GradCast

In this Special Episode of GradCast, guests Dr. Douglas Bocking and Matthew Lund speak with hosts Roger Hudson and Viki Tellios about medical school education in Canada. Comparisons between today's medical school curriculum relative to the accelerated curriculum implemented during World War II are discussed. Dr. Douglas Bocking is a former Dean of Medicine and former Vice President of the Health Sciences Department at Western University, and a member of the Order of Canada. Matthew Lund is a current medical student attending Western and current President of the Osler Society for Medical Students at the university. 

Hosted by: Roger Hudson & Viki Tellios

Produced by: Chantal Lemire

GradCast team member Taniya Nagpal recently returned from a trip to the Technical University of Madrid in Spain, were she had the opportunity to work with Dr. Ruben Barakat on two projects involving exercise and pregnancy. On the show today, Ariel and Yimin find out about how exercise might be key in preventing and treating diabetes and depression in expecting mothers. Exercise and pregnancy lab website

Hosted by: Yimin Chen & Ariel Frame

Produced by: Viki Tellios

You may have heard that "exercise is the best medicine" - neuroscientist Joyla Furlano is working to see if that might be true. On this episode of GradCast, Nick and Yimin learn about the neurological link between diabetes and Alzheimer's in older adults and how regular exercise might be a promising preventative treatment for dementia.

Hosted by: Yimin Chen & Nick Handfield-Jones

Produced by: Arial Frame

Hosts Chantal Lemire and Susan Anthony interview the newest member of GradCast, Nicholas Handfield-Jones about his research on Parkinsons.

Hosted by: Susan Anthony & Chantal Lemire

Produced by: Viki Tellios