Posts under Reflection

Welcoming Canada to Kingston: CFMS AGM 2014

  • Posted on: 3 October 2014
  • By: OMSA Admin

I woke up on Thursday September 18th to the most incredible mix of anticipation and disbelief. It was actually here. This was the day that an incredible team of Queen's students had relentlessly planned and worked towards for the better part of 2 years. It was the beginning of the Canadian Federation of Medical Students Annual General Meeting 2014 - and we were the hosts! Later that night, as I left the first meeting of CFMS representatives, I saw a group of what I later learned were University of Toronto

We are the Future

  • Posted on: 20 June 2014
  • By: OMSA Admin

WE are the future.
Meds Class of 2017 will be known for nothing.
And no body will ever say,
Together, we stand for our community;
This, is a blatant lie. The truth is,
we have little enthusiasm & together, we have failed.
Thinking that
All of your opinions matter,
Is a waste of time. And please know    
Becoming self-entitled physicians,
Is what makes us such an incredible collective.
Being compassionate, honest and progressive,

Reflection on a Life: My First Palliative Care Experience

  • Posted on: 18 June 2014
  • By: OMSA Admin

Last Friday I had the opportunity to meet a palliative care patient in the community. She was a soft-spoken elderly woman suffering from metastatic colon cancer. Her story was heartbreaking and made me think more deeply about how I will live my life to its fullest. The most disappointing surprise of that experience was that the visit ran as I expected it to.

Reflecting on Wellness Retreat 2014

  • Posted on: 31 March 2014
  • By: OMSA Admin

Waitlists seem to be the story of my life. Waitlisted for an earlier appointment, waitlisted to get into medical school, and of course, waitlisted for the Wellness retreat. But, when I finally received the offer via email the week of the retreat I didn't know what to make of it...

Considering that I don't respond very well to change and last minute plans, I was both excited and stressed.

Preparing Future Medical Leaders

  • Posted on: 20 March 2014
  • By: OMSA Admin

Advocate, actor, comedian and author Rob Hawke led a Dynamic Speaking for Leadership workshop for students in the Leadership in Medicine Elective (LiME) on February 4. 

Hawke — who is an alumnus of Second City — is a respected patient advocate who draws upon his own experience as a cancer patient. His one-man show, "Norm versus Cancer: A Terminally Funny One Man Show," was nominated for a 2011 Canadian Comedy Award. 

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