DocTalks: Academic Coaching in Medical Education with Dr. Jill Bailey
At TMU's medical school, every student gets a coach, but what exactly does that relationship look like? Dr. Jill Bailey joins Heather and Curtis to talk about coaching and its benefits for both the coach and the coachee throughout a physician's career.
Dr. Jill Bailey is a family physician with a practice focused on mental health and addictions. Since 2022, after 14 years of rural general family practice, she now splits her time between the inpatient addiction medicine program at Homewood Health Centre in Guelph Ontario, and providing mindfulness skills groups to physicians across Canada. At the TMU School of Medicine Dr Bailey is the Associate Director of Academic Coaching in the MD program, a POM facilitator, a Competency Coach for Family Medicine Residents and the Behavioural Medicine Lead of the BOLD-FM program. She is passionate about teaching colleagues and future physicians about how having a human-centered approach to care is not only beneficial for patients but also enables physicians to reduce burnout and savour the meaningful work they are doing.
Read the transcript: https://tinyurl.com/mc4d8yrr
22 Apr 2026
DocTalks: Sim in Medical Education with Dr. Gurmeet Lall and Dr. Rajani Vairavanathan
From low to high fidelity simulations, and from task trainers to the latest high-tech mannequins, this episode explores all the learning possibilities in "sim", with particular focus on TMU Med School's Sim Lab. But, the benefits from simulations go far beyond the tools involved. This episode also looks into the pedagogical value of including simulation throughout medical training.
Dr. Gurmeet Lall serves as the Director of Clinical anatomy and simulation at TMU School of Medicine.
Dr. Rajani Vairavanathan is a family and emergency doctor who serves as Director of high fidelity simulation and clinical faculty at TMU.
Read the transcript: tinyurl.com/bdz8v8ss
23 Jan 2026
DocTalks: Education Research in Medicine with Dr. Jonathan Sherbino
Emergency physician and award-winning educator Dr. Jonathan Sherbino joins DocTalks to unpack why education research matters, and how it improves patient care. Drawing on his work leading MERIT at McMaster University, Sherbino challenges assumptions about innovation, rigour, and legitimacy in medical education. The conversation explores competency-based education, diagnostic error, and why experience, not “thinking harder” or bias checklists, drives clinical expertise. A thoughtful, evidence-informed discussion on building safer systems, better training, and scholarship that truly translates to practice.
Dr. Sherbino is a Professor of Medicine and Assistant Dean, Health Professions Education Research, McMaster University. He holds the William J. Walsh Chair in Medical Education. Dr. Sherbino is the past chair of the National Specialty Committee for Emergency Medicine, Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada, and the co-founder of a nationally certified medical education training program. He also directs the McMaster Health Education, Research & Innovation & Theory (MERIT) Centre.
Read the transcript: https://tinyurl.com/2p9wt2m9
24 Oct 2025
DocTalks: Effective Feedback in Medical Education with Dr. Clare Hutchinson
Dr. Clare Hutchinson, a pediatrician, discusses effective feedback strategies in medical education with hosts Heather and Curtis, emphasizing actionable behaviors over personal criticism in this interview.
29 Sept 2025
Doc Talks: Embedding Indigenous Health and Reconciliation in Medical Education with Dr. Jamaica Cass
Dr. Jamaica Cass, Indigenous health lead, explores embedding Indigenous health and reconciliation into medical education, highlighting culturally safe admissions and decolonized curriculum in this interview.
12 Sept 2025
DocTalks: CBME and Competence By Design with Dr. Valerie Mueller
Associate Dean PGME Dr. Valerie Mueller discusses managing the transition to Competency Based Medical Education and its impact on accountability and enhanced education plans in this interview.
5 Aug 2025
DocTalks: CBME and Family Medicine with Dr. Marina Malak
Dr. Marina Malak discusses competency-based medical education within family medicine, explaining curriculum structure and assessment methods, in this interview, offering insights into learner preparedness.
4 Jul 2025
DocTalks: CBME 101: Rethinking Medical Training with Dr. Brent Thoma
Dr. Brent Thoma, a medical education leader, elucidates Competency-Based Medical Education concepts, including EPAs and entrustment scores, in an interview, offering a practical introduction to outcomes-based training.
22 May 2025
DocTalks Ep 3: Dr. Pamela Liao and Melissa Helwig on Addressing Accessibility in Medical Education
This special National AccessAbility Week episode of DocTalks features Dr. Pamela Liao, Disability Health Lead at TMU’s School of Medicine, and Melissa Helwig, Head Medical Librarian. Together, we explore how medical education can become more inclusive for learners with disabilities—from dismantling outdated technical standards to embedding accessibility into curriculum design and library resources. With stories of lived experience and national leadership in disability justice, this conversation highlights how inclusion strengthens care, curriculum, and community.
Dr. Pamela Liao is the disability health lead in the TMU School of Medicine and Special Advisor to the Dean. She's also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, and is a steadfast advocate for equity, diversity and inclusivity in the medical profession.
Melissa Helwig is TMU Library's inaugural head medical librarian. She brings 18 years of experience in health science librarianship at both Dalhousie University and at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. Melissa's day-to-day work is often focused on curriculum support, and she's interested in helping people use the library to engage in their continuing education journey.
Read the transcript: https://tinyurl.com/3wx2hnwf
22 Apr 2025
DocTalks Episode 2: Dr. Aniket Hooda on Teaching in the ER
In this episode of DocTalks, Dr. Aniket Hooda, emergency physician and education lead at Etobicoke General Hospital, reflects on the unique challenges and rewards of teaching in the fast-paced world of emergency medicine. Dr. Hooda shares how he balances clinical care with on-the-spot teaching, sets clear learning objectives, and uses the One-Minute Preceptor model to build clinical reasoning. Reflecting on his own training, he offers strategies for giving meaningful feedback—and reminds us why clinical teaching is a powerful responsibility and privilege.
Dr. Aniket Hooda is an Emergency Physician in the William Osler Health System, and currently serves as both the simulation lead and education lead in the emergency department of the Etobicoke General Hospital.
Read the transcript at https://tinyurl.com/4w6ehhuz
29 Nov 2024
DocTalks Episode 1: Introduction with Dr. Teresa Chan
In this inaugural episode of DocTalks, we introduce a brand-new branch of Podagogies dedicated to exploring the world of medical education. Co-hosts Curtis Maloley and Chelsea Jones welcome the new DocTalks co-host, Dr. Heather McNeil, Interim Assistant Dean of Faculty Development at the TMU School of Medicine. To kick things off, we’re joined by Dr. Teresa Chan, an educational leader, researcher, and the founding Dean of the School of Medicine. Together, we dive into the evolving role of medical educators, the importance of mentorship, and how technology—from podcasts to AI tutors—is transforming how future healthcare professionals are trained.
Dr. Teresa M. Chan is the Founding Dean of the Toronto Metropolitan University School of Medicine as well as TMU’s Vice-President, Medical Affairs. Previously, she served as Associate Dean, Continuing Professional Development and an Associate Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine in the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University. She was also a Clinician Scientist with McMaster Education, Research, Innovation and Theory (MERIT), and has been a practicing emergency physician with Hamilton Health Sciences since 2013.
Read the transcript: https://tinyurl.com/8tr26wey
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