Episodes 41
Avg. Duration 48m
Activity Highly Active
Since Jan 2023
Latest Episode May 2026

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Just Medicine is a podcast on equity in healthcare, hosted by medical students in British Columbia. Each episode, we bring on a guest to chat about a range of social justice topics and how they relate to medicine and health care. The aim of the podcast is to equip medical trainees with the knowledge and skills to provide inclusive care to a growingly diverse population. The podcast is released every second Thursday of the month, starting on January 12, 2023. This podcast is not affiliated with UBC Faculty of Medicine and is not meant to provide medical advice.

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39. Addressing inequities within Canada's death investigation systems

May 21, 2026 35m

In this episode, Dr. Kona Williams, a Cree and Mohawk forensic pathologist and coroner based in Sudbury, Ontario, talks to host Sandra about what forensic pathology is (and isn’t). They also discuss…

38. "Rooming in" and speaking out: The essentials of perinatal substance use care

Apr 10, 2026 39m

In this episode, host Sandra speaks to Dr. Eric Cattoni, a family physician and Medical Director at the Families In Recovery (FIR) Unit at BC Women’s Hospital. They discuss what’s unique about…

37. The trailblazing Black trainees righting medicine's historical wrongs

Feb 13, 2026 39m

In this episode, host Sandra speaks to Dr. Gbolahan (GB) Olarewaju, a public health resident physician, academic activist, and past and inaugural chair of the Black Medical Students’ Association of…

36. Because it helps! Making the most of the social history

Jan 08, 2026 34m

The success of a treatment plan can depend heavily on social factors – for example, income, housing status, or whether or not someone has drug coverage. The social history is where we, as medical…

35. Climate action: Just what the doctor ordered

Jul 10, 2025 32m

Climate change is presenting a big problem for health, with significant implications for equity. As medical trainees, when it comes to addressing the health impacts of climate change in our patients,…

34. Breaking down the Structural Determinants of Health

Apr 25, 2025 40m

We learn in medical training that factors big and small have an influence on health. Broader social, economic, political, and environmental forces play an important role in determining who…

33. Advocacy in Pediatric Health Care

Apr 11, 2025 46m

Welcome back to Just Medicine! In this episode, we explore the often overlooked vulnerabilities in pediatric health care with our excellent guest, Dr. Amarens Matthiesen, a Certified Child Life…

32. Realizing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s health-related Calls to Action

Feb 14, 2025 44m

In this episode, our host Sandra chats with Derek K. Thompson – Čaabať Bookwilla | Suhiltun, a member of the diitiidʔaaʔtx̣ – Ditidaht First Nation and Director of Indigenous Engagement at the…

31. Food Security & the Gut Microbiome IV: Indigenous-Led Foods Projects and Future Directions

Nov 26, 2024 38m

In the final episode of this four-part series, Kennedy reconnects with Jessie Newman, an Indigenous health dietitian, to bring together the key themes of diet, food access, and the gut microbiome in…

30. Food Security & the Gut Microbiome III: Perspectives on Representation, Cultural Humility and Connection

Nov 15, 2024 49m

We’re back! This is the third episode of our podcast series on Food Security and the Gut Microbiome where we continue to discuss the critical overlap of healthcare, community, and connection. We’re…

29. Food Security & the Gut Microbiome II: How Diet and Other Factors Shape Health Outcomes

Nov 08, 2024 1h 3m

Welcome back to Just Medicine!  This week, we continue a podcast series that explores the intersections of diet, food security and the gut microbiome, especially for Indigenous folks.  In our…

28. Food Security & the Gut Microbiome I: Colonization & Diet in Indigenous Communities in BC

Oct 31, 2024 59m

Welcome back to Just Medicine! This week, we begin a podcast series that explores the intersections of diet, food security, and the gut microbiome, especially for Indigenous folks. In this four…

27. Learning from Lived Experience in Urban Health and Addictions Medicine

Oct 10, 2024 50m

We are back with another episode! In this podcast, I spoke with Bryan Becker, who is presently working in peer support at the RAAC clinic at St.Pauls Hospital. RAAC stands for rapid access addiction…

26. Working in Refugee Health Care in British Columbia

Sep 26, 2024 56m

We're back! In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Althea Hayden, a medical health officer, Ranjit Lehal, a family nurse practitioner, and Dr. Mei-ling Wiedmeyer, a clinician…

25. Burnout in Urban Health & Addictions Medicine

Sep 19, 2024 52m

We are back with another episode! I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Elise Jackson, who recently completed her Addictions Medicine Fellowship following an internal medicine residency at UBC. We…

24. HIV Misconceptions and Interventions in Heterosexual Black Men

Sep 05, 2024 52m

Welcome back to Just Medicine! In this episode, I spoke with Dr. Michael Etowa, a post-doctoral research fellow at the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing at Toronto Metropolitan University and an…

23. Infectious Disease Care Considerations in Patients with Concurrent Substance Use

Aug 29, 2024 43m

We are back again with another episode! I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Victoria Weaver, one of the only dual infectious diseases and addictions medicine specialists in Canada. She shares her…

22. Highlighting UBC Medicine's Refugee Health Initiative

Aug 22, 2024 46m

Welcome back, everyone! This week's episode focuses on Refugee Health by highlighting a remarkable medical student-led initiative called the Refugee Health Initiative (RHI). I had the pleasure of…

21. Equitable HIV Care in Urban Populations

Aug 15, 2024 50m

We are back again with another episode! I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Mary Kestler, an infectious diseases specialist with particular expertise in HIV, TB, Global Health and Tropical…

20. Mind and Gut: Navigating Youth Mental Health with IBD

Aug 08, 2024 43m

We're back! This week's episode explores the unique mental health challenges faced by youth with chronic illnesses, focusing on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with expert Dr. Astrid…

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