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Specialty Café

Are you a medical student or resident choosing your path in healthcare? Grab a coffee and settle in… this café is for you! Our hosts (med students & residents) chat with Royal College specialists and residents about their day to day lives, the reasons behind their specialty choices, the joys, the challenges, and more!  Although conversations are full of specialty insights, you’ll gain invaluable life advice about being a fulfilled and excellent clinician (and human being). 

Feedspot has voted Specialty Café as one of the 10 Best Canadian Medical Podcasts. 

The Royal College produces a uniquely French version of this podcast - Café des spécialités: https://cafedesspecialites.libsyn.com/.

Season 7 coming this fall (2024)! 

Dec 23, 2022

A joyous overview of Neuropathology awaits you!

Ever since she was six years old, Laura Schmitt, MD, FRCPC, knew she wanted to go into medicine, work on the brain, and cure epilepsy (for dogs & humans!).

Join host Cameron Wong as he delves into this huge field of medicine with Dr. Schmitt. You’ll learn why...


Dec 9, 2022

Can you see yourself in a field where it’s truly possible to cure your patients? Are you aware of the amazing opportunities available in this niche specialty called Medical Microbiology?
 
Tony Mazzulli, MD, FRCPC debunks a few myths about this every-changing field… namely about being locked in a lab staring down a...


Nov 25, 2022

Let’s debunk a few misconceptions about General Pathology – starting with specialists in this field are introverts. It’s just not true!

Join host Cameron Wong (btw – he’s a new host to the show, and this is his first ep!), as he sits down with Deepti Ravi, MD, FRCPC to delve into this enormous specialty and...


Nov 12, 2022

Our guests today are quite simply passionate not only about being physicians, but about making sure patients live their best life. If you’re looking for a specialty that incorporates medical and surgical management of skin diseases and concerns, and has vast career opportunities, well… listen on!

Join host Emily Wu...


Oct 21, 2022

What distinguishes Radiation Oncology from Medical Oncology? Do you need to be at the top of your class in physics to enter a residency in Radiation Oncology? Are there surgical aspects to this specialty? Is it possible to have a good life/work integration if you pursue this path?

Join host Andrew Pauls as he gets the...