Videos, podcasts and discussions
Public videos, podcast episodes and Reddit discussions about residency in Canada, by specialty.
Anesthesiology
10 items
- anesthesia (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Elective student describes anesthesia staff teaching, hands-on OR tasks, resident cohesionTopics: teaching
- anesthesia programs pros and cons (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Victoria PGY1 placement and weekly Vancouver academic days in anesthesia
- anesthesia programs pros and cons (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Moonlighting opportunities and pay for anesthesia residents
- anesthesia programs pros and cons (opens Reddit in a new tab)
UBC anesthesia resident on culture, sites, call, cost of livingTopics: call · teaching
Cardiac Surgery
2 items
Dermatology
5 items
Diagnostic Radiology
6 items
- Radiology Overnight Support (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Former resident describes overnight call structure and staff supportTopics: call · teaching
Emergency Medicine
11 items
- Best hospitals in Canada for an Emergency Medicine elective? (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Elective student describes Royal Alex ED volume, acuity, teaching and satellite shiftsTopics: teaching
- EM Programs - RoL (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Applicant describes Dalhousie EM med-ed curriculum block, culture and trauma exposure
- EM Rank List (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Describes Alberta EM shifts, procedures, academic days, teaching and researchTopics: call · service · teaching
Family Medicine
62 items
Resident describes Queen's KTI FM rotations, call, electives and off-site timeTopics: call · service
- UofT FM Sites (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Second-hand accounts of UofT FM sites: FM-OB call, ED rotation, parkingTopics: call · teaching
- Top Family Med Sites in Ontario (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Former regional FM resident on hospitalist/ER focus and shiftsTopics: call · service
General Surgery
20 items
Hematological Pathology
2 items
Internal Medicine
19 items
Medical student describes IM resident call frequency and roles by yearTopics: call
Friends of residents describe Toronto IM call volume and backup activationsTopics: call · service
- What was your worst/least favourite clerkship and why? (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Clerk describes internal medicine walking rounds format at ManitobaTopics: service
- Thoughts on IM at Dalhousie, MUN, Sask, Manitoba? (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Elective student describes Manitoba CTU load/night float and Dal consult serviceTopics: call · service · teaching
- Canadian IM Residency Programs: 24-hr Call vs Night Float Model (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Call model in Queen's internal medicine: 24-hour call plus senior night floatTopics: call
- Canadian IM Residency Programs: 24-hr Call vs Night Float Model (opens Reddit in a new tab)
CTU junior 24h call and senior night float structure by yearTopics: call
- GIM Consults vs MTU electives? (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Foothills MTU patient mix and hospitalist coverage of non-acute patientsTopics: service
- Which IM program is best ? (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Resident on McMaster IM senior responsibility and Calgary Foothills CTU case mixTopics: service
- Which IM program is best ? (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Resident describes senior medical resident night float responsibility at McMaster IMTopics: call
- New CTU Program (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Clerk describes CTU teaching and workload across teaching sitesTopics: service · teaching
- UBC vancouver island internal medicine? (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Rotator describes Vancouver Island IM culture, case mix and teachingTopics: teaching
- Canadian IM Programs – Pros and Cons Thread (opens Reddit in a new tab)
U of T IM resident on base sites, staff, program redesign, activationsTopics: call · service · teaching
- Canadian IM Programs – Pros and Cons Thread (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Partner of IM resident compares McGill and UBC IM sites, call, FrenchTopics: call · service · teaching
- Canadian IM Programs – Pros and Cons Thread (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Friends' accounts of UBC IM elective flexibility, service load and callTopics: call · service
Neurosurgery
6 items
Obstetrics and Gynecology
3 items
Ophthalmology
8 items
Orthopedic Surgery
16 items
- Ortho programs across Canada (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Medical student observership impressions of resident morale and learner welcome
- Can people comment on the culture of surgical programs at Western? (opens Reddit in a new tab)
Observer describes Western orthopedics department culture toward learners
Pediatrics
4 items
Plastic Surgery
6 items
Psychiatry
6 items
Radiation Oncology
2 items
Urology
4 items
