A Presidential Journey
Jen Boyter
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
New Leadership Program for Residents
Doctors Nova Scotia welcomes Dal alumna Dr. Leisha Hawker as new president
Dr. Leisha Hawker (MD’11) of Halifax, N.S., was installed as Doctors Nova Scotia’s President during the association’s virtual annual conference earlier this month (June 2022). “I am passionate about health equity and improving the health-care system and the physician environment in Nova Scotia,” said Dr. Hawker.
Canadian ERs face record wait times, closures amid labour shortages and resurgence of viruses
Emergency rooms are stretched beyond capacity, with some forced to close, as a result of problems that include a major shortage of health care staff, a resurgence of viruses and a lack of available beds in hospitals and long-term care.
Maritime Melanoma Rates
Global’s Eilish Bonang sits down with general practitioner, Dr. Yinka Akin-Deko, to talk about the high rates of Melanoma diagnosis in the Maritimes and her focus on educating and supporting those in the Black community about the risks associated with the skin cancer.
Doctors Nova Scotia to expand upon physician’s mentorship program
After seeing the success of one physician’s initiative to mentor international doctors who come to Nova Scotia, Doctors Nova Scotia is working to develop its own initiative. Dr. Emmanuel Ajuwon has taken the lead to help recruits get settled in because he knows there can be many adjustments, both personally and professionally, when relocating to another continent.