The pandemic has disrupted life in many ways for Canadians, but it has also interrupted learning for a group dedicated to the country’s health-care system: medical students and residents.
Some residents who finished medical school during the pandemic say COVID-19 restrictions and public health measures have impacted how and what they are learning. And this could ultimately impact patient care.
Dr. Charlotte McEwen of Thunder Bay, Ont., was a registered nurse for two years before she enrolled in medical school. She said she felt a calling to be a surgeon. Half of her three-year medical program at McMaster University took place during COVID-19.
She and her
