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Collaborative Toolbox

Sustaining the mental wellbeing of children and youth into the future

April 11, 2017

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world, indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”  Margaret Mead.

The CYMHSU Collaborative started with just that in 2013 - a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens in the BC interior - many...
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CYMHSU, collaborative programs

Surgical Club: Doctors of BC’s grant supporting student-led initiatives

April 10, 2017

Joseph Goody, a second-year student in the UBC Faculty of Medicine, has learned a lot by attending the UBC Surgical Club. “These events are fun and informative. I get to connect with surgeons and surgical residents, improve my technical skills, and learn about the many surgical...
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Prostate Cancer Supportive Care Program

Prostate Supportive Care expands to new areas of the Province

April 10, 2017

The Prostate Cancer Supportive Care Program began in 2013 with initial funding and support coming from the Specialist Services Committee, one of four joint collaborative committees that represent a partnership of Doctors of BC and the Province.

Approximately 3,200 men are diagnosed with...
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Dr Stuart Silver

14 Doctors help 65 medical students find a career match

March 23, 2017

“So, did you always know you wanted to be a radiologist?” asks a first year Island Medical Program (IMP) student in Victoria “Hah, well, not exactly,” answers Dr Stuart Silver with a smile before continuing to share his own journey through medicine with an attentive audience. Dr Silver is one of...
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find your match, medical students

Homegrown innovation and collaboration improves coordinated care in BC

March 22, 2017

Two successful made-in-BC, physician-led health care innovations recently gained nationwide recognition. Pathways and RACE, projects developed with funding from Doctors of BC and the BC Government, were featured in the first of a new series of reports from the College of Family Physicians of...
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gpsc, shared care