October

Although this article is an ex­cellent one that highlights the challenges of care for people with concurrent developmental disability and mental health disorders, there is an error in the article with respect to inpatient services for such patients in British Columbia. 

As a follow-up to our theme issue from September 2008, we would like to provide BCMJ readers with our UBC class of 2008 CaRMS results.

The success of the expanded medical program would not occur without the commitment of physicians throughout BC who have helped to train our medical students. Students will always be grateful for the example and wisdom they have gained from their teachers.

At the BCMJ's "50 Years and Counting" cocktail reception in Autust we held a contest in which attendees could pick their favorite BCMJ cover from a group of 16 staff-selected favorites from the last 12 years.

By William C. Gibson, MD.

Palermo: International Association for Humanitarian Medicine, 2007. ISBN 987-88-902020-1-7. Hardcover. $30. To order, e-mail contact@iahm.org.

By Peter Legge

Burnaby: Eaglet Publishing, Peter Legge Management Co. Ltd., 2008. ISBN 978-0-9781459-2-7. Paperback, 272 pages. $29.95. To order, e-mail dclarke@canadawide.com or go to www.peterlegge.com.