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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)! 

Mar 3, 2023

Are you passionate about women’s health? Does the prospect of working in an environment full of exciting, difficult and unpredictable cases appeal to you? Do you see yourself in a specialty that is extremely broad with surgical and medical management?

Danielle Stepnuk, MD (PGY3) can easily convince you that Obstetrics & Gynecology is an amazingly fulfilling specialty. Host Emily Wu and Dr. Stepnuk dive into the joys and worthwhile challenges of residency in this field.

Dr. Stepnuk talks about why it’s important to destigmatize those difficult discussions around women’s health. She shares insight of course into residency, but also provides some valuable tips on how to navigate this journey in healthcare. You should choose a specialty for the right reason. Afterall, residency can be tough and waking up to a career you love makes it that much better!  

Check out Specialty Café’s first episode on Obstetrics & Gynecology with Gillian MacMullin, MD, FRCSC (published February 11, 2022) for a perspective from a staff OBGYN in a community setting in Nova Scotia.

This is the last episode of Season 4 covering most of the Royal College’s primary specialties. Look out for Season 5 where we’ll delve into the remaining primary specialty (Cardiac Surgery), subspecialties, and more! Thanks for tuning-in.