http://www.cma.ca/multimedia/CMA/Content_Images/Inside_cma/CMA_Bulletin/2009/
bulletinmay12_en.pdf

Examples:

“Beyond the walls of the classroom: Opportunities for personal development through formalized mentorship of medical students.”
Aaron Knox, Nawaaz Nathoo, Madhav Sarda, Medical Students Association, University of Alberta. Their goal was to help reduce student stress and anxiety by creating a mentorship program.
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Planting a seed. Nicole E. Cardinal, Terri Aldred, University of Manitoba. Their goal was to create a workbook promoting health careers and post-secondary education to Aboriginal children.

It all looks so innocent. Helping First Nations youth with career goals. Next step? That’s already in the strategic planning document but we’re not going to know until everyone is well and thoroughly bought.

To some degree I agree with Dr. Lexchin, but it doesn’t make it any easier to know that physicians current and upcoming rationalize these things. And they do. When you confront or even mildly ask them about it, they are insulted. Part of physician education is this god thing. They might acknowledge a medical error, but ethical? Never. A physician is a better person. They’re like priests.

As for me, I’m keeping a list of names. I’ll look into criteria for their inclusion in the CSPINET (lack of) integrity database.

I’m vindictive that way.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/medical-association-takes-heat-for-pfizer-funding/article1386224/