We are medical anthropologists who have researched social and cultural dimensions of medical education. As teachers, we have worked with thousands of undergraduate pre-meds.
A Saskatchewan doctor has been charged with unprofessional conduct after allegedly sending a fax to a pharmacy that disparaged homeless people and cancelled a patient’s prescription to punish the pharmacy for serving a local homeless encampment.
Patient advocacy groups and medical associations use polls to gauge the public’s interest or knowledge about an issue. Yet when headlines scream “Most Canadians agree ‘Canada is broken’,” it makes one wonder: Is polling broken?
Advertising, training, roles and background checks: Alberta pharmacists need to wrap their heads around some regulation changes that came into place last year.
No formal studies can always prepare you for what one will need or learn as an entrepreneur and business leader. We learn as we go, by taking risks, making mistakes and wrong decisions.
