Explore every episode of the podcast Ask 5
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| How do you ask for a graceful exit? | 05 Jun 2026 | 00:29:12 | |
Join our host Monica Molinaro and PhD student co-host, Jennifer Fitzpatrick, for Season 3’s fifth episode of Ask 5! In this episode, Jennifer asks: "How do you ask for a graceful exit?" Interested in asking our 5? Get in touch with us at: ihse.outreach@mcgill.ca Also check out this and other episodes on McGill's YouTube Channel: | |||
| How do you navigate authorship on academic outputs? | 05 Mar 2026 | 00:30:09 | |
Join our host Monica Molinaro and PhD student co-host, Suchismita Sarkar, for Season 3’s fourth episode of Ask 5! In this episode, Suchismita asks: "How do you navigate authorship on academic outputs?" Interested in asking our 5? Get in touch with us at: ihse.outreach@mcgill.ca Also check out this and other episodes on McGill's YouTube Channel:
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| How do you prepare to go to your 1st conference? | 05 Feb 2026 | 00:34:21 | |
Join our host Monica Molinaro and PhD student co-host, Nancy Forget, for Season 3’s third episode of Ask 5! In this episode, Nancy asks: "How do you prepare to go to your 1st conference?" Interested in asking our 5? Get in touch with us at: ihse.outreach@mcgill.ca Also check out this and other episodes on McGill's YouTube Channel
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| When do you know that you’re done with a project, dissertation or a line of work? | 05 Dec 2025 | 00:35:34 | |
Join our host Monica Molinaro and PhD student co-host, Carol Wissa, for Season 3’s second episode of Ask 5! In this episode, Carol asks: "When do you know that you’re done with a project, dissertation or a line of work?” Interested in asking our 5? Get in touch with us at: ihse.outreach@mcgill.ca Also check out this and other episodes on McGill's YouTube Channel
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| In your opinion, which is better - a narrow versus a broad program of research? | 05 Nov 2025 | 00:26:41 | |
Join our host Monica Molinaro and PhD student co-host, Maia Siedlikowski, for Season 3’s first episode of Ask 5! In this episode, Maia asks: In your opinion, which is better - a narrow versus a broad program of research? Interested in asking our 5? Get in touch with us at: ihse.outreach@mcgill.ca Also check out this and other episodes on McGill's YouTube Channel:
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| What do you think has been the secret sauce of your success? | 05 Oct 2025 | 00:44:10 | |
Join our host Monica Molinaro and PhD student and co-host Dr. Khoa Duong for this special edition of the third season of “Ask 5”. This special edition episode was recorded live at this year’s Richard and Sylvia Cruess Symposium on Scholarship in Health Sciences Education. Guests who were interviewed included Dr. Don Boudreau, Dr. Richard Cruess, Dr. Mette Coleman, Professor Norma Ponzoni and Professor Peter Nugus. In this episode, Monica asks: "What do you think has been the secret sauce of your success?" Monica explores this question with five brilliant guests: Dr. Richard Cruess, Dr. Don Boudreau, Dr. Mette Coleman, Professor Peter Nugus and Professor Norma Ponzoni. For the video versions of all the Ask 5 podcast episodes, with fun bonus footage, find us here: Interested in asking our 5? Get in touch with us at: ihse.outreach@mcgill.ca
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| How do you find work life balance? | 05 Jul 2025 | 00:29:54 | |
Join our host Monica Molinaro and PhD student co-host, Allison Chrestensen, for Season 2’s fifth episode of Ask 5! In this episode, Allison asks: How do you find work life balance? Interested in asking our 5? Get in touch with us at: ihse.outreach@mcgill.ca Also check out this and other episodes on McGill's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--pgeSi4e64&list=PLfMfJihLOASXW4wzBCcR8xdliOw5XEw7b&index=1 | |||
| How do I Become a Better Writer? | 05 Jun 2025 | 00:35:11 | |
Join our host Monica Molinaro and PhD student co-host, Elizabeth Hornyak-Bell, for Season 2’s fourth episode of Ask 5! In this episode, Elizabeth asks: "How do I become a better writer?" | |||
| How do you speak to different audiences about your research ideas? | 05 May 2025 | 00:29:48 | |
Join our host Monica Molinaro and PhD student co-host, Karen Gwen Moniz, for Season 2’s third episode of Ask 5! For the video versions of all the Ask 5 podcast episodes, with fun bonus footage, find us here:
