MEDamorphosis Podcast
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Inspired by the American Undifferentiated Medical Student Podcast with a Canadian context, UBC Medical students interview various physicians to learn more about their specialties to help them navigate their medical careers. Created by UBC Medicine students, Faizan Bhatia and Tien Tina Lu.
MEDamorphosis Podcast
1M ago
MEDamorphosis Podcast is proud to present a 4-episode miniseries on rural, remote, and northern medicine from 2nd Yr UBC Medicine learner, Crystal McLeod. In this episode, Crystal speaks with Dr. Darren Jakubec, a GP Anesthetist working at Bulkley Valley District Hospital in Smithers, BC. Dr. Jakubec, who has been in practice for over 20 years, shares his highlight reel from a career dedicated to rural and remote medicine. Dr. Jakubec also addresses stereotypes associated with family medicine, including “Call isn’t that busy” and the value of alternative, multidisciplinary medicine in resource ..read more
MEDamorphosis Podcast
2M ago
In this episode, UBC Medicine learner Iman speaks with Dr. Yong-Hing, a radiologist at UBC, who takes us on her journey to finding radiology, fellowships, and working as a radiologist. She outlines the flexibility of the field, as well as the complexity of radiology and its growing demand. Finally, she touches on being a woman in a male-dominated space throughout her career and how she has navigated this process and is trying to empower the next generation of radiologists. Guest: Dr. Charlotte Yong-Hing Hosted and Edited by: Iman Lahouaoula Music: Dr. Ian Downie New episodes of MEDamorphosis a ..read more
MEDamorphosis Podcast
4M ago
Today 3rd Yr UBC Medicine learner, Ella Chan speaks with Dr. Jill Lin, a resident physician in Pediatrics at UBC’s BCCH Campus. Dr. Lin walks us through their journey to their specialty and their passion in global health in medical school. Guest: Dr. Jill Lin Hosted Edited by: Ella Chan Music: Dr. Ian Downie New episodes of MEDamorphosis are available the last Monday of each month. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast and explore the entire UBC Medicine Learning Network roster of podcasts on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and where you find your podcasts. (C) UBC Medicine Learning Netwo ..read more
MEDamorphosis Podcast
6M ago
MEDamorphosis Podcast returns for Season 5! We begin this season by presenting “It Makes Cents”, a mini-series aimed at improving the financial education of medical students across Canada.
Host Ali Jatoi, a medical student with a past life in finance, discusses personal finance topics in these short-form podcast episodes. In today’s episode, Ali covers Student Loans, including how to apply for educational funding, how to get access to free grants and bursaries and the process of repaying your student loan. Listen now and make finance “make cents”.
Hosted and Edited by: Ali Jatoi
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MEDamorphosis Podcast
1y ago
As part of our Career Options in Family Medicine series, we sit down with Dr. David Mongar, a family physician based in Burnaby, BC who specializes in Maternity Care, Addiction Medicine, and a blend of the two - Perinatal Addiction Medicine. Join us as we explore Dr. Mongar's journey from being inspired in a medical school Obstetrics session to practicing full-fledged Maternity Care, meconium stains and all. Dr. Mongar talks about his involvement in the Sheway Pregnancy Outreach Program in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver helping pregnant patients navigate and overcome addiction, as well as ..read more
MEDamorphosis Podcast
1y ago
In this episode, family physician Dr. Vincent Valdrez (he/him) talks about what it’s like to be “out” in medicine. As a queer physician serving Vancouver’s inner-city populations, Dr. Vincent Valdrez shares his story of discovering a love for family medicine and providing care for marginalized individuals.
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Guest: Dr. Vincent Valdrez, Family Physician at Three Bridges Community Health Clinic and BC Centre for Disease Control.
Hosted and Edited by: Brianna Creelman
Music: Dr. Ian Downie
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MEDamorphosis Podcast
1y ago
In this episode, Maya speaks with Dr. Sorush Rokui, a resident physician in Cardiac Surgery at UBC. Dr. Rokui walks us through what the specialty of cardiac surgery is, what drew him to the field, and his daily life in residency. Dr. Rokui also takes us through his journey of deciding on cardiac surgery, his reflective process, and advice for medical students.
New episodes of MEDamorphosis will be available the last Monday of each month. Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast and explore the entire UBC Medicine Learning Network roster of podcasts on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, an ..read more
MEDamorphosis Podcast
1y ago
MEDamorphosis Podcast Season 4 re-launches with this new episode from 2nd Yr UBC Medicine learner, Maya Naidu.
New episodes of MEDamorphosis will be available the last Monday of each month.
Maya speaks with Dr. Abhi Cherukupalli, a resident physician in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (also known as ENT) at UBC. Dr. Cherukupalli walks us through his journey to his specialty and discusses finding his passions in medical innovation & global health along the way. Dr. Cherukupalli brings up the important topics of burnout and self-care in medical training, and shares his advice for medi ..read more
MEDamorphosis Podcast
1y ago
How many times does your care plan consist of "Refer to social work" and what happens after that? What is the big difference between nurses and doctors anyway? Is the hierarchy a thing of the past? This episode we take a moment to have two interviews with our social work and nursing colleagues to gain a bit of a better understanding of their training, scope, and how their work intersects with ours.
Spoiler alert: there's a lot more at play than you might think.
Guests: Social worker Jill Withers and Nurse Tanisha Stewart.
Hosted and Edited by: Mike Moreton
Music: Dr. Ian Downie
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MEDamorphosis Podcast
1y ago
In this episode, Chris (he/him) and Celine (she/her), as former co-leads of UBC Medicine’s 2SLGBTQ+ Mentorship Group, talk with Dr. Eva Moore (she/they), an Adolescent Medicine Paediatrician at BC Children’s Hospital, about navigating queer identity in medicine and how we can make medicine more inclusive, and maybe a little more loud, proud and rainbow-coloured. Dr. Moore candidly shares their journey both professionally and personally, from coming out (or perhaps “inviting in”) to starting a family, and what it has meant to be “out” throughout her life and career. We discuss the power of ment ..read more