Simran Purewal

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Despite the challenges of performing research during COVID-19, researchers reported connecting on a more vulnerable level with their community partners, as they all attempted to get through the pandemic. (Shutterstock)

Preparing for the next health crisis: COVID‑19 showed the importance of community‑engaged research

Simran Purewal, Simon Fraser University and Julia Smith, Simon Fraser University

Community-engaged research was disrupted by COVID-19 restrictions, meaning researchers faced serious challenges when their results were most needed: during a public health crisis.
Long COVID patients face many barriers, the first of which is having their illness minimized or disregarded by others. (Freepik)

People with long COVID continue to experience medical gaslighting more than 3 years into the pandemic

Simran Purewal, Simon Fraser University; Kaylee Byers, Simon Fraser University; Kayli Jamieson, Simon Fraser University, and Neda Zolfaghari, Simon Fraser University

People with long COVID report that their symptoms are dismissed or not treated seriously by health-care providers. This medical gaslighting not only prevents treatment but can cause stigma and shame.
Le Canada connaît une pénurie de médecins. Voilà pourquoi le fait de rendre difficile la pratique des médecins formés à l'étranger est incompréhensible. Shutterstock

Pratiquer la médecine au Canada lorsque formé à l’étranger : un – incompréhensible – parcours du combattant

Simran Purewal, Simon Fraser University; Evelyn Encalada Grez, Simon Fraser University, and Paola Ardiles, Simon Fraser University

Le Canada met sur la touche des médecins qualifiés alors que de nombreux citoyens n’en ont pas. Voici ce que nous pouvons et devons faire pour améliorer l’intégration des médecins formés à l’étranger.
Canada has a shortage of doctors. That’s why making it difficult for internationally trained doctors to practise here is so mystifying. (Francisco Venancio, Unsplash)

Why is Canada snubbing internationally trained doctors during a health‑care crisis?

Simran Purewal, Simon Fraser University; Evelyn Encalada Grez, Simon Fraser University, and Paola Ardiles, Simon Fraser University

Canada is sidelining qualified doctors while many Canadians struggle to find health care. Here’s what we can and must do better for internationally trained physicians.

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