Part-time training: is it viable?

Part time training in general medical specialties: is it any use?

It has recently been said that part time medical work "will have to be accepted by employers and colleagues as a norm."' The feared wastage of graduates who cannot work full time because of non-professional commitments is a matter not so much of unemployment (which is as low as 9% among women doctors)2 as of doctors finding themselves unable to train or practise their specialty of first choice....

I-4: Is It Time Now to Cancel Fresh EmbryoTransfer

The implantation of embryo depends on the quality of the embryo and the receptivity of the endometrium. While the factors affecting embryo quality were optimized, the implantation rates did not reach the desirable levels. This directs the blaming for endometrial receptivity which already has been affected by supra-physiological levels of hormone, namely estradiol, in controlled ovarian hypersti...

Writing qualitative article: It is time to quality improvement

Précis: This debate article highlights some questions from critics of qualitative research. Planning for proper design, philosophical background, researcher as a research instrument in the study, trustworthiness and application of findings are main debates in this field. One of the issues that have been received little attention is report of qualitative inquiry. A qualified report can an...

Fetal pain legislation: is it viable?

Is it time to rethink the MCCQE Part II?

Formed in 1912, the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) was given a “legislated mandate to assure patients that their doctors, wherever they are in Canada and whatever their medical specialty, meet the same demanding, consistent standards.” This was a time of variable medical training practices, and the new Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC) designation awarded to candidates who com...