https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast en The Emerging Scholar podcast is designed for graduate students, medical trainees, residents, fellows and graduate students to help them on their journey towards their first scientific project. UMFM 101.5 The Emerging Scholar podcast is designed for graduate students, medical trainees, residents, fellows and graduate students to help them on their journey towards their first scientific project. UMFM 101.5 podcast@umfm.com no Copyright 2026 UMFM 101.5 https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/season-2-episode-18 umfm-2274017-5178871 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500 01:01:03 How do you make people care about science? On the season two finale of The Emerging Scholar, award-winning science communicator Krista Lamb joins host John McGavock for a practical conversation on storytelling, media interviews, misinformation, and why great research means little if no one understands it. From poster sessions to podcasts, this episode is a masterclass in making science matter. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/season-2-episode-17 umfm-2274017-5152237 Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500 00:58:37 How do you predict the future of disease - and what happens when that prediction changes care around the world? On Season 2, Episode 17 of the Emerging Scholar Podcast, Dr. Navdeep Tangri reveals how a simple question from kidney disease patients led to a breakthrough risk equation now used globally to predict kidney failure. From predictive epidemiology to AI, discover how data-driven medicine is transforming prevention - and why the future of kidney care may be remission, not decline. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/season-2-episode-16 umfm-2274017-4779468 Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500 01:06:13 How do you measure racism inside a healthcare system, and what happens when the data finally tells the truth? On Season 2, Episode 16 of The Emerging Scholar Podcast, we are joined by Dr. Marcia Anderson, who reveals why race-based data is not about biology, but about measuring how racism operates through healthcare systems - and how Manitoba’s groundbreaking work is exposing inequities hiding in plain sight. From scientific racism to emergency room wait times, this is a powerful conversation about evidence, accountability, and who gets to shape the stories data tells. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/season-2-episode-15-professor-ulf-ekelund umfm-2274017-4006373 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500 01:15:17 How much difference can a few extra minutes of movement really make—and what’s the most effective way to improve population health? On season 2, episode 15 of the Emerging Scholar podcast, we are joined by Professor Ulf Ekelund who reveals why small, achievable increases in daily activity—when scaled across millions—can drive powerful reductions in disease risk and reshape how we think about prevention. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/season-2-episode-14-dr-michael-narvey umfm-2274017-3694404 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500 01:12:49 What happens when misinformation spreads faster than science can respond? On season 2, episode 14 of the Emerging Scholar Podcast, Dr. Michael Narvey—neonatologist and creator of NICU Musings—explores how medical expertise can cut through a social media landscape built for speed, not nuance. A must-listen for emerging scholars thinking about how to make their work truly reach the public. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/season-2-episode-13-dr-tara-horrill umfm-2274017-3452532 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500 01:00:28 What if the way we study healthcare inequities is part of the problem? On season 2, episode 13, Dr. Tara Horrill reveals how mismatches between cancer care systems and patients’ lived realities—and between traditional methods and justice-oriented research—leave critical gaps in understanding. It’s a powerful look at why centring stories, context, and equity isn’t optional—it’s essential. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/season-2-episode-12 umfm-2274017-3381001 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500 00:56:48:32 What if the biggest mistake in your research was choosing your method before your question? On Season 2, Episode 12 of the Emerging Scholar Podcast, Dr. Ashley Stewart-Tufescu reframes qualitative and quantitative approaches as part of a broader toolkit for systematic inquiry. Through her work in global child protection and childhood adversity, she highlights how centring lived experience and community voices leads to more meaningful, socially grounded research. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/season-2-episode-11 umfm-2274017-3215280 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500 00:51:48:57 Can questions from your patients help to change medicine? On season 2, episode 11 of the Emerging Scholar Podcast, we sit down with pioneering diabetes researcher Dr. Hertzel Gerstein of McMaster University and the Population Health Research Institute. He reflects on how bedside questions led to landmark trials—including HOPE Trial and ACCORD Trial—that reshaped our understanding of diabetes and cardiovascular risk, and how simple clinical curiosity can spark research that changes global practice. