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Canadian Junior Public Markets Health Check: Surprising Resilience Thus Far, Some Concerns Looking Forward
Full text linkIt is widely recognized that Canada, along with other developed Western economies, has a significant public capital markets problem. Increasingly fewer operating companies are choosing to go public, limiting access to the most attractive growth-stage opportunities for retail investors. Thus far, analysis of the public company decline phenomenon in Canada has focused almost exclusively on the Canadian senior capital markets. Reasons for the lack of focus on the Canadian junior markets include: i) fragmented nature and inconsistent data accessibility, requiring extraction and collation of data from a variety of different underlying sources; and ii) the fact that Canadian junior capital markets are unique, primarily dealing with companies of a smaller size and earlier stage of maturity than one would encounter in other international public markets. Yet, the Canadian junior capital markets fill a critical role in the Canadian economy, in particular because of the lower level of access to institutional private capital for startup and growth-stage businesses in Canada compared to our American neighbours.
This paper conducts a health check on the Canadian junior public markets. Surprisingly, the evidence demonstrates that the junior markets have proved resilient in the face of headwinds and the total number of listed operating companies on the junior stock exchanges in Canada has not followed the declining trendline of the senior markets. The makeup of issuers listed on Canadian junior public markets has evolved materially over the past 15 years; as the market has fragmented, new competitors have taken market share from the incumbent TSX Venture Exchange
Renforcer le professionnalisme dans la formation médicale postdoctorale : mise en œuvre initiale et évaluation d\u27un programme longitudinal pour les résidents en gériatrie à Toronto, au Canada
Full text linkBackground: Professionalism is vital in medicine, yet gaps exist in its teaching within post-graduate medical education (PGME).
Methods: We developed an eight-session curriculum on professionalism for geriatrics residents at the University of Toronto. Topics included personal-professional identity, physician well-being, communication, and leadership, incorporating a focus on self-reflection throughout. We evaluated the curriculum in two ways: (1) we captured immediate reactions using standard evaluations with Likert-scale questions on teaching effectiveness. (2) Graduated residents participated in semi-structured interviews to assess deeper reactions and longer-term impacts on professional identity and practice. Interview transcripts were rigorously analyzed using thematic.
Results: The teaching effectiveness scores averaged from 80 written evaluations were excellent: 4.45/5 (89%). We interviewed 12 of 22 eligible graduates (55%). Thematic analysis demonstrated that the curriculum impacted residents in three key thematic areas: (1) it led participants to understand their role as physicians in a more comprehensive way, while staying consistent with their personal values and strengths. (2) Communication skills training in particular equipped learners with important skills needed to enact their professional standards. (3) Through developing a supportive community and practicing mindful self-reflection, participants reported improvements in their well-being.
Conclusions: This paper demonstrates that professionalism can and should be integrated into the formal curriculum of post-graduate medical education. Key success factors in our study included a focus on fostering peer support and training in communication skills as a concrete method to actualize personal professional standards.Contexte : Le professionnalisme est vital en médecine, et pourtant on constate des lacunes dans son enseignement dans le cadre de la formation médicale postdoctorale.
Méthodes : Nous avons élaboré un programme de huit séances sur le professionnalisme à l\u27intention des résidents en gériatrie de l\u27Université de Toronto. Les sujets abordés comprenaient l\u27identité personnelle et professionnelle, le bien-être du médecin, la communication et le leadership, tout en mettant partout l\u27accent sur l\u27autoréflexion. Nous avons évalué le programme de deux manières : (1) nous avons recueilli les réactions immédiates en utilisant des évaluations standard avec des questions à échelle de Likert sur l\u27efficacité de l\u27enseignement. (2) Les résidents diplômés ont participé à des entretiens semi-structurés pour évaluer leurs réactions plus profondes et les impacts à plus long terme sur leur identité et leur pratique professionnelles. Les transcriptions des entretiens ont fait l\u27objet d\u27une analyse thématique rigoureuse.
Résultats : Les scores d\u27efficacité de l\u27enseignement obtenus en moyenne à partir de 80 évaluations écrites étaient excellents : 4,45/5 (89%). Nous avons interrogé 12 des 22 diplômés admissibles (55 %). L\u27analyse thématique a démontré que le programme a eu un impact sur les résidents dans trois domaines thématiques clés : (1) Il a amené les participants à comprendre leur rôle de médecin d\u27une manière plus complète, tout en restant cohérent avec leurs valeurs et leurs forces personnelles. (2) La formation aux techniques de communication, en particulier, a permis aux apprenants d\u27acquérir des compétences importantes nécessaires à pour se doter de normes professionnelles. (3) En développant une communauté de soutien et en pratiquant l\u27autoréflexion attentive, les participants ont fait état d\u27une amélioration de leur bien-être.
