UofT Medicine FaculTEA: Afterhours UofT Medicine FaculTEA: Afterhours

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Eugenia Piliotis, the Peters Boyd Academy Director! We chat about her role in the faculty, why she went into Medical Oncology/Hematology, her dogs and the infamous PB BBQs, passion for travelling, the importance of mentorship, her "goofy" side, her "creepy" enjoyment of puzzles, a nerve-wracking call from the CPSO, and much more!

In this episode, we chat with the CPC-3 Course Director, Dr. Evelyn Rozenblyum! We talk about her role in the faculty and as a pediatric rheumatologist, dancing in the streets, love for 60s music, post-COVID travel goals, and the role of therapy in her life, and more. We also get into some TEA as she tells us about her celebrity ex-dog-walker and "whirlwind" romance with her husband. You don't want to miss it!

In this episode, we sit down with the Director of Fitzgerald Academy, Dr. Molly Zirkle! We talk about her "hard headedness", her father's non-profit program SIGN, olympic weightlifting, book recommendations, her role in the program and in her hospital, research interests in simulation, advice for medical students, the most difficult medical procedure she's ever performed, and much more!

In this episode, we chat with Dr. Antonio Pignatiello and talk about his role in the faculty and as a child and adolescent psychiatrist. We also get insight into the farm he owns! We explore advice he gives to all medical learners, tips on success, and even we get to hear about how he found his true love in a hospital (HCP goals)! You won't want to miss this freshly brewed episode!

In episode four, we chat with the new Course Director for CPC-1, Dr. Robert Goldberg, and had a great time getting to know him. We talk about coffee, children's books, medicine, touring ballparks, and so much more! He also gives us some advice on how to get the most out of CPC-1 (and pre-clerkship as a whole). Don't miss it!

In our third episode, we chat with one of our favourite MD couples, Dr. Anne McLeod and Dr. Richard Wells. We talk about their faculty roles and careers in haematology, favourite books, family lives, what they were like growing up, and just get to know them on a personal level. We also dive deep into their philosophies on life and medicine, learn about some of Dr. Wells's quirks, and get the inside scoop on how they got together — and trust us when we say that you do NOT want to miss this tea!