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High marks alone don’t make a great doctor

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“In addition to providing prospective doctors with the highest level of medical expertise, we also need to develop their skills in communication, collaboration, and health advocacy, to name a few of the attributes that are not reflected in grade point averages (GPAs) or Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores, but make for great physicians,” writes Teresa Chan, Dean of the Medical School at Toronto Metropolitan University. Teresa Chan is the founding dean of the School of Medicine and vice president Medical Affairs at Toronto Metropolitan University. When the recent media coverage questioning the admission criteria for Toronto Metropolitan University’s new school of medicine emerged, I was hosting an international conference on how to identify, foster and retain talent in the medical profession. Why is this such an important question? Around the world, doctors are walking away from the profession in large numbers to work in startups, to study law, and to explore many other career

Home Opinion Contributors There is no doubt, schools of medicine need to do a better job at selecting prospective doctors if we are going to meet the health care needs of the public. The need for committed, community-oriented family practitioners is top of mind for Ontarians. "/> “In addition to providing prospective doctors with the highest level of medical expertise, we also need to develop their skills in communication, collaboration, and health advocacy, to name a few of the attributes that are not reflected in grade point averages (GPAs) or Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scor

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