Recognition (May 2019)
Celebrating the professional achievements of Royal College Fellows and Resident Affiliates! Awards Several Fellows are recipients of 2019 CMA Awards: Mamta Gautam, MD, FRCPC, is the recipient of the May Cohen Award for Women Mentors. Ak’ingabe Guyon, MD, FRCPC, is the recipient of the CMA Medal of Service (read Dr. Guyon’s story in the 2018 […]
Addressing complex patient care
Dear colleagues, There are some things we know: new technologies (such as artificial intelligence) are impacting the medical profession, patients and how care is delivered; scopes of practice are evolving and innovative models of collaborative care are increasingly important to meet complex patient needs; barriers in access to specialist care remain an issue; and important […]
Studying the specialist workforce (and why it’s difficult)
Dear colleagues, Understanding and planning a medical workforce capable of meeting patients’ specialized health care needs is an ongoing challenge. It’s something various national specialty societies (NSS), physician organizations and governments have been grappling with for years — and to greater degrees of success. Last Friday, we hosted our annual NSS-Human Resources for Health Dialogue. […]
