Welcome to Episode 25 of our MacEmerg podcast. In this episode: 1) We have Dr. Kevin Dong discussing a really great case and reminding us about some key pearls related to that case. 2) Dr. Lauren Beals and Dr. Jada Fitzpatrick discuss the trick topic of physician wellness in our Resident's Corner section. Now, sit back, relax and enjoy this months episode! ALSO, make sure to check out our new DIY Mentorship Playbook - on sale now! https://www.macpfd.ca/modalities/coaching-mentorship/1on1-diy-mentorship-playbook p.s. Don't forget to take our survey ;)

Welcome to Episode 24 of the MacEmerg podcast. Please take a moment to complete our survey, sharing with us your thoughts on our podcast! This will help us continue to make quality content best suited for our listeners! Click on this link below to complete the survey: surveys.mcmaster.ca/limesurvey/index.php/732233 In this episode: 1) Teaching that Counts - Teresa interviews her segment co-host Dr. Alim Nagji about the COVID-19 Clerkship changes. Find out how we've change the clerkship to be compliant with public health demands! 2)CaRMS Corner - Drs. Lauren Beals & Ben Forestell are back again for the third instalment of their CaRMS tips section, giving their tips about reference letters!

Welcome to Episode 23 of the MacEmerg podcast. Please take a moment to complete our survey, sharing with us your thoughts on our podcast! This will help us continue to make quality content best suited for our listeners! Click on this link below to complete the survey: surveys.mcmaster.ca/limesurvey/index.php/732233 In this episode: 1) In time for PGY1 CaRMS apps, this month we hear from Drs. Battaglia, Van diepen, & Pardhan speak about the RCPSC program and why you might be interested in becoming one of our trainees! 2)Teaching that Counts duo Drs. Alim Nagji & Teresa Chan discusses how you might fold #FOAMed (free open access medical education) resources at the bedside.

Welcome to Episode 22 of our MacEmerg podcast. Please take a moment to complete our survey, sharing with us your thoughts on our podcast! This will help us continue to make quality content best suited for our listeners! Click on this link below to complete the survey: surveys.mcmaster.ca/limesurvey/index.php/732233 In this episode: 1) We had the pleasure of hearing from Dr. Carys Massarella - long time leader and advocate here in Hamilton, ON. Dr. Massarella tells us her story behind her own journey as a leader - and the story behind her passion for working within the transgendered community. 2)CaRMS Cast is back with PGY1s Ben Forestell and Lauren Beals continuing their about this years highly unusual CaRMS process.

Welcome to Episode 21 of MacEmerg Podcast. In this episode we feature one of our regional rounds speakers from this past year, Dr. Lisa Calder. Dr. Calder visited us from the University of Ottawa in the Fall of 2019 (in the time before COVID-19). She was our speaker at Resident Research Day. Then our resident correspondents take us through a few tips around the Canadian Residency Match Service (CaRMS) process. Although the process will be different this year, we thought that they could still share some of their hard earned insights with the world.

Welcome to Episode 20 of our MacEmerg podcast. Please take a moment to complete our survey, sharing with us your thoughts on our podcast! This will help us continue to make quality content best suited for our listeners! Click on this link below to complete the survey: surveys.mcmaster.ca/limesurvey/index.php/732233 In this episode: 1) This is a special Resident Take-Over edition of the podcast. Dr. Spencer Sample interviews our trainees from the new Royal College EM program first year cohort about their transition from med school to residency! Drs. Frank Battaglia (U of Ottawa Alumni), Mohamed Mansi (King Saud University Alumni), and Maggie Vincent (University of Limerick). 2)Dr. Alim Nagji takes a much needed break this month to spend some time with his family. Instead, we brought in a different Alim to cohost with TChan. Guest star Dr. Alim Pardhan joins Dr. Teresa Chan for a special edition of TTC11 - where we discuss letters of reference and how to write them. p.s. Don't forget to take our survey: surveys.mcmaster.ca/limesurvey/index.php/732233

Welcome to Episode 19 of our MacEmerg podcast. Please take a moment to complete our survey, sharing with us your thoughts on our podcast! This will help us continue to make quality content best suited for our listeners! Click on this link below to complete the survey: https://surveys.mcmaster.ca/limesurvey/index.php/732233 In this episode: 1) Dr. Teresa Chan interviews Tim O'Shea about his work within health advocacy for his patients in Hamilton via the HAMSMaRT (Hamilton Social Medicine Response Team) program. This program is comprised of a team of dedicated health care providers seeking to ensure quality health care to Hamiltonians wherever and whoever they may be. 2)Guest star Dr. Krista Dowhos (PGY-3, CCFP-EM) is back again for another edition of Teaching that Counts with co-hosts Alim Nagji and Teresa Chan. 3) Resident's Corner section features Dr. Joana Dida interviewing Drs. Ben Forestell and Lauren Beals (new PGY1s in the RCPSC program) who are the co-founders of ClerkCast - a limited series that they designed for CanadiEM.org. Find out more about what these talented trainees have to say about the origins of this series. p.s. Don't forget to take our survey: https://surveys.mcmaster.ca/limesurvey/index.php/732233

Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Welcome to Episode 18 of our MacEmerg podcast. Please take a moment to complete our survey, sharing with us your thoughts on our podcast! This will help us continue to make quality content best suited for our listeners! Click on this link below to complete the survey: https://surveys.mcmaster.ca/limesurvey/index.php/732233 In this episode: 1) Dr. Brendon Trotter interviews Dr. Kashif Pirzada who speaks about the amazing grassroot initiatives that have taken place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mixed in this amazing interview are tips on how YOU can start your own start-up initiative! 2) Dr’s. Teresa Chan and Alim Nagji talk with incoming EM+1 resident Dr. Krista Dowhos in a ‘Teaching That Counts’ segment focused on understanding how to approach feedback and get the most out of it! 3) Our very own Dr. Joana Dida is interviewed by colleague Dr. Spencer Sample in this month's episode of Residents Corner, where Dr. Dida speaks about her experiences as a PGY3 and what it means to transition from a junior to senior resident!

Welcome to Episode 17 of our MacEmerg podcast. Firstly, we would like to invite you to all to participate in our first ever MacEmerg Podcast Survey. Please share with us your thoughts on our podcast? Click on this link below to complete the survey: https://surveys.mcmaster.ca/limesurvey/index.php/732233 In this episode we feature: 1) Dr. Kevin Dong interviews Dr. Teresa Chan about the rise in use of Social Media within medicine. No longer can we ignore that this is a key way that we are learning as physicians and healthcare providers in the modern world. 2)Dr. Alison Yantzi speaks to Dr. Joana Dida in an segment for Resident's Corner about Parental leave during residency.

1) Dr. Kevin Dong interviews Dr. James Leung on the in situ simulation procedures used by the McMaster Children's Hospital Simulation team. 2)Our residents (Drs. Joana Dida, Laila Nasser, Tara Stratton, Noorin Walji, Mark Hewitt, Jada Fitzpatrick, Alvin Chin) discuss how they are dealing and de-stressing during the COVID-19 pandemic. 3)We also feature another Teaching that Counts (segment 8)by Drs. Alim Nagji and Teresa Chan, this time featuring how we can support our learners either online (for our medical students) and our residents who are still in our clinical spaces.