Conclusions : Cet article démontre que le professionnalisme peut et doit être intégré dans le programme officiel de la formation médicale postuniversitaire. Les facteurs clés de succès identifiés dans notre étude comprennent l\u27accent mis sur la promotion d’un soutien par les pairs et une formation aux compétences de communication comme méthode pour concrétiser ses normes professionnelles personnelles
Au-delà de la salle de classe : leçons d\u27empathie et d\u27accessibilité en tant qu’étudiant clinicien au service des populations vulnérables de Calgary
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Full text linkWhat is the Role of Trust in Peer Support Schemes for Underrepresented Students?
Full text linkThe purpose of this study was to explore how peer support schemes can be used to facilitate meaningful relationships and a sense of belonging for underrepresented students. Using three case studies, the study explored and compared peer support leaders’ narratives about their experiences at three universities: one in the United Kingdom (UK), one in the United States (USA), and the other in Singapore. One-to-one interviews and focus groups were completed with 25 students (15 in the UK, four in the USA, and six in Singapore) to explore their perceptions and experiences of being a peer support lead within their institution. These three case studies (one at each institution) explore the multifaceted concept of belonging in order to identify the relative influences of social connection, shared culture/experiences and interpersonal trust. The results demonstrated that the students were aware of the challenges faced by underrepresented students and how peer support schemes can facilitate belonging. Whilst the three settings are diverse, the findings demonstrate that supporting learning transitions and the navigation of liminal spaces through peer support can encourage trust, belonging, and student success. We propose a conceptual model for considering how social connection, shared culture/experiences, and interpersonal trust can contribute to the central goal of belonging. This conceptual model can be used as a resource to support consideration of peer support schemes for underrepresented students that can be developed to support student belonging
Lakes of the Anthropocene: Reflections on Tracking Ecosystem Change in the Arctic, by John P. Smol
Full text linkLe rôle des conseils d’administration dans la production de recherche universitaire au Canada : Une étude exploratoire
Full text linkHigher education systems are at the core of knowledge societies’ scientific production. In most countries, research universities account for an important proportion of research funding and publications. Although several studies have examined the governance of these institutions, few studies have focused on the role of university boards. The objective of this article is to explore boards’ roles in supporting the research mission of large research universities in Canada. The exploratory qualitative study is based on semi-structured interviews with board members of seven universities in five provinces. Continuous thematization suggests that boards of trustees contribute to an organizational environment favorable to research, put research at the top of universities’ strategic issues, controlling institutions’ financial management and, in the case of external members, link the academic community to society.Les systèmes d’enseignement supérieur sont au cœur des sociétés du savoir et de la production scientifique. Dans la plupart des pays, les grandes universités de recherche comptent pour une partie importante du financement de recherche et des publications. Si plusieurs études ont examiné la gouvernance de ces établissements, peu d’écrits se sont penchés sur le rôle des conseils d’administration dans ces établissements. L’objectif de cet article est donc d’explorer le rôle des conseils d’administration dans le soutien à la mission de recherche des grandes universités de recherche au Canada. L’étude qualitative exploratoire s’appuie sur des entretiens semi-structurés avec les membres du conseil d’administration de sept universités dans cinq provinces. La thématisation en continu suggère que les conseils d’administration contribuent à un environnement organisationnel favorable à la recherche, placent la recherche au cœur des enjeux stratégiques de l’université, assurent le contrôle de la gestion financière de l’établissement et, dans le cas des membres externes, lient la communauté universitaire à la société.
Tariffs, the Executive Branch and Recent Developments in U.S. Trade Policy
Full text linkThis policy brief explains recent developments in U.S. trade policy and the legal authority on which Trump is relying to pursue his foreign policy goals. It starts by reviewing the basics of trade policy making in the United States, including the clear mandate in the U.S. Constitution for Congress to have exclusive power to regulate trade. It examines why Congress delegated some of this authority to the president and explores the key tariff authorities currently being used or considered and which set of tariffs will impact Canada. It will also look at what options are available to U.S. trading partners as they manage a highly protectionist U.S. market
