Specialty Café

By Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

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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! https://blog.feedspot.com/canadian_medical_podcasts/ Transcripts are available on request.

Episode Date
Resident Panel: OBGYN, Ophthalmology, Psychiatry, & Family Medicine
Apr 29, 2026
Inside Anesthesiology + Leadership in Medicine with Dr. Viren Naik, CEO of the MCC
Apr 14, 2026
Emergency Medicine: Cognitive Load, High‑Performance Teams & Unexpected Career Paths
Mar 24, 2026
Pediatric Critical Care: Where Medicine Meets Humanity
Mar 17, 2026
Pediatrics, Disney & Embracing Discomfort: Inside a Pediatric Residency
Mar 11, 2026
Match Day Reflections: Lessons from Med School & Prepping Early for CaRMS
Mar 03, 2026
Medical Oncology, Leadership & CaRMS
Feb 24, 2026
Replay: Residency Prep - Tips from a PGY2
Feb 18, 2026
Hematology: What's it really like? | Clinics, research & residency advice
Feb 03, 2026
What is General Internal Medicine (GIM)?
Jan 20, 2026
Choosing Physiatry: A Resident's Journey in PM&R
Jan 18, 2026
OBGYN Residency, Hockey Sticks & Mucky Boots
Dec 23, 2025
A GIM Redefines Physician Inclusion in Medicine
Dec 09, 2025
Orthopedic Surgery, Skiing, Leadership… and Belonging!
Dec 02, 2025
Peds Emerg, Child Maltreatment Peds → Leadership
Nov 25, 2025
Why Pediatric Hematology/Oncology? Purpose, Passion & the Power of Communication
Nov 18, 2025
CaRMS: Tips from an Emergency Medicine Program Director
Nov 11, 2025
CaRMS: Tips to Stay on Track from a PGY1
Oct 28, 2025
CaRMS, Your Personal Letter, and Advice from a Surgical Program Director
Oct 14, 2025
CaRMS: What You Should Know!
Oct 01, 2025
CaRMS on Your Mind? Meet PM&R, the Hidden Gem
Sep 16, 2025
Geriatric Psychiatry: A Specialty That Gives Back
Sep 02, 2025
Day 1 Allies: Prepping for R1 with a PATIENT... the most important voice!
Jun 24, 2025
Day 1 Allies: Prepping for R1 with a SPIRITUAL HEALTH PRACTIONER
Jun 18, 2025
Day 1 Allies: Prepping for R1 with a PATIENT CARE NAVIGATOR
Jun 10, 2025
Day 1 Allies: Prepping for Residency with a PHARMACIST
Jun 03, 2025
Psychiatry… and a Resident's Tips for a Fulfilling Residency Experience
May 27, 2025
What is Obstetrics & Gynecology?
May 20, 2025
What is Neurology?
May 13, 2025
What does a rural General Surgeon do?
May 06, 2025
Medicine or Surgery? Pt 2: Your Questions, Answered
May 01, 2025
Medicine or Surgery: Still Deciding? (Pt 1)
Apr 30, 2025
Residency Prep: Tips from a PGY2
Mar 18, 2025
Going Unmatched in CaRMS: A Resident's Story of Resilience & Growth
Mar 11, 2025
CaRMS Match Day: Every Experience is Different
Mar 04, 2025
CaRMS: Tips for the Final Stretch
Feb 25, 2025
Nephrology
Dec 11, 2024
Adolescent Medicine (Staff)
Nov 26, 2024
Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology (Staff)
Nov 12, 2024
CaRMS: Insights from a PGY2 (and opera singer!)
Oct 29, 2024
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Sep 05, 2024
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Jul 16, 2024
SPOTLIGHT: Mentorship for Learners... and the benefits of rural learning!
Jul 02, 2024
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Jun 18, 2024
SPOTLIGHT: The Leap to Residency: Strategies, Advice, and So Much More!
Jun 04, 2024
Pediatric Surgery
May 21, 2024
Critical Care Medicine (Staff)
May 07, 2024
Developmental Pediatrics
Apr 23, 2024
Plastic Surgery (Resident)
Apr 09, 2024
Geriatric Psychiatry (extended version)
Mar 26, 2024
CaRMS 'Unmatched': A Resident's Personal Story
Mar 12, 2024
The Last REWIND: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Feb 29, 2024
REWIND: Back to the Primaries - Urology
Feb 22, 2024
REWIND: Back to the Primaries - Dermatology
Feb 13, 2024
REWIND: Back to the Primaries - Anesthesiology
Feb 06, 2024
REWIND: Back to the Primaries - Emergency Medicine
Jan 30, 2024
REWIND: Back to the Primaries - Pediatrics
Jan 23, 2024
REWIND: Back to the Primaries - Obstetrics & Gynecology (Pt 1)
Jan 16, 2024
REWIND: Back to the Primaries - Psychiatry
Jan 09, 2024
REWIND: Back to the Primaries - General Surgery
Jan 02, 2024
REWIND: Back to the Primaries - Internal Medicine
Dec 27, 2023
Interventional Radiology (Resident)
Dec 12, 2023
Cardiology (Adult) & Interventional Cardiology (Staff)
Nov 28, 2023
Gynecologic Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
Nov 14, 2023
Geriatric Medicine (Staff)
Oct 31, 2023
Surgery vs Medicine: Former Classmates Share Their Passion!
Oct 17, 2023
Let's Demystify CaRMS!
Oct 03, 2023
Medical Biochemistry (Staff)
Sep 27, 2023
Hematology - Adult (Staff & Resident)
Sep 05, 2023
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Staff)
Aug 22, 2023
Medical Oncology (Staff)
Aug 08, 2023
Cardiac Surgery (Staff)
Jul 25, 2023
Specialty Café Live: Panel 3 - Psychiatry, General Surgery, Anesthesiology
May 23, 2023
Specialty Café Live: Panel 2 - Obstetrics & Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine
May 16, 2023
Specialty Café Live: Panel 1 - Urology, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
May 09, 2023
Specialty Café Live @ the CFMS SGM, Quebec City (April 2023)
May 02, 2023
Obstetrics & Gynecology - Resident
Mar 03, 2023
Plastic Surgery
Feb 03, 2023
Family Medicine
Jan 13, 2023
Neuropathology
Dec 23, 2022
Medical Microbiology
Dec 09, 2022
General Pathology
Nov 25, 2022
Dermatology
Nov 12, 2022
Radiation Oncology
Oct 21, 2022
Pediatrics
Oct 07, 2022
Demystifying the Royal College
Sep 16, 2022
Hosts' Reflections - Stay Tuned for Season 4!
Jun 24, 2022
Orthopedic Surgery
Apr 15, 2022
Psychiatry - Pt 2 (Staff, Rural)
Apr 01, 2022
Hematological Pathology
Mar 18, 2022
Psychiatry - Pt 1 (Resident)
Mar 04, 2022
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Feb 11, 2022
Neurosurgery
Jan 28, 2022
Vascular Surgery
Jan 14, 2022
Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Dec 17, 2021
Emergency Medicine
Dec 03, 2021
Anesthesiology
Nov 19, 2021
Diagnostic Radiology
Nov 05, 2021
Nuclear Medicine
Oct 22, 2021
General Surgery
Oct 06, 2021