Medical, Education & Training
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Wellbeing Guard
Medicine in Wilderness by Iradj Maany
This book is the memoir of a young physician who is assigned to a remote village in Iran. With limited resources available to him he manages to do his best. He faces many adventures during his tenure. Understanding the culture of the indigenous...
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Politics, Personalities, and Persistence
One Hundred Years of Psychiatric Nursing Education in Manitoba by Beverley Clare Williams Hicks
Politics, Personalities, and Persistence tells the story of the evolution of registered psychiatric nursing in the province of Manitoba. This comprehensive account traces the distinct profession’s transition from the asylums of Manitoba, where...
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Academic Life As Seen By Others
by Charles Lekic
We all have a favourite teacher we remember fondly. That special teacher who brought their subject matter to life. The teacher who made sure we ‘got it’. The one who went out of their way to support their students and encourage their learning....
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Mohawks on the Nile
Journey of the Warrior Spirit by Joe Jacobs, M.D.
The inclusion of Mohawks and the Nile River in the same sentence seems a bit incongruous. American Indians in general and Mohawks in particular have remained relatively anonymous throughout contemporary American society. Joe Jacobs, whose mother...
