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The Emerging Scholar Podcast

Welcome to the Emerging Scholar podcast, a space designed for graduate students, medical trainees, residents, and fellows who are beginning their journey toward their first scientific project—and beyond.

Hosted by Dr. John McGavock from the University of Manitoba, this podcast supports you in building the foundational skills needed for strong, meaningful research. Across our episodes, we guide you through the essentials: developing compelling research questions, finding and interpreting the best evidence, working with data, building analytical frameworks, and choosing the right methods to answer your questions. We also emphasize equity, inclusion, and diversity, helping you embed these principles into your work from the start.

Season One laid the groundwork—covering the core elements of research training and connecting you with a range of emerging and established scholars. Now, in Season Two, we dig deeper—focusing on mastering the craft by unpacking these methods, exploring their nuances and challenges, and highlighting the exciting possibilities they offer.

You’ll hear from researchers working across diverse fields—from natural experiments and causal inference to qualitative inquiry rooted in social justice and the evolving field of implementation science. Along the way, we showcase Canadian research excellence, highlight the importance of patient engagement, and celebrate the curiosity that drives scientific discovery.

Whether you’re designing your first study, refining your methods, or simply passionate about rigorous and impactful research, this podcast is here to support and inspire you.

Stay curious—and let’s continue building the skills that shape your scientific journey.

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Music for the series is provided by Osani Balkaran.

Hosts

  • Dr. Jon McGavock, Host and Executive Producer

    Jon is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health at the University of Manitoba and researcher at the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba. He co-leads the Canadian Network for Pediatric Resident Research that creates resources and opportunities for scholarly achievement for Pediatric Residents across the country. His own research lab makes discoveries that will advance the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes youth, with a particular focus on health equity and justice for structurally oppressed families.

  • Jared McKetiak, Producer

    Jared McKetiak has been the Station Manager at UMFM 101.5 for 24 years after getting his start with the station as a volunteer in 1999. 
     

    He's fiercely passionate about independent media, has sat on boards for a number of arts and community based not-for-profits and is committed to giving back to the amazing city that he lives in. He's a husband, father to two, and his pets, playing hockey, watching baseball, strong coffee, good beer and great music of all sorts are what makes him happy!

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