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This podcast from McGill’s Institute of Health Sciences Education invites renowned health sciences researchers to share insights, guidance and pearls of wisdom on building successful careers in academia and scholarship. Access to mentorship is becoming a scarce resource. The goal of Ask 5 is to try to democratize access to this insider knowledge, asking questions like: What important and unexpected skills do I need to be a researcher? What should I look for in a mentor? How do I handle – and overcome – rejection? Alongside host Monica Molinaro, PhD, guests tackle these questions and more.
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Booking probability
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Signup to Generate a PitchThis podcast from McGill’s Institute of Health Sciences Education invites renowned health sciences researchers to share insights, guidance and pearls of wisdom on building successful careers in academia and scholarship. Access to mentorship is becoming a scarce resource.
Ask 5 is hosted by McGill IHSE. The show has published 16 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "How do you ask for a graceful exit?" (5 June 2026, 29 minutes), "How do you navigate authorship on academic outputs?" (5 March 2026, 30 minutes), and "How do you prepare to go to your 1st conference?" (5 February 2026, 34 minutes).
Ask 5 publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 32 minutes across 16 episodes.
Booking probability for Ask 5 is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Ask 5 requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Ask 5's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Ask 5 are Universities & Colleges. Ask 5 has an education audience.
McGill IHSE hosts Ask 5, an education podcast with 16 episodes published.
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Episode #5
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Episode #5
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...
Episode #4
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?"
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...
Episode #2
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...
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...
Episode #5
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...
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...
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...
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...
Episode #2
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...
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