Contents
EDITORIAL
Change and continuity
Abraham (Rami) Rudnick, MD, PhD
This issue of the CJPL includes a special section dedicated to Truth and Reconciliation in relation to the Canadian Medical Association’s recent apology to Indigenous people. This issue also includes a variety of articles, including a qualitative evaluation report on physician mentoring, another article in the health economics section series, and a memoir of physician leadership.
TRUTH & RECONCILIATION
Reconciliation in health care
Colleen Galasso
As Canada commemorated the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on 30 September, the medical community took a moment to reflect on its vital role in advancing reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. This year was particularly significant, as the Canadian Medical Association delivered a heartfelt formal apology on 18 September 2024.
TRUTH & RECONCILIATION
Reflections on leadership and the CMA Apology to Indigenous Peoples of Canada
Constance LeBlanc, MD
On 18 September, I was privileged to attend the Canadia Medical Association’s (CMA’s) Apology to Indigenous Peoples of Canada for things done to them and not done for them by the medical profession in Canada.
CSPL COACHES
VIEWPOINT
Leadership insights from Dr. Paul Hannam: a legacy of innovation, adaptability, and investment in people
Geoffrey Sem, MD
“If I can identify and nurture interests in the people around me… to see a person with potential really start to realize that, in an environment that I created, and they’re willing to take responsibility for it… that’s leadership essentially. They’re becoming a leader themselves.” — Dr. Paul Hannam, 2022.
HEALTH ECONOMICS
Maximizing success when it is the product of two things that go in opposite directions: the magic of elasticity
Jeffrey S. Hoch, PhD
Carolyn S. Dewa, MPH, PhD
In this third article in a series on health economics, we focus on maximizing outcomes when leaders must decide how to choose the right way to balance factors that are inversely related, like price and quantity. Building on the previous articles’ themes of efficiency and costs, this article focuses on a concept called elasticity and shows how it can provide leaders with intuition about whether they should scale down or rachet up their efforts. Knowledge of elasticity can help leaders successfully identify optimal courses of action.
CASE STUDY
Mentorship for clinical academic psychiatrists: a qualitative study of a pilot program
Mandy Esliger, MMed
Abraham Rudnick, MD, PhD
Introduction: Effective mentorship influences academic success, improves job and life satisfaction, and boosts faculty retention, productivity, and confidence. However, literature on mentorship for early career psychiatrists and how to effectively implement mentorship programs in academic medicine is limited. To better understand this subject, Dalhousie University’s Department of Psychiatry implemented and evaluated a pilot mentorship program.
BOOK REVIEW
Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides
Geoffrey L. Cohen
W.W. Norton, 2022
Reviewed by Johny Van Aerde, MD, PhD
Belonging matters throughout the lifespan, from cradle to grave. In Belonging, Geoffrey Cohen offers a sociopsychological perspective on something all of us struggle with at one time or another — whether we belong. Besides sharing plenty of good research studies and narratives, the book is also written very pragmatically; it’s full of suggestions and solutions.
