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The Curiosity Habit gets to know the researcher behind the research. In medical education, we often learn people’s motivations and understandings of themselves in healthcare, but we don’t know very much about the people who do research in this field. On The Curiosity Habit, we ask: What caught your curiosity about that topic? How did you start? Who propelled you to get going? What bumps in the road or lucky charms have you encountered? What is your next curiosity? All in all, we want to hear the stories that many people might not know about to inspire and enlighten them about what it means to be a researcher.
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Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
We’re back! In our newest season of the Curiosity Habit, Sayra sits down with the ever-curious Gerry Gormley to discuss his path from a child full of questions to a physician and researcher who finds the answers. Navigating and narrating the synergy of science and art, Gerry tells us how his appreciation for human connection has progressed his career, his research, and his mentoring, and how he’s able to answer his current questions on how to make medical education better.
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
In our final episode of 2021, Sayra sits down with the ever-curious Erik Driessen, whose love of reading catapulted his career in medical education. In their conversation, Erik discusses his love of Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse comic books, how culture influences education, but education also influences culture, and his aspirations to become a professional chef.
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Mahan has always been someone who just wanted to know things. What he didn’t realize growing up was that those “things” - like what it means to learn, how we learn effectively, and what it means to enhance knowledge - would eventually lead him to working in medical education. In his conversation with Sayra, Mahan discusses what it was like learning and moving between different countries, schools, and opportunities got him to where his now.
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
People, and her connection to people, keeps things alive for Sarah. In her conversation with Sayra, Sarah highlights how this connection to people was fostered by her mum, how that was where she thrived in medical school, and how through her connections to people - including mentors, colleagues, and patients, she is where she is today.
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Growing up in a small town in rural Ontario, Tavis lost himself in novels - reading through a window into a far greater world. In his conversation with Sayra, Tavis highlights how he’s weaving his long ago dream of becoming a novelist into his education research and his clinical work in palliative care.
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Liz has always been a very curious person, interested in knowledge and how we come to know what we know through reading, writing, and stories. In her story, she shares how one of her previous coaches had a photographic memory, and how his feedback ultimately inspired a program of research on feedback in medical education.
Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
As a kid that loved school, asking questions, and getting imaginative, it makes sense that Sarah is now a researcher in medical education. In her conversation with Sayra (a non-professional goal of hers!), Sarah highlights how she made the transition from teacher to education researcher, and discusses how learning also requires unlearning.
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Anne never made a conscious decision to become a researcher. Instead, she followed her questions as they unfolded over time – these questions included how health care providers were learning, practicing, and reflecting on experiences. In her conversation with Sayra, Anne reflects on how her research into reflective practice began, and how she came to think about reflection as a continuum over time. Her studies drew her to questions concerning epistemology and professional knowledge. For Anne, the education researcher's journey is marked by serendipity and surprise, the joy of writing, working with students, and inquiring into one's curiosities.
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
From growing up in rural Ontario with her family taking in vietnamese families to working in Vienna and Fukushima, Kathy’s love of teaching and learning was fostered at a young age and remained a strong head throughout her life. In her conversation with Sayra, Kathy discusses how her goal is always to leave something better than she found it, and how there’s no innovation without creativity, and no creativity without vulnerability.
Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
Tuesday Aug 10, 2021
Stella has always been curious and asked questions with the aim of building bridges. Originally a school-based audiologist, Stella wanted to understand how to make things better for the children she saw, which resulted in her doing her PhD. In her conversation with Sayra, Stella discusses what it was like to do her PhD and postdoctoral research on critical reflection, how everything she does has circled back to her previous research, and how she has learned to celebrate the little things, like a thank you email, to stay positive and motivated during difficult times.