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We’re in the second wave of the pandemic and in

This week, the City Council of Vancouver voted to

$See the two beams of light flanking the sun? They’re called ‘sun dogs’ aka vertical rainbows. It’s my first time seeing them. They’re formed by the refraction and scattering of light from ice crystals. Thank you #yellowknife$

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Sarah Fraser @sarahfrasermd·

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This would never happen in any major Canadian city. Why is it still acceptable that some First Nations communities in Canada do not have access to clean drinking water?

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawa-admits-it-will-miss-target-to-provide-clean-drinking-water-in/

#boilnomore

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28 Nov

Apparently docs shouldn't cry? Thanks @skhughesmd for bringing this ridiculousness to my attention.

Kathleen Hughes, MD@SKHughesMD

Family medicine #carms letters will now be according to a rubric. There is a question about if tearfulness has been observed, and lumps it with anger and defensiveness. Being a medical learner is very hard, and this attitude contributes to the toxic culture of #MedEd.

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28 Nov

#Sexism in medicine is alive and well.

NEJM@NEJM

In a study of U.S. medical school graduates, 1979–2013, women were less likely than men to be promoted from assistant to associate professor and from associate to full and less likely to be appointed department chair. The sex differences have not diminished over time.

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26 Nov

"[Vaccine hesitancy]...is certainly going to be a major, major public health challenge over the coming year" says @AengusBridgman of the @mediaecosystem

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/covid-19-vaccine-safety-1.5813484 #CBC

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