Physician Columns

These physician archetypes can no longer survive. This collective loss of identity deserves our grief—but we need to figure our what a resilient MD actually looks like today.

In a new column, Dr. Marina Malak explores a new challenge that came crashing into her already busy life: issues with her vestibular system.

The death of a friend and staple of the Calgary music scene, Tim Williams, has Dr. Ted Jablonski reevaluating his opinion on the worth of seemingly mindless conversation.

From stolen pens to wearing a stethoscope the functional way, not the cool way: How to spot a doctor imposter.

Now in retirement, Dr. Howard Goldstein reflects on the thoughtful personal stories and the proverbial last words that grace the pages of CMAJ.

My mom is learning to walk again, with a walker. And I'm grieving.

Reporting a patient’s fitness to drive is a clinical necessity but for patients it is often the first real mourning of their former self.

Every day, we meet quiet heroes, Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes writes, and sometimes, all it takes is a simple acknowledgement of thanks.

Dr. Hector Baillie recounts a full-circle moment while meeting a familiar patient in the ER, 25 years later.

We asked physicians to tell us stories about their beloved pets.