Howard Brian Goldman (born 1956) is a

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, author, public speaker, and

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Education and career

He completed his undergraduate medical education at the

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in 1980. In July 1980, he began

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. On 15 January 1982, Goldman obtained his Independent Practice Certificate from the

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. He received his certification in family medicine from the

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(CFPC) in July 1984, followed by a certificate of advanced competency in

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from the CFPC in November 1985. He practices in the Schwartz Reisman Emergency Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital in

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, Canada. Goldman has been a regular medical columnist on

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since 1999. Goldman was also awarded fellowship in the CFPC, thereby entitled to display the "FCPF" special designation, in addition to his current membership certification in both family medicine and emergency medicine domains, "MCFP (EM)".

Broadcasting

He also hosts an award-winning current affairs radio series, '' White Coat, Black Art'', on CBC Radio One about the culture of modern medicine and various aspects of the Canadian

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and is the house Doctor for the ''Afternoon Edition'' on CBC Radio One in Saskatchewan. In addition to the series'

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copy of their content, Dr. Goldman has a concurrent original podcast, ''The Dose'', which has a similar medical theme.

Author

In 2010, his first book, ''The Night Shift: Real Life in the Heart of the ER'', was published by

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. ''The Night Shift'' is a book on his experiences working the night shift as an emergency physician. His second book, ''The Secret Language of Doctors'' is about slang or argot terms used by doctors, nurses, and other health professionals to talk about patients, unpleasant clinical situations, as well as colleagues.The Toronto Star, "Dr. Brian Goldman shares physician slang in new book", Richard Ouzounian, Life, Tues., April 22, 2014 His third book is ''The Power of Kindness'', 2018, at HarperCollins Canada. His fourth book is ''The Power of Teamwork'', 2022, at HarperCollins Canada.

Film

Goldman had a small and uncredited role in the 1971 hit

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References

External links

CBC Radio's White Coat, Black Art

CBC's podcast, ''The Dose''

''Goldman is probably Canada's best known broadcast journalist on health issues, and a recognized authority in his own right on emergency medicine and pain management.'' Conference at Hull, QC, 2000/08/14 on APPLICATIONS FOR LICENCES TO OPERATE NEW PAY AND SPECIALTY SERVICES FOR DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION – DEMANDES DE LICENCES VISANT LA DISTRIBUTION NUMÉRIQUE DE NOUVEAUX SERVICES DE TÉLÉVISION SPÉCIALISÉE ET PAYANTE, continuing: Speech of Goldman (no. 132ff.) {{DEFAULTSORT:Goldman, Brian 20th-century Canadian physicians 21st-century Canadian physicians Living people Canadian talk radio hosts Jewish Canadian writers Jewish physicians Physicians from Ontario University of Toronto alumni Writers from Toronto Canadian emergency physicians 1956 births CBC Radio hosts