Physician Columns

Merging Nigerian heritage and Newfoundland grit, the first Black CMA president talks what wearing the chain of office means to him.

My father died on his own terms thanks to an extraordinary care team.

I like to live in the moment, but lately I’ve been wondering how my life and medical career might have gone if certain turning points hadn’t presented themselves.

Navigating the cognitive load, systemic strain and daily anxieties of modern medicine.

A reflection on uncertainty, fear of collegial judgment and the cost of second-guessing in clinical practice.

Doc, what makes you anxious?

Why searching for medical answers online often provides the opposite of relief.

When there are no more medical solutions left to offer, Dr. Jabir Jassam discovers that providing a safe space for sadness is its own kind of care.

Much of Dr. Perle Feldman’s career has been about birth. But it was a run-in with a (now infamous) form of birth control that accidentally set her on the path to becoming a physician.

Your FP ages with you. And while I’m lucky to have a doctor some years behind me in age, I'm sorry she won’t always be with me.