In this episode, Jacqueline Hong and Kuljeet Chohan interview Dr. Bilal Akil, an Emergency Physician, Trauma Team Leader, Medical Director, and Assistant Professor at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. Dr. Akil is also a co-founder of a CFMS partner, MCCQBank.

Dr. Akil shares a day in his life, reflects on the current state of emergency medicine, and discusses his perspective on the future of AI in the emergency department.

He also offers practical advice for medical students on making the most of their ED rotations, what defines a great emergency physician, and how to effectively prepare for the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination, a required step for all Canadian physicians.

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Produced by Ahad Daudi, Jacqueline Hong, Sarah Almasaad, and Kuljeet Chohan.

Music provided by https://freebeats.io (produced by White Hot).

Devina Ramesh from the CFMS Research in Medicine podcast interviews Dr. Mamatha Bhat, a hepatologist and clinician-scientist at UHN’s Ajmera Transplant Centre, and as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. 

Dr. Bhat is the recipient of numerous awards, such as the 2022 Early Career Researcher prize, the 2020 Polanyi Prize and the 2021 American Society of Transplantation Basic Science Career Development Award. Dr. Bhat is the head of the multi-disciplinary Bhat Liver Lab, with the goal of improving outcomes and clinical practice for patients following LT using ML tools.

In this episode, Kevin Won of the CFMS Research in Medicine podcast speaks with Dr. Jonathan Sherbino, emergency physician and Professor of Medicine at McMaster University. Dr. Sherbino discusses his passion for medical education research and his involvement in the MERIT program at McMaster as well as developing the 2015 CanMEDs framework. He also speaks on different types of education research that medical students may not be familiar with and other ways we can get involved, especially if we may not enjoy the traditional “methods” of research.

Welcome back! For this episode of the Who (Health) Cares CFMS Podcast Series, host Erin chats with Dr. Hema Gangam – the sole pediatric neurologist practicing in Windsor, Ontario. As its name suggests, pediatric neurology is a unique field where physicians diagnose and treat infants, children, and adolescents with a range of neurological conditions, including meningitis, encephalitis, hypoxic-ischemic injury, trauma, stroke, epilepsy and diseases impacting peripheral nerves and muscles. Also involved in medical education, Dr. Gangam is one of the clerkship leads in the Schulich School of Medicine. Join us as Dr. Gangam shares the marvels of pediatric neurology, insights into American and Canadian healthcare, as well as the importance of staying curious.

In today's episode, Zier Zhou of the CFMS Research in Medicine podcast interviews Dr. Blair Bigham, an award-winning journalist, scientist and physician. Dr. Bigham trained in emergency and critical care medicine at McMaster and Stanford Universities, and is currently an assistant professor in Clinical Public Health at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Bigham reflects on his early experiences in lifeguarding and paramedicine, which eventually led him to choose emergency medicine without hesitation. He offers some honest, practical advice to medical students on juggling various extracurricular projects. He further shares critical insights into his writing process as a health journalist, as well as his professional and personal experiences with life and death.

Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BlairBigham and check out his national bestseller, Death Interrupted: How Modern Medicine Is Complicating the Way We Die.

In today’s episode, Megan Lowe from the CFMS Research in Medicine podcast interviews Peter Zhang, a hospital pharmacist at Southlake Regional Health Centre, tech professional at an AI startup, and PhD student at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto. Peter completed a combined PharmD/MBA at the University of Toronto and is a guest lecturer on topics such as vaccine hesitancy, clinical microbiology, and management.

As a former Reach Alliance researcher at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, Peter studied polio elimination in India. An avid researcher and writer, his work has been featured in journals like BMJ Global Health and national outlets like the Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, and National Post.

In today's episode, Zier Zhou of the CFMS Research in Medicine podcast speaks with Dr. Hanneman, a cardiothoracic radiologist, clinician-scientist, and associate professor at the University of Toronto. 

Dr. Hanneman opens up about how staying curious and open-minded has helped her incredibly along her career. She talks about overcoming challenges while pursuing further training in the US, the ongoing impacts of AI on diagnostic imaging, and why radiologists should care about environmental sustainability. 

Follow her on Twitter @KateHanneman! And if you're a medical student in search of radiology resources, check out the Medical Student Network (MSN): https://car.ca/medical-student-network-msn/

Welcome back. For this episode of the Who (Health) Cares CFMS Podcast Series, host Erin gets to know Dr. Natalie Sirizzotti – a paediatrician working at the Windsor Regional Hospital in Windsor, Ontario. Dr. Sirizzotti attended medical school and completed her residency training at Western University's Schulich School of Medicine. She now engages in medical education and mentors students at Schulich.

Hey everyone! In this episode, host Rachel chats with Dr. David Conrad. He holds numerous roles in the medical community, including Hematopathology Division Head at the Izaak Walton Killam (IWK) Health and Associate Professorship at Dalhousie Medical School in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Dr. Conrad also serves as a hematopathologist at multiple institutions in Halifax and is the Immunology Section Head at Dalhousie University.

In this episode, Tania Kazi, a final year medical student at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, and Bethany Saunders, a Master’s student in Medical Science at the University of Calgary, share clinical insights and current research in Crohn’s disease. They outline the epidemiology, etiology, prognosis, clinical presentations, and management of Crohn’s disease, as well as research gaps and ongoing developments in the understanding of the disease. This seminar was part of the 2023-24 Collaboration of Practitioners and Researchers Seminar Series.