Join host Jillian Horton, MD, FRCPC as she speaks with Jon Novick, MDCM, FRCPC about his work in physician health and his own lived experience as a physician with a chronic illness.

In this conversation, he reflects on what it means to be both a physician and a patient, the cultural forces within medicine that make it difficult to seek and receive care, and the unique challenges of treating, or being treated by, a colleague. Drawing on decades of experience and his own journey with inflammatory bowel disease, Dr. Novick speaks candidly about minimization, self-compassion, and why the standard we apply to our patients deserves to be the same standard we apply to ourselves.

Dr. Jon S. Novick, MDCM, FRCPC is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and addiction medicine specialist with a private practice in Oakville, Ontario. He serves as Medical Director of the OMA Physician Health Program in Toronto, where his work focuses on physician health and well-being through education, advocacy, assessment, and connecting physicians with the support and resources they need.

Join host Jillian Horton, MD, FRCPC as she speaks with Nancy Olivieri, MD, FRCPC. The discussion highlights the importance of advocacy in medicine, particularly in support of patients, and exploring how fear can prevent some from speaking out. They also discuss what someone can do to support a colleague taking a risk if they are not comfortable speaking up for themselves. Royal College members: you can earn MOC Section 2 - Individual Learning credits for watching this video.

A Hematologist, Dr. Nancy Olivieri is a professor of Pediatrics, Medicine and Public Health Sciences at the University of Toronto. She is a Senior Scientist with the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute and the Cancer Care Research Unit with the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. Dr. Olivieri's research focuses on blood disorders: sickle cell disease and thalassemia.

Join host Jillian Horton, MD, FRCPC as she speaks with Sharon Straus, MD, FRCPC about her own evolution from being a mentee to developing her own skills and passion as a mentor. They also discuss Dr. Straus's transition from clinical work into leadership roles and the importance of prioritizing her own wellness so that she can be a model for the people that she leads. The conversation also touches on what leaders can do to support health care professionals and learners in a post-pandemic world with ongoing challenges facing the health care system. Royal College members: you can earn MOC Section 2 - Individual Learning credits for watching this video.

Dr. Sharon Straus is the Executive Vice-President, Clinical and Chief Medical Officer for Unity Health Toronto. She is also a geriatrician and scientist at St. Michael's Hospital (Toronto) and has held leadership positions at the hospital and the University of Toronto since 2009. Dr. Straus is recognized for her commitment to excellence in mentorship, impactful research, and knowledge translation.

Join host Jillian Horton, MD, FRCPC as she speaks with Nazik Hammad, MD, FRCPC about her own journey from Sudan to Canada as an International Medical Graduate (IMG) including the joys, barriers and resilience needed when learning and practicing in a new country. Dr. Hammad also speaks of her work in health equity as well as equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging from the point of view of medical education and systems design. Royal College members: you can earn MOC Section 2 - Individual Learning credits for watching this video.

Dr. Nazik Hammad is a Professor in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at St. Michael's Hospital and is a member of the Division of Medical Oncology in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto. She also serves as co-chair of the Black Physicians Association of Ontario's Network for Advancing Medical Learners (N-ABL). Dr. Hammad has an interest in medical education, in particular health professions education in low and middle-income countries. She is a visiting professor at the University of Nairobi, Kenya and teaches at the Clinical Oncology Training Program in Khartoum, Sudan.

Join host Jillian Horton, MD, FRCPC as she speaks with Jamiu Busari, MD, FRCSC (Hon) about his career path in medicine and his passion for the science of teaching in medical education. They also discuss Dr. Busari's approach and work in the equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) space.

Royal College members: you can earn 0.5 MOC Section 2 credits for watching this video. Look forward to more credits as you apply reflections to the issues brought forward by Dr. Busari.

Dr. Jamiu Busari is a pediatrician and dean at Horacio Oduber Hospital in Aruba. He is widely recognized for unwavering leadership in health care and advancing equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). He is a founding investigator with the Equity in Health System (EqHS) Lab, a transdisciplinary team working to address racism, discrimination, and social injustice in the health system; and a founding member and director of the lab's international series, Critical Dialogues for Action (CDFA), a monthly dialogue on EDI that focuses on identifying practical steps to bring about meaningful change. In September 2023, Dr. Busari became an Honorary Fellow in the Division of Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.