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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/. 
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Family Medicine

Jan 13, 2023

(Family Medicine is a specialty of the College of Family Physicians of Canada)

Humanity - emotional beings - connection with patients – beauty in medicine - trust. Do these words, on their own, resonate with you? Listen on to this inspiring episode. Family Medicine might just be for you.

Stephanie Smith, MD, CCFP shares her undeniable love of being a Family Physician in the Canadian Armed Forces. She takes host Emily Wu through a myriad of global experiences that continually validate why she is a doctor. A couple of deployments in Afghanistan have strongly impacted the type of doctor she is today.

Dr. Smith delves into the abundance of career opportunities available in this diverse field, both in the military and civilian environments. She shares insight into what her training looked like through the Military Medical Training Plan, and tips on how to choose a Family Medicine program to ensure a good fit.

A bonus: Dr. Smith imparts words of wisdom on how to not just survive your journey in health care, but indeed how to thrive!