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/season-2-episode-10-dr-jeremy-grimshaw umfm-2274017-2799889 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500 01:06:03 How does research evidence actually make its way into practice? On episode 10 of season2, we're joined by guest co-host, doctoral student Nika Klaprat, to explore that question and more with implementation science pioneer Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw. From clinical guidelines to public health infrastructure, the conversation examines how implementation science helps bridge the gap between what we know works and what actually happens in practice. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/season-2-episode-9-professor-deborah-lawlor umfm-2274017-2799742 Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0600 01:11:11 How do we move from correlation to causation in epidemiology? In season 2, episode 9, Professor Deborah Lawlor of the University of Bristol unpacks the power of triangulation—showing how integrating evidence from different study designs can sharpen causal inference and challenge some of the field’s most entrenched assumptions. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/-3 umfm-2274017-2714583 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600 00:58:54 What if the most powerful experiments in science aren’t designed in a lab—but by life itself? On episode 8 of season 2, Dr. Claire Boone joins us to explain how natural experiments can unlock powerful insights about health, behaviour, and causal inference. It's another brilliant conversation, and a sharp reminder that trans-formative research often begins by treating the world itself as a laboratory. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/season-2-episode-7 umfm-2274017-2605444 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600 00:55:39 Who owns health data—and who gets to tell the story it shapes? On episode 7 of season 2, Dr. Jennifer Walker challenges us to rethink administrative health research through the lens of Indigenous data sovereignty and equity. It’s a powerful conversation about moving from extraction to partnership in the pursuit of better health for First Nations communities. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/-2 umfm-2274017-2603925 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600 01:04:28 Administrative health data is everywhere — but using it well is the hard part. On episode 6 of season 2, Dr. Eric Benchimol joins us to help break down how routinely collected data, rigorous reporting, and modern analytics can transform population health research. We explore the power, limitations, and future of administrative health data, touching on the reporting standards and machine learning approaches that are helping to shape modern population health research on this great episode that will be key to you as you continue on your scholarly journey! https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/season-2-episode-5 umfm-2274017-2603909 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600 01:15:07 How do we know when evidence is strong enough to guide real-world decisions? Find out on episode 5 of season 2 as we break down systematic reviews and the GRADE approach—the gold standards behind evidence-based medicine, with another fantastic scholar from McMaster University, Dr. Romina Brignardello-Peterson! We'll also discuss the critical role of assessing certainty in evidence and how it shapes clinical practice, for anyone navigating their first systematic review or grappling with conflicting studies, episode 5 provides actionable guidance and some expert tips that will prove invaluable as you continue your scientific journey! https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/season-2-episode-4 umfm-2274017-2600756 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600 00:43:47 In episode 4 of season 2 of the Emerging Scholar, we're joined by my CHRIM colleague Dr. Lauren Kelly to discuss the evolving landscape of pediatric and perinatal clinical trials, from innovative trial designs to research on cannabinoid use in children and pregnancy. She also highlights how national research networks are opening the door for early-career scholars to lead impactful clinical trials sooner than ever. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/season-2-episode-3 umfm-2274017-2600751 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600 00:59:29 What does it take to build cohort studies that change global health? We'll find out on episode 3 of season 2, as we are joined by Dr. Sonia Anand! Dr. Anand will share how decades of groundbreaking research have shaped our understanding of health inequities, cardiovascular disease, and the power of population-level science. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/season-2-episode-2 umfm-2274017-2598629 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600 00:57:41 On Episode 2 of season 2, we’re joined by Professor Rosie McEachan, Director of the Born in Bradford research program—an internationally recognized, people-powered cohort study that has followed the lives of more than 15,000 families in Bradford, England. A proud Scottish Bradfordian and leading applied health researcher, Professor McEachan discusses how large-scale birth and pregnancy cohorts can drive real-world impact, from improving maternal and child health to shaping public policy. