Rebekah Sibbald

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Rebekah Sibbald is a medical student at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University. Before medical school, she worked in banking to support financial crime prevention, agile project management and retail employee professional development.

3 Contributions

Jan 22, 2023

by Rod Parsa Rebekah Sibbald

The case for mature medical students

Many professional programs in Canada have long touted values that promote diversity of experience. But when it comes to medical schools - little consideration is made for older, more experienced candidates.

Jan 4, 2023

by Rebekah Sibbald Larry W. Chambers

The key to living longer and better? Dying at home

Despite our preferences, most Canadians do not have the privilege of dying at home. Although it is not possible to guarantee a good death, it is possible to reduce your risk of a bad death by thinking and talking about end-of-life.

Oct 29, 2022

by Larry W. Chambers Rebekah Sibbald

The ABCs of combating ageism

We all need to rethink aging. Not only do our beliefs about aging play an essential role in the aging process, but changing these beliefs is not as hard as we might think.