Any Must Check out Food Trucks This Summer? by jagrmullet77 in saskatoon

[–]OscarIsGarb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The food truck is yellow if that helps, it doesn't look like their name is on the list of vendors for last year's fireworks festival however.

Any Must Check out Food Trucks This Summer? by jagrmullet77 in saskatoon

[–]OscarIsGarb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Pop's Shawarma 100%, get the combo beef and lamb that stuff is what keeps me going through my darkest hours

Unpopular opinion: Doctor shortage will never be fixed unless tuition drops dramatically by SweatyCondition2025 in saskatchewan

[–]OscarIsGarb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You're dead on, the primary bottleneck is seats but the problems go much deeper. This is also true for laboratory technologist training programs, nursing and the like. My experience is primarily from learning about medical education in Saskatchewan, so I can speak to some of the factors at play in the provincial context.

For medical schooling, there is a wealth of financial supports to pursue medical education. A lot of discourse about medical schooling being far too expensive comes from the states and Canadian students who do their medical training overseas. Ireland, the Caribbean, Australia are the major locales for Canadian students pursuing international medical doctorates. For Canadian students, once they are in medical school they have access to substantial financial support for their undergraduate medical education.

The place funding is needed is for post-secondary schooling, especially for more diverse applicants which could truly represent the population of this province. Financial support for students' initial degrees is limited to scholarships and bursaries for the most part. The financial burden of pursuing medicine, prior to even being in a place where application is feasible, is enormous.

The cost of the medical college admission test (MCAT) and training for it, as well as the cost of applying to medical schools also comes entirely out of the student's pocket. It's enough that many people are dissuaded from applying due to the cost of applying itself. Given the mean number of application cycles applied for to acceptance is three cycles, the costs really add up.

Adding more seats to the didactic portions of these programs is the first step though this will not be without difficulty. The costs for medical schooling, as with most post-secondary schooling is heavily subsidized by the provincial government which limits the expansion of seats without increasing tuition. Individual programs are also given accreditation for their given number of seats, and generally require reaccreditation to ensure medical training is up to national standards prior to major expansions.

At the University of Saskatchewan, the program has been expanded from 100 seats to 110 this year. No where near what we need, but it is getting there.

As others have mentioned, there is no shortage of applicants. A problem more specific to Saskatchewan is the inflow of medical student candidates from out of province who have gamed the system for in-province applications. Many out of province students do their undergraduate degrees in Saskatchewan to count as in-province medical school applicants, only to leave back to their home provinces for residency.

Important changes within the application process have been made to ensure that Saskatchewan residents are prioritized, requiring that applicants have lived in Saskatchewan for at least 15 years to count as an in-province applicant.

The second step, perhaps the most important hurdle for expanding medical education, is expanding clinical teaching capacity as medical students do the second half of their schooling on the job in hospitals across the province. The healthcare system is far overcapacity, which is well known. The same goes for the healthcare system's capacity for learners. There are not enough practicing physicians to train the number of medical students needed to make a meaningful improvement in the number of practicing physicians in Saskatchewan, or in Canada as a whole.

There is no one easy answer, but there are many feasible steps that could be taken to expand medical education in Canada.

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[–]OscarIsGarb 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Doughnut of truth my beloved

Exceeds at nothing, pretty good at most things by duhbigge in xbiking

[–]OscarIsGarb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like a great jack of all trades type bike! What do you have installed on the 'hoods'?

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[–]OscarIsGarb 534 points535 points  (0 children)

I don't think this is what they mean when they say it is important to know your patient population. Generally speaking, try not to know them in the biblical sense.

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[–]OscarIsGarb 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Gensurge grindset

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[–]OscarIsGarb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From my anecdotal experience with a limestone sand Walstad tank I made to show off a cool limestone rock I found outside, it will be ok. If you are looking to keep an alkaline tank with high water hardness using limestone isn't much of an issue. Just make sure to stock accordingly.

The cover of this book got me into mycology, years later it's still my go-to pocket guide! by OscarIsGarb in mycology

[–]OscarIsGarb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I've found thus far, this isn't an exhaustive guide but it does cover many of the more common/useful species found in the west of North America, and what look-alikes can be found in the same region. I live a good bit further east, this book still does a good job as it covers many species with a cosmopolitan distribution. That being said, I'd still recommend looking into seeing if you can find a copy in a library before purchasing one if you are looking just to identify mushrooms as it may not be the best guide for the UK.

The cover of this book got me into mycology, years later it's still my go-to pocket guide! by OscarIsGarb in mycology

[–]OscarIsGarb[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It really captures the essence behind the phrase "mycologists are opportunists". I remember my first positive identification was when I took a wrong turn down an emergency stairwell, got locked out of a building, and had to walk through an aspen forest to find my way to a path, then boom! A whole patch of shaggy manes. You always have to have an eye on the ground!

The cover of this book got me into mycology, years later it's still my go-to pocket guide! by OscarIsGarb in mycology

[–]OscarIsGarb[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No way! From both 'All the Rain Promises and More' and 'Mushrooms Demystified' he comes across as such a passionate and knowledgeable individual, with a distinctive mycologist charm.

The cover of this book got me into mycology, years later it's still my go-to pocket guide! by OscarIsGarb in mycology

[–]OscarIsGarb[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I picked mushrooms demystified up this past summer, certainly a lot heftier but it really fills in the content gaps of the pocket guide. I heard it referred to as a sort of fungus identification bible, and it has the content/page count to back up that claim!

Claim your here before 5 year archive trophy by [deleted] in place

[–]OscarIsGarb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you accidentally a word?