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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)! 

Jun 24, 2022

Let's continue to discover together! Hosts Andrew Pauls and Emily Wu join forces to reminisce about the past three seasons of Specialty Café, and share some highlights of what they’ve learned. Most importantly - they want to ensure they are providing medical students with truly valuable information about the day...


Jan 28, 2022

Does your confidence translate into courage? Do you have a sense of honesty, tolerance, and patience with a commitment to integrity? Join  Andrew Pauls as he asks Dr. Susan Brien, FRCSC to share her path to becoming a Neurosurgeon. Of course you'll learn about Neurosurgery and what a day in the life looks like. But just...


Jan 14, 2022

Emily Wu discovers the ins and outs of this 'under the radar' specialty called Vascular Surgery. Do you see yourself working in a life and limb saving specialty? Dr. Randolph Guzman, FRCSC and Dr. Rikesh Parekh (PGY5) dive into the technical and surgical aspects of their career. They share incredible moments...


Dec 17, 2021

Do you see yourself practicing in a specialty that involves cutting edge technology (think along the lines of robotics), with surgical and medical opportunities? Does a diverse patient population (infants, the elderly, opera singers, farmers etc..) appeal to you? Does the anatomy of the head and neck spike...


Dec 3, 2021

Anyone. Anytime. Anything. Anywhere. Can you live up to this motto? If yes - then Emergency Medicine just might be the right fit for you. Join Andrew Pauls as he chats with Dr. Kaif Pardhan, FRCPC and Dr. Andrew Chang, PGY2. Our guests provide first hand advice on what makes a good Emergency Medicine candidate with a...