Working in the medical field is demanding and, correspondingly, the public has become increasingly aware of the toll on doctors, including burnout. Research shows that there are both heavy personal and systemic financial costs due to doctor burnout, which costs more than $200 million each year in Canada. More...21 avril 2019
Doctor wellness is a marathon effort and training should start in medical school
Working in the medical field is demanding and, correspondingly, the public has become increasingly aware of the toll on doctors, including burnout. Research shows that there are both heavy personal and systemic financial costs due to doctor burnout, which costs more than $200 million each year in Canada. More...Put Muslim characters who don’t need to be ‘saved’ on school reading lists
As the film industry begins to heed criticisms from places like the “Oscars So White” movement, the advocacy of groups like We Need Diverse Books, with its mission to offer children more books that reflect them and their lives, is making waves in publishing too. More...Rallying cry: Youth must stand up to defend democracy
According to famed anthropologist Arjun Appadurai, the central question of our times is whether we’re witnessing the worldwide rejection of liberal democracy and its replacement by some sort of populist authoritarianism. More...The risky lure of Caribbean offshore medical schools
Many Canadians dream of becoming a doctor. The reality is that only a fraction of students who apply to Canadian medical schools are admitted. This reality is driving an increasing number of Canadian undergraduates to offshore medical schools in Dominica, Jamaica, Guyana, Aruba and other Caribbean countries. More...Marijuana age limit should be low - not high
As the public debate on legalization of cannabis in Canada gains momentum, one of Bill C-45’s most contentious recommendations is to set the age of 18 as the floor for access. Because provinces have jurisdiction, we may see variations in the law when it is implemented across Canada. More...Worth reading: Tried and true manuals for success
Here are three books that I often recommend to my students and friends. All are practical guides that have stood the test of time. The first will help you start your career, the second will help you succeed in it and the third will help you profit from it. More...Is Canada’s skills shortage real, or are businesses to blame?
Plebians, pundits and politicians alike say Canadian employers face a serious skills mismatch, or even a full-throttle skills gap. Job applicants are variously described as over-educated, under-adapted or over-credentialed. More...New global testing standards will force countries to revisit academic rankings
Since 2000 when the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) launched a global academic benchmark for measuring student outcomes by testing 15-year-olds, many global education systems have been impacted by what sometimes looks and feels like a race to rank high. More...Five strategies to improve medical training – to reduce stress and boost expertise
Recent changes in undergraduate medical education and postgraduate residency training in Canada are stressing trainee doctors, increasing their debt load and reducing their experiential learning. More...Welcome to the latest wave of ‘modernizing,’ ‘progressive’ school reforms in Ontario
The budget pledges $1.4 billion in school renewal for the 2019 – 20 school year. The plan for education involves implementing recommendations based on consultations to “modernize classrooms.” The province’s website shares consultation results based on online and telephone responses, but not a comprehensive list of which employers and organizations or researchers participated, and when. More...
