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doctors share their picks + pleasures dr. danielle martin is a Toronto-based physician, VP Medical Affairs & Health System Solutions at Women’s College Hospital and author of Better Now: Six Big Ideas To Improve Health Care For All Canadians, which was longlisted for British Columbia’s National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction 2018. When she’s not treating her family-practice patients or writing award-worthy books, you might find her relaxing with a glass of red wine while watching The Knick (an early1900s medical drama about a groundbreaking NYC surgeon; on our must-see list too), reading Gabriel García Márquez, listening to This American Life, indulging in dark chocolate and driving a yellow Vespa… Our kind of doctor.
I live, practise in: Toronto, ON My training: BSc (Mcgill, Biochem); MD (UWO); CCFP (Toronto), Masters of Public Policy (Toronto)
Best meal anywhere: My kitchen on a Monday night
My jet-lag cure: Power through I always travel with: An allpurpose scarf: wrap, blanket, head cover, face wipe
Gadget or gear I could not do without: My iPhone I’d describe my home as: The gathering place for our extended circle of friends and family
with: Dark chocolate My guilty pleasure: Cooking shows on TV My go-to exercise/sport: Super-slow, high intensity interval training
A favourite place that I keep returning to: The dock at my mother’s cottage
Favourite city: Istanbul, Turkey Favourite book: Love in the
My car: Yellow Vespa 150 LX scooter
Favourite spectator sport:
Why I was drawn to medicine: The relationships with my family practice patients
Can’t believe I’ve never been to: London, England
Time of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
Last purchase: New jogging shoes
US politics
Don’t need to go to: Outer space
Must-see TV: The Knick
My last trip: Palm Springs, California
Dream vacation: The Inca Trail… followed by the beach!
My first job: Customer Service, Toronto YMCA
Dr. Martin, her book, Better Now: Six Big Ideas to Improve Health Care for All Canadians, and a few of her favourite things: Love in the Time of Cholera, red wine, The Knick and her Vespa
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Most exotic place I’ve travelled to: Bali, Indonesia
Just For Canadian doctors Fall 2018
Last splurge: Another pair of heels I have too many: Unanswered emails My fridge is always stocked
I’d want this with me if stranded on a desert island: This American Life podcast series My secret to relaxing and relieving tension:
Red wine A talent I wish I had: Playing pool A big challenge I’ve faced: Balancing career and motherhood One thing I’d change about myself: My thin skin
The word that best describes me: Determined A cause that’s close to my heart: Education for girls If I wasn’t a doctor, I’d be: An architect
photo courtesy of Dr. danielle martin
My name: Danielle Martin