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/season-2-episode-01 umfm-2274017-2597982 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600 01:05:30 Welcome to you Season Two of the Emerging Scholar Podcast! If Season One was about laying the foundation for your research journey, the Season Two is about mastering the craft. We've got a great lineup of guests to introduce you to this season, and we're super excited to kick things off with the amazing Dr. Megan Peters! https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/bonus-episode-4-a-conversation-with-dr-elissa-abrams umfm-2274017-2596124 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 00:52:03 In our fourth, and final, bonus episode before Season Two drops on January 5th, we’re excited to share a fascinating interview recorded this fall with Dr. Elissa Abrams, a leading pediatric allergist and asthma specialist and colleague of mine at the University of Manitoba’s Department of Pediatrics and Child Health. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/bonus-episode-3-a-conversation-with-dr-evelyn-forget umfm-2274017-2593213 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600 01:04:57 On our third bonus episode we sit down with Dr. Evelyn Forget—a trailblazing health economist, respected professor at the University of Manitoba, and one of the world’s leading experts on basic income policy. For decades, Dr. Forget has dedicated her career to understanding how economic security shapes our health and our communities. Her influential research on the long-running “Mincome” experiment in Dauphin, Manitoba in the 1970's revealed powerful evidence: when people are guaranteed a stable income, their health improves, educational outcomes rise, and entire communities become more resilient. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/bonus-episode-2-a-conversation-with-dr-alex-hutchinson umfm-2274017-2585794 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500 00:52:47 On our second bonus episode, we're extremely excited to be joined by Dr. Alex Hutchinson! Alex is a scientist, a journalist, and the New York Times best-selling author of Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance. Throughout this wide-ranging episode we'll touch on a number of topics including endurance sport, multiple aspects of behavioural change, how to make tough decisions and tackle interesting problems. We also introduce the concept of the adjacent possible - how can two fields come together to enlighten the field that we currently work in - it's something that we'll be exploring in depth in Season Two and speaking with Alex is a wonderful way to start that conversation. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/bonus-episode-dr-gordon-guyatt umfm-2274017-2510429 Mon, 26 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500 00:55:36 On this special bonus episode, we have the distinct honor of speaking with Dr. Gordon Guyatt, a pioneering figure in modern medicine whose work has fundamentally reshaped how clinicians approach patient care. Dr. Guyatt is a distinguished professor at McMaster University and is internationally renowned for coining the term evidence-based medicine or EBM. EBM introduced a paradigm shift in the way that we integrate clinical expertise with the best available research and patient values to guide medical decision-making. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/episode-fourteen-dr-jackson umfm-2274017-2343713 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 00:38:01 On our final episode of the season, we’re honoured to welcome Dr. Jonathan Jackson, the executive director of the Community Access Recruitment and Engagement Research Centre at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Jackson’s research focuses on the impact of diversity and inclusion in human subjects research, particularly how community engagement can help overcome barriers to clinical trial participation and build trust in marginalized communities. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/episode-thirteen-dr-branchaw umfm-2274017-2343699 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 00:47:37 On today’s episode, we’re joined by Dr. Janet Branchaw, an associate professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education. Dr. Branchaw is also the faculty director of the Wisconsin Institute for Science Education and Community Engagement (WI Science), where her work focuses on developing, implementing, and evaluating innovative approaches in science education at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/episode-twelve-dr-mayan-part-two umfm-2274017-2343669 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 00:43:42 In this episode, we continue our deep dive into qualitative methods with one of Canada's foremost experts in the field, Dr. Maria Mayan. Dr. Mayan is the Associate Director of the Community University Partnership and a professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/episode-eleven-dr-mayan-part-one umfm-2274017-2343625 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 00:45:05 On this episode, we are honoured to sit down for the first in a two-part series with Dr. Maria Mayan, one of Canada’s foremost leaders in qualitative methods and inquiry. When seeking guidance on understanding the foundations of qualitative research, Dr. Mayan was the clear choice—a renowned expert and author of the 2023 textbook The Essentials of Qualitative Inquiry. