The Canadian Medical Association detailed the country's physician shortage in a May statement, noting that Statistics Canada, the nation's statistical office, reported in 2019 that approximately 4.6 million Canadians did not have regular access to a primary care provider. Since that statement, a report on the Canadian Health Workforce Network ...

“Can medical school be taught online?” In 2002, when Oceania University of Medicine (OUM) was founded, many members of the medical community said no. In truth, the answer is "Yes" for the first half (Basic Sciences) of the degree program and "Absolutely not" for the second half. “Clinical training during ...

All medical schools have Journal Club. Why? “Students must begin learning how to read and assess journal articles in order to ultimately provide better patient care,” says Ahmed Muhsin, MBChB, MPH, Director of Research at OUM and facilitator of its weekly Journal Club. “Reading journal articles should be a part ...