There is quite an argument in the United Kingdom about the situation in the National Health Service (NHS) regarding pensions. I must declare that I contributed to the NHS defined benefit pension scheme throughout my medical career including the 19 … Continue reading
Centennial Hall & Science Building, Mount Allison University, 2018 It was a great pleasure to present a paper entitled “Vernacular Architecture and the Pursuit of Learning at Mount Allison University” at the 44th Annual Conference of the Society for … Continue reading
The Unit Assessment report of Memorial University’s Faculty of Medicine was completed on May 1st 2018 and released by the Faculty on July 16th 2018 (1). Dr Sandra LeFort’s report was generous in recognising some strengths in the environments … Continue reading
Once again I think there are questions to be asked about the openness and balance of statements from Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Faculty of Medicine. My post on February 1st 2018 made clear the reasons for my doubts about the … Continue reading
Veterinary Education Symposium workshop: Bristol, 2014 Using the arts and humanities in veterinary education. I would have been delighted to visit the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, and to participate in the Veterinary Education Symposium 2018 … Continue reading
Recently there was an article published on the blog of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) from Memorial University’s Faculty of Medicine. I think the article was less than open and it lacked balance in its propaganda about the … Continue reading
It is disappointing to see even limited medical support for legislation for putative public health benefits. There is an impression that some doctors are too keen to resort to legislation to enforce their views on the public when it is … Continue reading
I have had several productive visits to the Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University and to Mount Allison University in 2016 and 2017. The Maclean’s university rankings for 2018 were announced during my recent visit in October and I could fully … Continue reading
Background I have recently returned from a visit to the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University, Newfoundland. One of the purposes of the visit was to follow up the audit projects on (a) social accountability and (b) student engagement. In … Continue reading
Background: Student engagement in the medical school has the aims of improving the curriculum, the learning environments, students’ motivation and their active citizenship (Hardy, 2009; Zepke & Leach, 2010). The process of auditing activities … Continue reading