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Putting the “personal” back in personal protective equipment

Authors: Annie Jafri BSc, Anmol Mann BScThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in widespread use of personal protective equipment (PPE) among healthcare workers. However, there are chall...

In Articles, Current Topics, Oct 13, 2021

Letter to the editor in response to: “Research as a University of Manitoba medical student: a crash course”

Author: Anthony Wightman BA(Hons) BScKeywords: critical literacy, research, pre-clerkship, non-traditional Full Article

In Articles, Letter to Editor, Oct 13, 2021

Lessons for the next pandemic from COVID-19 and other emerging viral zoonoses

Author: Graham Casey MScSARS-CoV-2 is a novel coronavirus that emerged rapidly and caused devastating effects worldwide. Understanding principles of virus emergence is necessary to a...

In Articles, Reviews, Oct 13, 2021

Gross anatomy laboratory education: The importance of cadaveric dissection in medical school during the COVID-19 pandemic

Author: Karim Sidhom BScThe role of cadaveric dissection for medical education has been subject to scrutiny in recent years. Questions around its effectiveness compared to other modal...

In Articles, Current Topics, Oct 13, 2021

Why we are where we are: Considering medicine’s political history and theory

Author: Anthony Wightman BA(Hons) BScMedical advocacy is a core component of undergraduate medical education. The importance of advocacy has been highlighted by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemi...

In Articles, Perspectives, Oct 13, 2021

Volume 4 Issue 1

Volume 4 Issue 1 of The University of Manitoba Journal of Medicine Full Issue

In Issues, Jul 30, 2021

A case of stroke mimic in the setting of metastatic melanoma

Author: Quinn Robertson-Stovel BScIn the emergency setting, brain tumours can present as “stroke mimics”, which are a category of non-vascular pathological conditions that can present...

In Articles, Case Reports, Jul 30, 2021

Social isolation in older adults: A student-led response to fill the gap

Authors: Nebojša Oravec BSc, Kara Frejuk BSc, Kaleigh Ducas-Mowchun BSc, Ann Weber BScWhile the COVID-19 pandemic forced some Canadians into “lockdown” for the first time, the experie...

In Articles, Current Topics, Jul 30, 2021

Science communication: A tool against misinformation

Authors: Toby Le PhD, Jasmine Frost PhDAs the world continues to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is also facing an overabundance of information. This is referred to ...

In Articles, Current Topics, Jul 30, 2021

Development of a multiplexed PCR assay to identify pathogenic variants causing severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) in Manitoba

Authors: Catherine Giffin BSc, Alexandra Ciapala MSc, Tamar Rubin MD, Cheryl Greenberg MD, Geoffrey Cuvelier MD, Paul Van Caeseele MDSevere combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is a prima...

In Articles, Original Research, Jul 30, 2021