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A letter to my younger colleagues

“A letter to my younger colleagues” is a series of essays written by selected senior Canadian paediatricians, who were named as outstanding mentors by a prominent group of their younger peers. We hope you enjoy and treasure the rich pearls of wisdom that each author offers, based on a lifetime of professional practice and personal reflections.

The essays will be posted on the CPS web site in the language of submission.

• Wisdom: What is it? by James C Haworth MD FRCPC FRCP(Lond) (pdf format) Paediatr Child Health 2012;17(4):179-80

• Over the years, I hope I’ve learned a few things to pass along! by Judith G Hall OC, MD
  (pdf format) Paediatr Child Health 2011;16(7):387-8

• Unsolicited advice for newly minted paediatricians, par Richard Hamilton CM, MD, FRCPC (format pdf) Paediatr Child Health 2011;16(6):331-2

• Reflection of a career in paediatrics: A calling becomes a fulfilling profession by Alice M Chan-Yip CM, MDCM, FRCPC, FAAP(pdf format) Paediatr Child Health 2011;16(3):139-40

• Pearls by Elizabeth S Hillman MD, FRCP, FAAP, LLD, OC (pdf format) Paediatr Child Health 2011;16(2):73-4
  

• Reflections of a slow learner by Richard B Goldbloom OC, MD, FRCPC (pdf format) Paediatr Child Health 2010;15(10):641-2
  

• Study yourself too by Ronald Gold MD, MPH (pdf format) Paediatr Child Health 2010;15(9):567-8
  

• Why perform a history and physical examination when we have magnetic resonance imaging? by Robert HA Haslam MD  (pdf format) Paediatr Child Health 2010;15(8):495-6

• Looking back, looking forward by Roger S Tonkin MDCM, FRCPC, OBC 
  (pdf format) Paediatr Child Health 2010; 15(7):404
  
  
• Above all, follow your dreams by John Godel MD FRCPC
  (pdf format) Paediatr Child Health 2010; 15(6):345-6
  
  
• How does one manage to have a good job, balanced life and enjoy their work?
  by A Rick Cooper MD FRCPC (pdf format) Paediatr Child Health 2010; 15(5):253-4
  
  
• Advice for residents in paediatrics who have completed training and are starting
  their first real job by Peter Camfield MD FRCPC and Carol Camfield MD FRCPC
  (pdf format) Paediatr Child Health 2010;15(4):193-4
  
  
• Congratulations on passing your specialty examinations by Joe Clarke, MD, PhD, FRCPC
  (pdf format) Paediatr Child Health 2010;15(3):137-8
  
  
• What I say to medical students and paediatric residents by Claude C. Roy, MD FRCPC
  (pdf format) Paediatr Child Health 2010;15(2):63-4  
  
  
• Listen to your drummer by Bryce Larke, MD, CM, DCISc, FAAP
  (pdf format) Paediatr Child Health 2010;15(1):7-8     
  
  

Posted: March 2012