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Burn your lips
No full textBurn your lips is an embroidery piece and soft sculpture based on the proverb, “Burn your lips on the hot milk, you’ll start blowing on water too.” It is a piece about processing trauma and grief, personal history, and redefining what is comfort
Self-Reported Comfort and Competencies for Pain Among Undergraduate Medical Students at Memorial University
No full textBackground: Pain is a unique, multifaceted and poorly understood topic. Research has found prevalent gaps in knowledge regarding pain management in medicine, partially stemming from inadequate coverage in undergraduate medical education. Pain in Memorial University’s curriculum has not been systematically explored and our study sought to examine medical students’ perceptions of pain-related curriculum. Methods: A previously created survey questionnaire for examining Canadian undergraduate medical student perspectives on pain was adapted for use at Memorial University. A web-based survey was administered between April – June 2020 to pre-clerkship and clerkship student cohorts using the Dillman Tailored Design Method. The questionnaire comprised a total of 25 items using Likert scale and visual analog scale (VAS) measures. Results: Forty-seven students (N=47) completed the survey. Respondents reported a median 4 (Interquartile range (IQR) = 6.5) total hours of pain instruction. Median perceived importance of pain management was 85 (IQR = 25.75) and 80 (IQR = 20.25) for pre-clerks and clerks respectively. Prioritization of pain in medical education, was a median 23.5 (IQR = 15) and 27.5 (IQR = 26) by clerk status, consistent with University of Alberta findings suggesting minimal recalled prioritization. Clerks indicated greater comfort with assessing pain (p=0.02), and managing adult pain (p=0.049), while all respondents lacked comfort managing children’s pain (VAS<50mm). Discussion: Undergraduate medical students at Memorial University view pain management as a significant, yet obscured topic in their medical education. While clerks indicated a greater comfort level, a consensus noted a lack of designated hours towards pain
Rheumatology, collaboration, and modern-day research: An interview with Dr. Proton Rahman
No full textAn interview with Dr. Proton Rahman, a rheumatologist, genetic epidemiologist, and professor at Memorial University. Dr. Rahman has been working in the province for the past 24 years and in addition to his clinical work, has done an extensive amount of research with an interest in the genetics of spondyloarthropathies. He has received numerous awards in the field, including the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA) Young Investigator and CRA Distinguished Investigator awards. In addition to this, Dr. Rahman has made significant contributions in the development of the Newfoundland Genealogy Database (providing extended pedigree information for over 550,000 Newfoundlanders) and has led a COVID-19 pandemic analytics team for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. In this interview Dr. Rahman discusses his background, the clinician-scientist balance, and tips for learners interested in a career in research
