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Between soccer, track and field, marching band, attending his dad’s seminars in the living room, and pouring gels in his mom’s lab, Jon Ilgen had a busy childhood full of friends and activities that allowed him to pursue his interests. One of these interests was science, and after a winter program of following a small town paediatrician, his journey to medicine and medical education began. Listen in as Jon and Sayra discuss the ever-changing nature of his interests and research program!
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Happy Summer! In our newest episode of The Curiosity Habit, Sayra sits down with Terese Stenfors, lover of fresh baking and coffee smells, and Professor at the Centre for Teaching and Learning and the Karolinska Institutet. Listen in as Terese outlines her journey from wanting to be a baker, to getting a degree in computer and systems science, and eventually finding her way into educational development and medical education.
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Ian Scott has always been a generalist - by trade and by interests! From taking apart and fixing his mom’s radio or fixing up old cars, to going into family practice and dipping his toes into a multitude of research methods and topics, one thing has always been much more specific – that Ian is always on a journey of learning
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How did the woman who grew up on a farm and had never known what research is end up conducting (and loving) medical education research? In this week's episode, Sayra has this conversation with Dorene Balmer, whose love of reading brought her out of her small childhood bubble, giving her the opportunity to see the connections between people, structures, and communities, and how these all intertwine in our living and learning.
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We have a very special episode out this week, featuring one of the founders of medical education himself - Geoff Norman! In this episode, Sayra and Geoff explore how a nuclear physicist ends up in this field. Listen in as they discuss his passion for making and building things, testing the negative, and his newfound hobby - golf!
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Happy New Year listeners! We believe there is no better way to start the new year than with a new episode on a close friend - Wael Haddara! In this episode, Sayra and Wael discuss his literal and educational path to medicine and medical education. From Cairo to Kuwait to St. John’s (and more!), and from pharmacology to virology to medicine (and more!), listen in as Wael, the self-proclaimed bibliophile, community activist, and political analyst, has lots of stories to share.
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On this episode of the Curiosity Habit, we welcome our first guest from and working in the Global South, Francisco Olmos-Vega! Sayra and Francisco’s conversation, in addition to talking about his journey from psychology to anesthesiology to the “dark side” of qualitative research , centres around identity - the growing, changing, accepting, and embracing of who you are.
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Seeing the texture of colour of a slug was Laura’s first memory of being in and loving the outdoors, and was the start of a trajectory in balancing her life and her peace with time outside. Listen in as Sayra and Laura discuss Laura’s journey (and journeys!) of understanding herself, from Ecuador to Europe, and discovering the joy in the small things in life.
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Over time, doing research on identity has helped Adam Sawatsky realize that if he wasn’t a medical education researcher, he would be a high school biology teacher or starting his own micro-brewing company. In this episode, Sayra and Adam sit down to talk about his love of reading (passed down from his parents and now onto his son)s, how the time spent learning about qualitative research helped him move forward in his career (and made him wish he could go back to learn more in the social sciences), and what everyone has wanted to know - the meaning behind the bow ties.
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In this very special episode of the Curiosity Habit, the interviewer becomes the interviewee! Join Kevin Eva as he fulfills of the request made of many Curiosity Habit guests - interviewing Sayra herself. Sayra’s story is both fascinating and highly connected to her research; it describes how her childhood and teenage years in Colombia (and the social and political contexts at that time) brought her closer to her family and influenced her understanding of group connectedness. To get there, Sayra’s journey included going into engineering instead of medicine, coming to Canada for her PhD, learning two new languages (English and qualitative research), and so much more.
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If Meredith Young were to describe her program of research to you, she would never distill it down to one keyword - and she wouldn’t do that in talking about her childhood, path to research, or curiosities, either. In this episode, Sayra and Meredith talk about how Meredith’s upbringing and travels highlight why home is not necessarily a geographical location, how curious questions make for great conversations and connections, and how adventuring makes for activating your creative brain, great experiences and memories.
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Have you ever seen Derry Girls? If yes, that will give you an idea of what Jenny Johnston’s childhood and teen years were like. In this episode, Sayra and Jenny’s experiences of educating and being educated, what closeness to the earth means to her, and the small advantages of living on a tiny island.
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In our newest episode of the Curiosity Habit, Sayra chats with Will Bynum, whose story weaves through his medical schooling to his military service, and how both of these experiences led him to study shame, guilt, and other emotions in medical education. His story is rooted by his role as an “enabler” - someone who acts in service of others to help execute missions. The mission? Addressing and forging solutions to injustice and inequity in primary care.
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Coming from a big family (with 41 first cousins!) in rural Nova Scotia, Anna grew up feeling like she was a part of something important. After a big move to New Brunswick, and then on to study in Australia, Anna tells us about how her graduate education changed her perspective and interests, and how now she’s helping tell stories within medical education.
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In our newest episode, Sayra sits down with Renee Stalmeijer, and her path (walking and academic!) to her current role as an assistant professor at Maastricht University. In their conversation Renee chats about her childhood full of music, her love of teaching, listening, and mentoring, and how the way we approach education should not be like an ‘animal school’.
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Sharing a love of reading biographies of inspiring people, Sayra and Christina St-Onge spend our newest episode discussing how Christina’s childhood of reading these books led her to her career in medical education today. In fact, working in medical education was such a big decision for Christina, she remembers the exact moment she decided she would go into the field - and highlights it in our episode!
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In this week’s episode, Sayra is joined by Kevin Eva, Senior Scientist at the Centre of Health Education Scholarship (CHES) and Editor in Chief of Medical Education. Starting from a young age, Kevin has never stuck to one particular interest, hobby, or curiosity. Listen in as he discusses his path into medical education research, and the many hobbies (including racquetball, running, and woodworking) that he’s acquired along the way.
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In this episode, Sayra sits down with Jacqueline Torti (CERI’s newest Scientist!) to discuss her path from a small Ontario town interested in physical activity and education, to the big city of Edmonton interested in public health, back home to Ontario again to pursue a career in medical education, combining all of her research expertise and interests. Their conversation spans the different curiosities in Jacqueline’s life, including inspirations from her mother and family members, as well as the curiosities of her two newest family members - Grayson and Bo.
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In this week’s episode, Sayra sits down with Maria Mylopoulos to discuss how her love of reading and goal to get her PhD at a young age became realized over time. Their conversation spans across different topics that include the difference between good rejections and bad rejections, scholarly debate with collaborators, and how your ideas can be good ideas that also fit in the world around you.
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