Patient-First Language

The fat lady speaks: Obesity has almost killed me several times but not how you might think
The stigma attached to being a fat doctor is huge. As a resident, supervisors would comment disparagingly about my weight. Once when I was seven months pregnant, the chief of the department commented that I was letting myself go.
The legacy of discrimination
Twice, from the same family, a physician faced hostility not for his care but for his accent and country of origin.

Prescription for kindness

The quality of entries for our 2025 Student Essay Contest was so high that we decided to share them all. Here's an essay by Bailey Mitchell from the University of Waterloo.
Chasing a dream across borders

The quality of entries for our 2025 Student Essay Contest was so high that we decided to share them all. Here's an essay by Maria Paola Mendieta, a third-year PharmD student at the University of Ottawa.
5 career-changing epiphanies in my life as an MD

It’s hard to go through a full career in medicine without moments that hit you so hard, they shift your entire trajectory. Some are amazingly positive insights, others downright painful. But ideally, they all lead to growth.
Saskatchewan health policy requires consent to cut hair of Indigenous patients

The policy says hair should only be cut when medically necessary, such as for head trauma and brain or head surgery.
Disrupting the PPN: How smart pharmacies win

‘I’ve been with your pharmacy for years, but now my insurance says I have to go somewhere else.’
Doctors shouldn’t be allowed to object to medical care if it harms their patients

Freedom of conscience is often held up as a purely noble principle. But when it’s used to deny healthcare, it means a single person’s beliefs are dictating what is best for another person’s physical and mental health.
Ageism

Sure, we want to convey empathy, compassion and concern. We want to do the best by our seniors. But we have to be careful not to judge an individual on the basis of age when we age at different rates.
What I've learned during Disability Pride Month

It's not about overcoming disability—it’s about owning it, being visible, and recognizing disability as a natural and valuable part of human diversity.

The fat lady speaks: Obesity has almost killed me several times but not how you might think

The legacy of discrimination

Prescription for kindness

Chasing a dream across borders

5 career-changing epiphanies in my life as an MD

Saskatchewan health policy requires consent to cut hair of Indigenous patients

Disrupting the PPN: How smart pharmacies win

Doctors shouldn’t be allowed to object to medical care if it harms their patients

Ageism

What I've learned during Disability Pride Month