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In this narrative, Dr. Carrie Bernard realises that, despite many obstacles including stigma, disclosing her mental illness was ultimately the best decision for her. Dr. Bernard is a family doctor in Brampton, Ontario, assistant clinical professor

In this narrative, Dr. Iris Gorfinkel grapples with the emotions behind the difficult message she has to deliver to her patient — a message she knows will not be well received. Dr. Gorfinkel is a general practitioner, and a principal investigator

In this narrative, Dr. Arjun Sharma finds his preconceived notions of opioid addiction get challenged as he spends some time in Vancouver. Dr. Sharma is a first-year resident in internal medicine at the University of Toronto. He wrote a Humanities

In this narrative, Dr. Calvin Santiago, who was a medical student at Queen’s University at the time, describes an encounter with a patient who was at peace with stopping his treatment. The essay won the 2017 Undergraduate Narrative Award for

In this narrative, Dr. Sumedha Arya reflects back on a time while she was in medical school when her body felt foreign. Dr. Arya is an internal medicine resident at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario. She wrote a Humanities Encounters

In this narrative, Kacper Niburski remembers when, for a short while, his father was unrecognizable to him. Mr. Niburski is a medical student at McGill University in Montréal, Québec, and editor of the CMAJ student humanities blog. He wrote a

In this narrative, Ms. Shannon Cushman shares the emotional journey of watching her daughter be diagnosed with Crohn disease, an illness she was all too familiar with. Shannon Cushman is a mom and finance professional who lives in Strathroy, Ontario

In this narrative, Dr. Paul Moorehead reflects on a young patient’s wise words to him. The story is true. Dr. Moorehead is a pediatric hematologist oncologist at Janeway Children’s Health and Rehabilitation Centre in St. John’s, Newfoundland. He

In this narrative, Dr. Brett Schrewe describes how a family tragedy put the doctor side of him at odds with the son side. Dr. Schrewe is a pediatrician in Vancouver and clinical assistant professor at the University of British Columbia. He wrote a

In this fictional narrative, Dr. Carolyne Montgomery explores what happens when, as a doctor, your patients are also your friends...and your friends are patients, but not yours. Dr. Montgomery is a recently retired Pediatric Anesthesiologist and a