Career Conversations

This is a re-release, having been recorded and released under the 'Clinical Conversations' podcast in February 2021. 

Dr Xan Hughes (pronouns they/them) talks to Dr David Ryan (pronouns he/him) about being an openly transgender doctor working in the NHS. The topics covered include an introduction to some common terminology relevant to talking about trans healthcare and about how easy changes to practices can help both trans colleagues and patients have a better experience. 

At the time of recording, Dr Xan Hughes was a Foundation Year Two (FY2) doctor working at a large London teaching hospital. Their research interests include barriers to healthcare and widening access especially to preventative care. 

Recording date: 14 February 2021 

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This week Dr Marilena Giannoudi interviews Dr Kate Richardson about Clinical Genetics. Dr Richardson discusses a typical week in Clinical Genetics and gives advice on how to get experience with this small but incredibly interesting specialty. 

Dr Richardson commenced specialty training in Clinical Genetics in 2021 at the Northern Genetics service. They previously completed foundation and core medical training in the North East before taking a year out of training to complete a PG cert in medical education and work as a clinical teaching fellow. 

Dr Marilena Giannoudi is the T&MC Podcast Lead and Vice-Chair for Careers and Communications. 

Recording Date: 18 January 2023 

Useful Links

Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board webpage on Clinical Genetics - https://www.jrcptb.org.uk/specialties/clinical-genetics 

Physician Higher Specialty Training Recruitment webpage on Clinical Genetics - https://phstrecruitment.org.uk/specialties/clinical-genetics 

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In this episode Dr Ahmed, an Immunology and Allergy trainee in Leeds, takes us through her interest in this fascinating area of medicine, her experience of the application process and on to what life as an immunology trainee looks like. 

Dr Sammiya Ahmed is a Clinical Immunology and Allergy Trainee in Yorkshire, working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals which offers a regional service for allergies, rare immunodeficiencies and auto inflammatory conditions. She has worked in this field for three years.  

Dr Marilena Giannoudi is the T&MC Podcast Lead and Vice-Chair for Careers and Communications. 

Recording date: 9 February 2023 

Useful Links 

https://www.jrcptb.org.uk/specialties/immunology 

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In this episode Dr Kayani explains the differences between Medical and Clinical Oncology and shares his experience of training in this fascinating area of medicine. 

Dr Marilena Giannoudi is the T&MC Podcast Lead and Vice-Chair for Careers and Communications. 

Recording date: 7 December 2022

Useful Links

https://www.jrcptb.org.uk/specialties/medical-oncology

 https://phstrecruitment.org.uk/specialties/clinical-oncology 

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In this episode Dr Marilena Giannoudi interviews Dr Hannah Preston about the Offer and Upgrade process for Higher Specialty Training. Dr Hannah Preston was successful at HST interview and is a Renal Registrar in Edinburgh, having previously been an ACCS Trainee. 

Dr Preston is also RCPE Trainees and Members' Committee (T&MC) Co-Chair. 

Dr Marilena Giannoudi is the T&MC Podcast Lead and Vice-Chair for Careers and Communications. 

Recording date: 07 April 2023

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https://phstrecruitment.org.uk/recruitment-process/offers-and-beyond/responding-to-offers 

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Dr Marilena Giannoudi discusses training and a career in Medical Microbiology with Dr Christopher Rooney, a Specialist Registrar in Medical Microbiology in Leeds undertaking a PhD in the gut microbiome as out of programme research. Medical Microbiology bridges the laboratory and clinical teams and provides a varied career, including oversight of laboratory testing, infection prevention and control, and antimicrobial stewardship. 

At the time of recording, Dr Christopher Rooney was a specialist registrar in medical microbiology (ST4) at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, having previously held an ACF in medical microbiology. Dr Rooney is on OOPR completing a PhD in the gut microbiome. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr Rooney was a clinical fellow with the infection prevention and control team at NHS E&I. 

Dr Marilena Giannoudi is the T&MC Podcast Lead and Vice-Chair for Careers and Communications. 

