An Interview with Alika Lafontaine
In his interview Dr. Alika Lafontaine makes wide ranging comments on his educational experiences and practice as a physician. He talks about being labeled with a learning disability, his subsequent home schooling, his undergraduate days in the Faculty of Science at the University of Regina and his medical training at the University of Saskatchewan. He discusses his role models, how his Métis heritage influences his practice as a physician and comments on winning the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's annual "Canada's Next Great Prime Minister" contest in 2008.
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Video 1: Introduction |
Video 2: What was a home schooling experience like? |
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Video 3: What subject areas did you like? |
Video 4: When did you decide to |
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Video 5: How did you go about becoming a physician? |
Video 6: How has your experience |
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Video 7: What are the essential math skills for a physician? |
Video 8: How does your heritage |
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Video 9: What do you see as health issues facing the Aboriginal community? |
Video 10: Talk about your experience |
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Video 11: What interests you in federal politics? |
Video 12: How do you account for |
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Video 13: What are some of the things you enjoy doing in your spare time? |
Video 14: Describe a day in the life |
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Video 15: Who were and are your role models? |
Video 16: What advice would you |
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