Thoughts From the Field

Life as an EM Physician

Not far from the Maddening Crowd

Virginia Robinson M.D., CCFP

I never expected to become an emergency physician. I always thought I would be a rural family doctor. And every once in a while I make an attempt to go back to family medicine, thinking it will reduce the stress in my life, but so far it hasn't stuck. Emergency medicine is my calling. And when I am doing it things feel right. How is it that I came to know that? How did I know that medicine, specifically emergency medicine, is where I am supposed to be? full text

Still Sane After 20 Years

Douglas Sinclair M.D., FRCPC

I do have a few thoughts on practicing Emergency Medicine, since I am now in my 20th year of practice and still relatively sane. I entered a family medicine residency at Dalhousie in 1980 after graduating from Uof T. My goal was to practice family medicine in a small town. During my residency, I found myself drawn to the emergency medicine aspect of family medicine, and I learned that I did not want to live in a small town. So I began a full time practice in EM in Halifax. After two years, I went back to Uof T and completed residency training in EM. full text