Oath Taking at U.S. and Canadian Medical School Ceremonies

Oath of Canadian Citizenship

Virtual patient simulation at US and Canadian medical schools.

PURPOSE "Virtual patients" are computer-based simulations designed to complement clinical training. These applications possess numerous educational benefits but are costly to develop. Few medical schools can afford to create them. The purpose of this inventory was to gather information regarding in-house virtual patient development at U.S. and Canadian medical schools to promote the sharing of ...

Dutch medical oath.

In the first part of this article, the booklet Dutch Medical Oath is reviewed. The content of the new oath is discussed as are the reasons for revision of the previous version of the oath. This is followed by a short history of the oath. In the second part of the article the oath is compared with the seven competencies of a medical specialist. The new oath contains elements of six of these seve...

Career and parenting satisfaction among medical students, residents and physician teachers at a Canadian medical school.

BACKGROUND Studies of career and parenting satisfaction have focused separately on medical students, residents and practising physicians. The objective of this study was to compare satisfaction across a spectrum of stages of medical career. METHODS A survey of incoming medical students, current medical students, residents and physician teachers at the University of Saskatchewan was conducted ...

Johns Hopkins: A Canadian medical school?

CMAJ | JULY 4, 2017 | VOLUME 189 | ISSUE 26 E893 Q uestions about the special role Canadians play globally have new resonance as we observe the strikingly different leadership styles of Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump. William Osler, first chief of medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, was Canadian. Turns out, there were plenty of Canadians in early leadership roles at Hopkins. Short...