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| "How do I understand the different roles on a research team and how do I know which one I fill?" | 05 Apr 2025 | 00:26:24 | |
Host: Monica Molinaro, PhD, Assistant Professor, Institute of Health Sciences Education, McGill University Co-host: Pamela Lamb, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute of Health Sciences Education, McGill University Ask 5 is produced by the Institute of Health Sciences Education (IHSE) and the Office of Ed-TECH (Education Technology and E-learning Collaboration for Health), within McGill’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Ask 5 is on a mission to:
Want to get in touch? Reach out to: ihse.outreach@mcgill.ca
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| How do I work with people who think differently than I do? | 05 Mar 2025 | 00:30:07 | |
Join our host Monica Molinaro and PhD student co-host, Ethan Bazos, for Season 2’s first episode of Ask 5! For the video versions of all the Ask 5 podcast episodes, with fun bonus footage, find us here: Ask 5 Videos Interested in asking our 5? Get in touch with us at: ihse.outreach@mcgill.ca | |||
| What are the things to avoid when just starting out in the Health Sciences Education research space | 05 Jan 2025 | 00:31:42 | |
Join our host Monica Molinaro and PhD student and co-host Antoine Przybylak Brouillard for the fifth episode of Ask 5! In this episode, Antoine asks: "What are the things to avoid when just starting out in the Health Sciences Education research space?" For a video version of this episode, with fun bonus footage, find us here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNEbEqV8L6c&list=PLfMfJihLOASXW4wzBCcR8xdliOw5XEw7b&index=6 Interested in asking our 5? Get in touch with us at: ihse.outreach@mcgill.ca | |||
| If I want to get started in research, where do I begin? | 11 Dec 2024 | 00:30:53 | |
Season 1, Episode 1 Join our host Monica Molinaro and co-host Anita Slominska for the very first episode of Ask 5! In this episode, Anita asks: "If I want to get started in research, where do I begin?" From mindsets to sending cold emails, our participants share their insights on how to take that important first step into the research world. For a video version of this episode, with fun bonus footage, find us here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wvXdxqsrnI Interested in asking our 5? Get in touch with us at: ihse.outreach@mcgill.ca | |||
| What are the important and maybe unexpected skills to have or develop as a researcher? | 05 Dec 2024 | 00:28:31 | |
Join our host Monica Molinaro and co-host Terkuma Chia for the fourth episode of Ask 5! In this episode, Terkuma asks: "What are the important and maybe unexpected skills to have or develop as a researcher?" From communication and listening to writing and marketing our guests shine a spotlight on the essential skills, knowledge and lessons that every great researcher needs.
For a video version of this episode, with fun bonus footage, find us here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYc9MyrktNQ&t=13s
Interested in asking our 5? Get in touch with us at: ihse.outreach@mcgill.ca | |||
| What does it mean to join a team or be a good collaborator? | 05 Nov 2024 | 00:34:31 | |
Join our host Monica Molinaro and co-host post-doctoral fellow, Louis-Pierre Auger, for the third episode of Ask 5! In this episode, Louis-Pierre asks: "What does it mean to join a team or be a good collaborator?" From exploring how to build a team to what makes for a 'fair' contribution to a research team/group/collaboration our guests share their golden nuggets of knowledge.
Interested in asking our 5? Get in touch with us at: ihse.outreach@mcgill.ca | |||
| How do I find a supervisor or mentor? What do I look for and how do I know they’re the right one? | 07 Oct 2024 | 00:32:47 | |
Join our host Monica Molinaro and co-host Niki Soilis for the second episode of Ask 5! In this episode, Niki asks: "How do I find a supervisor or mentor? What do I look for and how do I know they’re the right one?" From guiding the student to navigating policies and procedures to maintaining healthy mentorship relationship, our guests provide insight into supervisors and mentors who can best match a student's needs.
Interested in asking our 5? Get in touch with us at: ihse.outreach@mcgill.ca | |||