Calgary Sun: OTTAWA – Three University of Ottawa resident doctors have filed complaints with the Ontario human rights tribunal. “The right to be free of discrimination is a basic human right, and we stand for that right,” said Al-Ghaithy at a press conference Wednesday to announce [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Medical Ethics’
March 9th, 2011 - 11:25 am § in Uncategorized
How to waste MORE time in Medical School.
from Huff Post: Med students are taught about everything from pathology to microbiology, but are they asked to learn enough about public health policy? Ed. Why should we take more time out of med school for more fluff? Med students are adults. Their education in social issues should have happe[...]
March 5th, 2011 - 10:27 am § in Schools & Colleges, Science
PreMeds: A Different View
The chariot scene in the movie Ben Hur has all the trappings of mindless, driven competition .. just like premed? As an MD and an intellectual, I find the chariot race of pre med stultifying. Too many premeds, too few slots result in competitors who mindlessly do selfless things … whether that[...]
February 25th, 2011 - 9:17 am § in Schools & Colleges
Who OWNS what UW faculty create?
All faculty need to understand that we DO have a contract and that contract, the Faculty Code, effects a lot more than “just” free speech or due process. The Code effects YOUR rights to work you produce, even if that work is on “your own time.” Stanford University has asked[...]
February 25th, 2011 - 3:39 am § in Politics
OLYMPIA: Preserving the rights of poor people to live
from Public News Service Private aircraft owners are already vowing to fight the one-half percent tax on their planes. OLYMPIA, Wash. – Battling to keep social-service programs such as the Basic Health Plan alive in Washington, advocates are saying that corporations or groups that benefit from[...]
The Lab: A Video on Scientific Misconduct
Ed. The issue of scientific misconduct is a hot one at the UW. The President and Provost fired Professor Andrew Aprikyan despite the universal finding by a Senate panel that the UW had not followed due process. In my opinion, the UW has done a poor job. A lack of due process means that we [&[...]