@MatthaeusWare @davidcarr333 Honest questions: is there data that applicants with MD parents do worse on objective testing (GPA, MCAT), but still get into Canadian med schools at a higher rate than non-MD parents? Given kids are more likely to chose a parent’s profession across many fiends… (1/2)
I spent an evening on call with the St. Michael's Hospital trauma team and wrote about what it's like behind the scenes when a trauma case comes in during the summer season.
@UnityHealthTO https://t.co/bwt1XLPxg4
@raghu_venugopal Our hematologists are amazing at writing specific, concise instructions to treat bleeding in hemophiliac patients. I’m always grateful, it is incredibly helpful. @sholzberg
@raghu_venugopal I’m proud to have colleagues who make social justice a focus of their careers, and as urban emergency physician we are all involved in advocacy as a core tenet of our job. But to suggest a shift in training from medical expert to advocate is incredibly irresponsible in my view.
Primary care is the front door of the health care system
But for too many people in Canada, that front door is now closed
In my latest commentary @CMAJ, I propose some bold reforms to keep the door wide open 🧵 1/
https://t.co/kzgcvay1eI
@raghu_venugopal I’m glad you haven’t stereotyped all Albertans from one bad experience! If you were to go back I think you’d find Calgary a much more diverse, inclusive society. Also a place where a working class family can comfortably afford a home, with a reasonable commute, in a good area.