of interest: the ...
MDs To Be / BY: Rebecca Gordon, BSc, March 2014
... HIV/AIDS in the community by educating and engaging young people. •    To decrease risky sexual behavior in the ...
MDs To Be / BY: Laura Budd, BMSc, January/February 2013
... communication tools providing channels for connecting people.[ 1 ] Social media enables real-time sharing of text, ... of social media is promoting a change in the way people use the Internet from purely recreational to encompass ... or person and damage the subject’s reputation.[ 17 ] People often feel less inhibited when engaging in online ...
MDs To Be / BY: Jasna Levi, BSc, MSc, July/August 2013
... I am to be in medical school surrounded by amazing people who are doing amazing things. It makes me want to be ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2013
... it? I probably worked too much, and made too many other people’s problems my own, which may have been a contributor ... something that the BCMA has done right, but not many people know about? I think it would be great if we could ...
MDs To Be / BY: Pretty Verma, December 2013
... by the prospect of solving problems, getting involved with people, and figuring out how to help, Dr Salloum has acted as ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2012
... a 3-month probation through the IMG program, and of those people who go through the probation, half of them will be ... I was amazed, when I was closing the practice, how many people had been with me the full 36 years I’d been in ... is tremendous. You make a good living, you can influence people to make good decisions, and you have influence in the ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper January/February 2012
... the CEO of an organization? That’s a good question. People might also ask, “How did a lawyer end up being the ... senior public servants are more important than sometimes people can appreciate—and are less politically laden than people sometimes imagine. So often, there is no political ...