Recording date: 21 November 2022 

Useful Links

The Royal College of Pathologists - Training in Microbiology: https://www.rcpath.org/discover-pathology/careers-in-pathology/train-to-work-in-pathology/training-in-microbiology.html 

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Dr Marilena Giannoudi discusses a career in Rehabilitation Medicine with Dr Oliver Isaac, a Registrar in Rehabilitation Medicine. 

Dr Oliver Isaac has a passion for Rehabilitation Medicine as it combines working out the best holistic management for individual patients in optimising function and helps society as a whole. Rehabilitation Medicine physicians work closely with other professionals to achieve this. Having been unsure of which career in medicine would be most suitable, Dr Oliver Isaac has an interest in helping other junior doctors to decide this. Dr Isaac also has an interest in improving health systems and public health, both of which have implications for the patient groups he is more involved with. 

Dr Marilena Giannoudi is the T&MC Podcast Lead and Vice-Chair for Careers and Communications. 

Recording date: 18 November 2022

Useful Links

British Society for Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine (BSPRM) website: https://www.bsprm.org.uk 

Information on Rehabilitation Medicine from the JRCPTB: https://www.jrcptb.org.uk/specialties/rehabilitation-medicine 

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Dr Hannah Preston talks with Dr Michael Farquhar about the relationship between shift work, fatigue and burnout and the importance of sleep for healthcare professionals. 

Dr Mike Farquhar joined the Evelina London Children’s Hospital sleep medicine team as a consultant in 2012. He holds weekly general sleep, hypersomnia and adolescent sleep clinics, and supports Evelina London’s busy diagnostic sleep study service. He also works with colleagues across Evelina London to support sleep in children and young people with complex medical difficulties. Additionally, Dr Farquhar is involved in educating healthcare professionals on the importance of sleep and the impact of fatigue on healthcare, with a focus on sleep for staff working night shifts. 

Recording date: 1 August 2022 

Useful Links

Fifteen-minute consultation: problems in the healthy paediatrician—managing the effects of shift work on your health: https://ep.bmj.com/content/102/3/127 

Nature cannot be fooled. Why we need to talk about sleep: https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.13982 

Optimising sleep for night shifts: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j5637 

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Dr Marilena Giannoudi talks to Drs Rob Ker and Jonny Guckian about their experience of undertaking teaching fellow jobs and how teaching fellow jobs fit into and benefit a career as a physician. 

Dr Rob Ker is currently working as a registrar in renal medicine in Glasgow. He trained at Newcastle Medical School and graduated in 2014. He worked as teaching fellow in and around Newcastle in 2016 to 2018, and completed his Master's in Medical Education in 2019. He is currently the Vice-Chair for Representation in the RCPE Trainees and Members' Committee (T&MC). 

Dr Jonny Guckian is a dermatology registrar in Leeds. He is Co-Chair of the T&MC, Director for Social Media and Communications for ASME, and Podcast Associate Editor for the British Journal of Dermatology. 

Dr Marilena Giannoudi is the T&MC Podcast Lead and Vice-Chair for Careers and Communications. 

Recording date: 4 November 2022 

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Dr Marilena Giannoudi talks to Dr Jess Morgan about working as a Chief Registrar. The RCP Chief Registrar Programme is a flagship leadership development programme for trainee doctors who are committed to quality improvement. The programme is open to all physician and non-physician specialties. 

Dr Jess Morgan is an ST5 in Elderly Medicine/GIM and Bradford Teaching Hospital's first chief registrar. Dr Morgan trained in the North East of England, via New Zealand before landing in Yorkshire, and outside of work is keen on tandem biking. 

Dr Marilena Giannoudi is the T&MC Podcast Lead and Vice-Chair for Careers and Communications.

Recording date: 18 January 2023 

Useful Links

RCP Chief Registrar Programme: https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/chief-registrar-programme 

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Sound issues: We apologise for the sound disturbances in this episode. 

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