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/episode-ten-dr-platt-part-two umfm-2274017-2343606 Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 00:46:03 We’re back with Dr. Robert Platt for part two of our deep dive into causal inference in epidemiology! In this episode, Dr. Platt and I explore different approaches to inferring causality, taking a closer look at the assumptions that are key when making causal inferences. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/episode-nine-dr-platt-part-one umfm-2274017-2343510 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 00:40:35 We're joined for the first in a two-part series with Dr. Robert Platt, a professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health at McGill University. Dr. Platt is a senior investigator at the McGill University Health Center, the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital, and a leading expert in pharmacoepidemiology. He holds the Albert Behringer Endowed Chair in Pharmacoepidemiology and is a pioneering figure in causal epidemiology. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/episode-8-dr-rosella umfm-2274017-2343332 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 00:44:59 On today’s episode, we're excited to interview Dr. Laura Rosella, a professor at the Dalhousie School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. Dr. Rosella holds a CRC Chair in Population Health Analytics and is a principal investigator for the Temerty Center for AI Research and Education in Medicine. She is a leading expert in predictive epidemiology, particularly in the application of machine learning to administrative health data. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/episode-seven-dr-fox umfm-2274017-2343164 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 00:50:31 On today’s episode, we're thrilled to welcome Dr. Matt Fox, a professor in the departments of epidemiology and global health at Boston University. Dr. Fox’s research spans treatment outcomes in HIV treatment programs, infectious disease epidemiology, and epidemiological methods. He is also the co-host of one of our favourite podcasts, Sirius Epi, alongside Dr. Haley Bannick, who joined us on episode five. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/episode-six-dr-rosenblum umfm-2274017-2342640 Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 00:40:07 On today’s episode, we have the privilege of speaking with Dr. Norman Rosenblum, a pediatric nephrologist and clinician scientist at SickKids Hospital and the University of Toronto. Dr. Rosenblum is a professor of pediatrics, a past recipient of a Tier 1 CRC Chair in Developmental Nephrology, and the scientific director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute for Nutrition Metabolism Diabetes. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/episode-five-dr-banack umfm-2274017-2342542 Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 00:33:54 On today’s episode, we’re excited to speak with Dr. Haley Banack, an associate professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. Dr. Banack is an epidemiologist with expertise in obesity, aging, epidemiological methods, causal inference, and life course epidemiology. She is also the co-host of the Serious Epi podcast series alongside Matt Fox. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/episode-four-dr-dagostino-mcgowan umfm-2274017-2342523 Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 00:43:22 On this episode, we are thrilled to be joined by Dr. Lucy D’Agostino McGowan, an assistant professor in the Department of Statistical Sciences at Wake Forest University. Dr. D’Agostino McGowan is also the co-host of the insightful podcast Casual Inference, alongside Dr. Ellie Murray. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/episode-three-dr-iorio-and-dr-linkins umfm-2274017-2342442 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 00:31:16 On our third episode, we delve into the critical question of where to find the best evidence for clinical practice and research, and are joined by Drs. Lorianne Linkins and Alfonso Iorio from McMaster University, leaders of an invaluable resource called ACCESSSS. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/episode-two-dr-jena umfm-2274017-2342110 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:01:00 -0600 00:25:40 On this episode, we are honored to host Dr. Bapu Jena, a clinician, economist, and professor at Harvard Medical School, where he holds the Joseph P. Newhouse Professorship in Health Care Policy. Dr. Jena is also the creator and host of the popular podcast Freakonomics, MD, and the author of Random Acts of Medicine: The Hidden Forces That Shape How Doctors Impact Patients and Shape Our Health. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/episode-one-dr-rosenbaum umfm-2274017-2342100 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 00:30:51 On our debut episode, we’re thrilled to feature Dr. Peter Rosenbaum, renowned professor and clinician scientist in the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University. Join us as Dr. Rosenbaum shares insights from his remarkable career, including his internationally recognized expertise in mentorship. https://umfm.com/podcasts/the-emerging-scholar-podcast/introducing-the-emerging-scholar umfm-2274017-2377901 Wed, 11 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 00:02:39 The Emerg­ing Schol­ar pod­cast is designed for grad­u­ate stu­dents, med­ical trainees, res­i­dents and fel­lows and grad­u­ate stu­dents to help them on their jour­ney towards their first sci­en­tif­ic project.