Read stories about initiatives in medical education taking place at Canada’s 17 Faculties of Medicine.
As students in the University of Toronto’s MD Class of 2T0 prepare for a virtual convocation ceremony, they share thoughts on graduating during a global pandemic and what they look forward to as they begin their residencies. [available in English only]
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With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) quickly shifted to telehealth as a means of delivering health care in a timely manner. The changes include accessing hospital charts remotely from home, setting up video platforms such as Zoom, and collecting necessary medical data digitally
These are challenging times as the world adapts to life trying to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. Staying at home and practicing social distancing is critical in order to help flatten the curve of the virus’ spread. The downside with this strategy is too much sitting around, weight gain due to unhealthy eating, as well as feeling tired, stressed, and isolated from friends and family.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Kim Thúy et Luc Langevin, ainsi que plusieurs artistes prennent la parole pour remercier le personnel soignant, les intervenants, les scientifiques qui travaillent sans relâche à combattre la pandémie de COVID-19.
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Pour donner suite à un appel du gouvernement du Québec, l’équipe du laboratoire d’enseignement du Département de biochimie et médecine moléculaire s’est engagée à aider les hôpitaux en collectant du matériel de protection et en rendant disponibles ses milieux cliniques dans le dépistage du SARS-CoV-2.
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University of Toronto medical students are making hundreds of masks to deliver to Toronto-area hospitals, to help with training health care providers in use of personal protective equipment.