Physician Humanism in CanMEDS 2025

Heather M Waters; Anna Oswald; Evelyn Constantin; Brent Thoma; J Damon  Dagnone

doi:10.36834/cmej.75536

Physician Humanism in CanMEDS 2025

Authors

Heather M Waters McMaster University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9123-5010
Anna Oswald University of Alberta https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3510-4294
Evelyn Constantin McGill University
Brent Thoma University of Saskatchewan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1124-5786
J Damon Dagnone Queen's University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6963-7948

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.75536

Author Biographies

Heather M Waters , McMaster University

Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University

Anna Oswald, University of Alberta

Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta and Clinician Educator, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

Evelyn Constantin , McGill University

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University

J Damon Dagnone , Queen's University

Associate Professor & Medical Education Fellowship Program Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Queen’s University

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Waters HM, Oswald A, Constantin E, Thoma B, Dagnone JD. Physician Humanism in CanMEDS 2025. Can. Med. Ed. J [Internet]. 2023 Mar. 21 [cited 2024 Dec. 18];14(1):13-7. Available from: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/75536

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Vol. 14 No. 1: CanMEDS 2025 Special Issue

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Emerging Concepts

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