Dr Semkuley offers advice to members just starting their career. Dr Myron Semkuley – one of the first six residency eligible candidates to sit the Certification Examination in Family Medicine.
How do you understand family medicine as a discipline?
Dr Semkuley reflects on the nature of family practice and the direction it seems to be moving. He also talks about his work overseas. Dr Myron Semkuley – one of the first six residency eligible candidates to sit the Certification Examination in Family Medicine.
Global health becomes an interest
Dr Semkuley describes his entry into overseas work in Burma and Thailand. Dr Myron Semkuley – one of the first six residency eligible candidates to sit the Certification Examination in Family Medicine.
Describe your early career
Dr Semkuley outlines his first years in practice in Calgary following his certification. Dr Myron Semkuley – one of the first six residency eligible candidates to sit the Certification Examination in Family Medicine.
Did you consider a career in academic medicine?
Dr Semkuley describes how his overall career goals led him away from an academic career and toward other clinical interests. Dr Myron Semkuley – one of the first six residency eligible candidates to sit the Certification Examination in Family Medicine.
Why did you challenge the exam in 1969?
Dr Semkuley describes why he sat the exam in 1969 and what the experience was like. Dr Myron Semkuley – one of the first six residency eligible candidates to sit the Certification Examination in Family Medicine.
How did you prepare for practice?
Dr Semkuley describes his experience entering practice after just one year of rotating internship and what other training he did to feel competent. Dr Myron Semkuley – one of the first six residency eligible candidates to sit the Certification Examination in Family Medicine.
Why did you choose family medicine as a career?
Dr Semkuley describes what motivated him to choose family medicine as a career. Dr Myron Semkuley – one of the first six residency eligible candidates to sit the Certification Examination in Family Medicine.
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