Despite growing tensions as the Canadian health care system evolves, the system will
survive over the next decade and strengthen its societal objectives, sometimes dragging …

The expansion of BC's medical program is the first in a series of steps we must take to deal
with the current health care crisis in the province. Physician retention, particularly in the …

It doesn't sound like a fulfilling future: less money, less respect, less individual freedom,
more control, tougher competition. It certainly do-esn't sound like the kind of career one …

In April 1994, my confidence and sense of security in my professional status and
competence were shaken to the core. In that month, for reasons too complex to elaborate, I …

Icontinue to be appalled that med-ical students must decide what postgraduate program
they are going to pursue around the end of their second undergraduate year. In many cases …

In times of trouble, it can be challenging to think aspirationally. 1 Given the world's current
difficulties, therefore, it would be totally understandable if our healthcare system and those …

I do not have to prove to this group that this is a changing world. Nor do I have to
demonstrate that medicine is also changing. Nevertheless, I want to outline briefly three …

Our professionalism is shaped and influenced by the context in which we work. First and
foremost, medical knowledge and skill continue to expand in a geometric progression. So, in …

I see many young aspiring doctors entering medicine with a strong instinct for the whole
human estate, not just the physical breakdown–but somehow the pressures of the training …

This is a proud year for the medical profession in Singapore, as we celebrate 100 years of
medical education. A centennial should force us to ponder whether we are producing a …