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Narratives from Medical Students

This section features top narratives about palliative care that were submitted to the CSPM through the Undergraduate Narrative Award for Palliative Medicine.

“Sometimes, often” by Simran Sandhu, Queen’s University – Winner
CMAJ January 09, 2023 195 (1) E17-E18; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.221421
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“Through My Eyes” by Kay Wu, McMaster University – Winner
CMAJ January 17, 2022 194 (2) E56; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.211724
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“Are we going to talk about it?” by Palika Kohli, Queen’s University – Winner
with poem “At home forever at home” by Cassia Tremblay, University of British Columbia – Honourable Mention
CMAJ December 14, 2020 192 (50) E1812-E1813; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.202273
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Narrative poem: “A life-saving change”, by Candace Nayman, University of Ottawa – Winner
with photograph “Connection – a medical learner perspective” by Hayeong Rho, University of Toronto – Honourable Mention
CMAJ 2020 February 10;192:E144. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.191435
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“Dear Mrs. P”, by Zoe Lau, Queen’s University – Winner
CMAJ February 11, 2019 191 (6) E168-E169; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.181235
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“Three”, by Calvin Santiago, Queen’s University – Winner
CMAJ May 13, 2019 191 (19) E537-E538; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.190091
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Two of the top 3 narratives were submitted to the Canadian Medical Association Journal, CMAJ. Thank you to the CMAJ for allowing us to share these.


Rendez-Vous, by Diana Kim, UBC – Honorable mention

CMAJ 2017 March 27;189:E470. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.161238
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Link to podcast: http://www.cmaj.ca/content/189/12/E470/suppl/DC1


The Expert, by Shannon Chun, Queen’s University – Honorable mention

Online August 8th. Print publication coming soon.
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Permission has not been obtained to publish or post the winning narrative from Jenny McCormack at UBC.