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Daring to be
BY DR. CELIA SPRAGUE Dr. Sprague is a rural GP and mama of two littles, who loves to write about life in the backwoods of Northwestern...
Dr. Celia Sprague
Sep 1, 20209 min read
Tears, shame, fear and, above all, heroism.
BY DR. CASSANDRA HOGGARD Cassandra Hoggard is a family doctor in Okotoks and works in multiple supportive living and long-term care sites...
Dr. Cassandra Hoggard
Aug 18, 20203 min read
ADVOCACY: Discrimination in Medicine
BY: MICHELLE COHEN, CWIM Advocacy Committee On June 12, 2020, CWIM submitted a letter to the Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of...
michellecohen0
Jun 12, 20204 min read
Goodbye Daycare
By Sara Ahronheim You run to me, arms outstretched, as I drag my weary limbs to the garage door. You have been anticipating my arrival,...
Sara Ahronheim
Jun 1, 20204 min read
Waiting to Breathe Again
By Rachelle MacLellan I feel like I'm living in the twilight zone. This in between time where nothing has happened. No one has died, I...
Dr. Rachelle MacLellan
Apr 19, 20202 min read
Code Boob
By Melissa Yuan-Innes This article was originally published in the Medical Post as a response to Dr. Michelle Cohen's piece. The editor...
Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes
Apr 16, 20204 min read
The Sweetness of Nothing
By Dr. Alanna Golden I never thought I would be a stay at home Mom. I never thought I would home school my kids. I never dreamed I would...
Dr. Alanna Golden
Apr 4, 20203 min read
Crashing During Covid
By Anonymous Remember that last scene from Thelma and Louise, where they drive off the cliff, smiling and holding hands? I feel like that...
cwimorg
Apr 2, 20202 min read
Pandemic
By Sara Ahronheim I am a front line health care worker. I am an Emergency Physician. I am also a mother to two glorious, growing,...
Sara Ahronheim
Mar 23, 20205 min read
#forlittlekeira
By Jennifer Kagan-Viater Tomorrow marks three weeks since Keira’s death. It doesn’t get any easier. The pain is searing, gnawing and all...
Dr. Jennifer Kagan-Viater
Mar 4, 20205 min read
Residency Mornings
By Meghan Wilson The morning starts early, painfully so. I wake up feeling exhausted, sore everywhere, and overwhelmed. I don’t fall back...
cwimorg
Feb 11, 20204 min read
ADVOCACY UPDATE: Survey Results on Breastfeeding Accommodations in Medical Residency Program
By Michelle Cohen Pumping Breastmilk in Residency Survey CWIM conducted an informal survey in the fall of 2019 that asked physicians with...
michellecohen0
Jan 22, 20205 min read
Breastfeeding Survey
By Michelle Cohen Chair, CWIM Advocacy Committee FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BREASTFEEDING DOCTORS-IN-TRAINING FACE HIGH RISK OF PAINFUL...
michellecohen0
Jan 22, 20202 min read
Mentorship - the Art of Dating Around
By Allison Meiwald After 4 years of nursing school, 4 years of medical school, and 5 years of residency, I am now in my 8th year of...
Dr. Allison Meiwald
Jan 15, 20204 min read
Response to trailer on Global TV
By Sara Ahronheim To the team at Global TV, Relaxing on the couch with my family snoring in their beds, watching some TV to calm my mind...
Sara Ahronheim
Dec 5, 20195 min read
The Day that Changed Me
By Anonymous Out of the sensitive nature of this post, the writer has asked for it to be posted anonymously. Easy going. Friendly....
cwimorg
Nov 24, 20192 min read
Passenger
By Tara McCarty Jaxon has a blue metal train that he loves to hold as he falls asleep. It has magnets on both ends , and when you push a...
Dr. Tara McCarty
Nov 18, 20191 min read
Transition
By Dr. Heather Gooden I was asked if I would like to write a piece for the new CWIM blog and at first it felt like I was back at school,...
cwimorg
Jun 9, 20193 min read
Inaugural CWIM Blog Post
By Dr. Sara Ahronheim Last weekend, over 800 Canadian physician women participated in the second annual Canadian Women in Medicine...
cwimorg
Jun 20, 20184 min read
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
by Chelsea Mac Every six days, a woman in Canada is killed by her intimate partner. Indigenous women are killed at 6X the rate of...
cwimorg
Jun 4, 20181 min read
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