Time’s up for prioritizing Physician Humanism into CanMEDS

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https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.75106

Author Biography

  • JD Dagnone, Queen's University

    ER/RACE/Trauma Physician
    Department of Emergency Medicine
    Kingston General Hospital/ Hotel Dieu Hospital

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Emergency Medicine
    Queen's University 

    Special Assistant to the Associate Dean,
    Faculty Lead, CBME
    Postgraduate Medical Education
    Queen's University 

     

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2023-02-28 — Updated on 2023-03-21

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Time’s up for prioritizing Physician Humanism into CanMEDS. Can. Med. Ed. J [Internet]. 2023 Mar. 21 [cited 2025 Dec. 16];14(1):123-4. Available from: https://dev.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/75106