Rishi Bansal

Contributor

Rishi Bansal is a medical student at McMaster University, co-founder of the storytelling initiative Faces of COVID, and a deputy editor at Healthy Debate. He is interested in health systems leadership, advocacy, and innovation.

21 Contributions
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Canadian medical students are embracing advocacy

The face of advocacy is changing as medical students realize they have both the power and responsibility to advocate for change within their institutions and communities.
by Rishi Bansal Arjun Pandey Zuhayr Yakub Connie Li Natasha Bauer-Maison

Medical students join urgent calls for paid sick leave

Continued government inaction will only prolong the pandemic, resulting in longer shutdowns, further long-term economic damage and, ultimately, more preventable deaths.
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Anika A – Registered Nurse
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Lakshman Swamy – Intensivist
by Rishi Bansal Arnav Agarwal Seema Marwaha

Bearing witness to the lived experiences of the pandemic’s essential workers

Storytelling is a powerful act. The onset of the pandemic last March led to an outpouring of memories from the 2003 Toronto SARS epidemic, inspiring the launch of our own story telling series, Faces of COVID.
by Rishi Bansal Rishad Khan Michael Scaffidi Nikko Gimpaya Samir C. Grover

We must address conflicts of interest to protect our integrity
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Hennie – Public Health Nurse
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Eram – RN
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Sayed – MD
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Chris – Paramedic
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Rania – RN
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Jerry – RN
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Kitty – Food Bank Manager
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Paul – MD
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Shannon – PSW
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Sumedha – Resident
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Rohit-MD
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Kaylynn – resident
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Lakshman – ICU MD

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