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Specialty Café — 100 episodes

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Demystifying CaRMS 2026: The Residency Match

2

What A Surgical Program Director Looks for in CaRMS Applications | REWIND

3

General Surgery: Community, Academic, Women, and More!

4

'I Chose the Wrong Specialty - For Me': From Plastics to Pathology... with a good outcome!

5

Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Finding Fulfillment at the Edge!

6

Public Health & Preventive Medicine: Rural Practice, Open Minds & Better Health

7

Orthopedic Surgery Residency: CaRMS Tips, Team Culture & Life as an Ortho Resident

8

Emergency Medicine Residency: The Reality Behind the Specialty

9

Day 1 Residency #4: Every Patient Has a Backpack of Life

10

Day 1 Residency #3: What Does Being a Good Doctor Mean?

11

Day 1 Residency #2: Trust & Respect Your Allied Health Team!

12

Day 1 Residency #1: What Your Patients Need YOU To Know

13

Resident Panel: OBGYN, Ophthalmology, Psychiatry, & Family Medicine

14

Inside Anesthesiology + Leadership in Medicine with Dr. Viren Naik, CEO of the MCC

15

Emergency Medicine: Cognitive Load, High‑Performance Teams & Unexpected Career Paths

16

Pediatric Critical Care: Where Medicine Meets Humanity

17

Pediatrics, Disney & Embracing Discomfort: Inside a Pediatric Residency

18

Match Day Reflections: Lessons from Med School & Prepping Early for CaRMS

19

Medical Oncology, Leadership & CaRMS

20

Replay: Residency Prep - Tips from a PGY2

21

Hematology: What's it really like? | Clinics, research & residency advice

22

What is General Internal Medicine (GIM)?

23

Choosing Physiatry: A Resident's Journey in PM&R

24

OBGYN Residency, Hockey Sticks & Mucky Boots

25

A GIM Redefines Physician Inclusion in Medicine

26

Orthopedic Surgery, Skiing, Leadership… and Belonging!

27

Peds Emerg, Child Maltreatment Peds → Leadership

28

Why Pediatric Hematology/Oncology? Purpose, Passion & the Power of Communication

29

CaRMS: Tips from an Emergency Medicine Program Director

30

CaRMS: Tips to Stay on Track from a PGY1

31

CaRMS, Your Personal Letter, and Advice from a Surgical Program Director

32

CaRMS: What You Should Know!

33

CaRMS on Your Mind? Meet PM&R, the Hidden Gem

34

Geriatric Psychiatry: A Specialty That Gives Back

35

Day 1 Allies: Prepping for R1 with a PATIENT... the most important voice!

36

Day 1 Allies: Prepping for R1 with a SPIRITUAL HEALTH PRACTIONER

37

Day 1 Allies: Prepping for R1 with a PATIENT CARE NAVIGATOR

38

Day 1 Allies: Prepping for Residency with a PHARMACIST

39

Psychiatry… and a Resident's Tips for a Fulfilling Residency Experience

40

What is Obstetrics & Gynecology?

41

What is Neurology?

42

What does a rural General Surgeon do?

43

Medicine or Surgery? Pt 2: Your Questions, Answered

44

Medicine or Surgery: Still Deciding? (Pt 1)

45

Residency Prep: Tips from a PGY2

46

Going Unmatched in CaRMS: A Resident's Story of Resilience & Growth

47

CaRMS Match Day: Every Experience is Different

48

CaRMS: Tips for the Final Stretch

49

Nephrology

50

Adolescent Medicine (Staff)

51

Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology (Staff)

52

CaRMS: Insights from a PGY2 (and opera singer!)

53

Want to win a $50 gift card? Listen to Specialty Café!

54

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

55

SPOTLIGHT: Mentorship for Learners... and the benefits of rural learning!

56

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

57

SPOTLIGHT: The Leap to Residency: Strategies, Advice, and So Much More!

58

Pediatric Surgery

59

Critical Care Medicine (Staff)

60

Developmental Pediatrics

61

Plastic Surgery (Resident)

62

Geriatric Psychiatry (extended version)

63

CaRMS 'Unmatched': A Resident's Personal Story

64

The Last REWIND: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

65

REWIND: Back to the Primaries - Urology

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REWIND: Back to the Primaries - Dermatology

67

REWIND: Back to the Primaries - Anesthesiology

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REWIND: Back to the Primaries - Emergency Medicine

69

REWIND: Back to the Primaries - Pediatrics

70

REWIND: Back to the Primaries - Obstetrics & Gynecology (Pt 1)

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REWIND: Back to the Primaries - Psychiatry

72

REWIND: Back to the Primaries - General Surgery

73

REWIND: Back to the Primaries - Internal Medicine

74

Interventional Radiology (Resident)

75

Cardiology (Adult) & Interventional Cardiology (Staff)

76

Gynecologic Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility

77

Geriatric Medicine (Staff)

78

Surgery vs Medicine: Former Classmates Share Their Passion!

79

Let's Demystify CaRMS!

80

Medical Biochemistry (Staff)

81

Hematology - Adult (Staff & Resident)

82

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Staff)

83

Medical Oncology (Staff)

84

Cardiac Surgery (Staff)

85

Specialty Café Live: Panel 3 - Psychiatry, General Surgery, Anesthesiology

86

Specialty Café Live: Panel 2 - Obstetrics & Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine

87

Specialty Café Live: Panel 1 - Urology, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

88

Specialty Café Live @ the CFMS SGM, Quebec City (April 2023)

89

Obstetrics & Gynecology - Resident

90

Plastic Surgery

91

Family Medicine

92

Neuropathology

93

Medical Microbiology

94

General Pathology

95

Dermatology

96

Radiation Oncology

97

Pediatrics

98

Demystifying the Royal College

99

Hosts' Reflections - Stay Tuned for Season 4!

100

Orthopedic Surgery