Faculty profile
Lester Liao
Back to facultyAssistant ProfessorDepartment of PaediatricsUniversity of Toronto
Research
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Latest papers
Pandemic and the Art of Dying Well.
Southern medical journal · 2022 · first author
The physician as person: The missing foundation in the CanMEDS roles.
Canadian medical education journal · 2020 · first author
2 publications.
01
Pandemic and the Art of Dying Well.
Liao L, Dugdale LS
Southern medical journal2022First author
02
The physician as person: The missing foundation in the CanMEDS roles.
Liao L
Canadian medical education journal2020First author
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