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- 9/3/2012
The satellite solution: Is distributed medical education solving Canada's rural doctor crisis?
There's no question, getting young professionals to settle in small, out-of-the-way communities can be a challenge, especially when the bright lights of Canada's biggest cities beckon. Enter distributed medical education programs: Find doctors suited to rural life, train them in the community and, the thinking is, they'll stick around. Presented as a vital plank in a multi-faceted plan to ensure more doctors "go rural," more medical schools have opened distributed learning campuses across the country-13 are operating this year-including new campuses from Dalhousie and the University of Toronto. Health officials and educators have trumpeted the plan as the magic bullet solution for the rural doctor shortage. But how effective are these programs at getting doctors into under-serviced areas? - 9/3/2012
Five tips on how to be a great preceptor
Remember that abusive staff doctor you dealt with as a student? Here are five ways to avoid becoming that person - 9/3/2012
Checkup: Class of 2002
For four years, starting in 1998, the Medical Post ran a periodic series following Western University's class of 2002. A decade after graduation, here's what they have to say about the surprises and challenges of 10 years in practice. - 9/3/2012
Ontario lags in tracking non-melanoma skin cancers
Lack of data hampers research, resource allocation, dermatologist says - 9/3/2012
A letter to the class of 2012
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada president shares his no-nonsense advice on how to avoid 'useless dramas' and have a happy, productive life - 9/3/2012
Interview: Flu shot for nurses should be voluntary, head of B.C. nurses' union says
As president of the British Columbia Nurses’ Union, Debra McPherson is the public face of a labour group that represents about 32,000 nurses and health-care workers across the province.