“I am not a recent graduate, Shyla. Not anymore,” I answered to my friend. This is the confession that made me realize that I have been actively searching for a job for the past twelve months. My friend Shyla was talking over the phone. It was after several failed attempts to reach me through my […]
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Background: Patient access schemes are innovative pricing agreements proposed by pharmaceutical companies to improve cost-effectiveness and enable patients to gain access to high cost drugs and treatments[1]. Other than pricing, patient access schemes can look into addressing other gaps in healthcare service delivery that are hindrances for patients in receiving the care they need. Some
I recently began my clinical rounds as part of my school curriculum. It has been an enlightening experience thus far. Throughout the past few weeks, I have interacted with patients in the endocrinology ward; a majority of whom were diabetic (A telltale sign of the frequency of diabetes diagnosis). A few patient interactions struck a
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