Medical Education Podcast

Interview with Professor Kamila Hawthorne on the subject of Differential Attainment - the gap in achievement that is consistently reported for certain groups of learners, and the systemic and environmental causes. Interview recorded in summer 2020.

A discussion with Kamila Hawthorne and Farah Bhatti on decolonizing curriculum

I had the pleasure to talk with Prof. Michelle Mclean from Bond University in Australia, about two of her passions: PBL and Planetary health. Michelle is an international expert in curriculum development and a highly published author in medical education.  In this podcast, we speak about Michelle's experiences in healthcare education.

We talk about her incredible journey from a basic sciences lecture, a Biologist and seed pathologist with a PhD Histology, to trotting the globe implementing PBL and becoming one of the lead advocates for planetary health in medical education.

Understanding what motivates learners, and how to use that as an educator. Based upon Self-Determination Theory (SDT).

Hosted by Prof Phil Newton with special guest ChatGPT

I didn't know much about SDT and so was reading the literature and asking ChatGPT questions about it. This podcast is thus also an example of how to use GenAI to help you, or your learners, explore a new topic.

What is PBL? Does it work? How is it done? How much does it cost? Can GenAI help as a PBL facilitator?

Professor Phil Newton interviews........ ChatGPT

Telemedicine has a long history around the world but its use has increased dramatically during the global COVID19 Pandemic. We talk to Consultant Dermatologist Dr Avad Mughal about how he has adapted his clinical teaching to work with Telemedicine, and offers some tips for others to do the same

Inclusivity and Accesibility are common terms in the education landscape, but what do they really mean? What are our responsibilities as educators? How does the student-educator relationship compare to the patient-practitioner relationship when it comes to confidentiality and disclosure? Unltimately, how can we make sure education is accessible for all? Phil discusses all these things and more with Alison Braddock and Prof Michael Draper from the Swansea Academy of Inclusivity and Learner Success.

We all have a limited capacity for real-time processing of new information. How does this affect our learning and our everyday professional roles. How do we account for this limitation in medical education? How does it affect our roles as learners, educators and assessors? Can we measure this mental workload? Is it the same as Cognitive Load.

Phil discusses all this and more with Professor Aidan Byrne. Aidan is a consultant Anaesthetist and Deputy Executive Medical Director at the Swansea Bay University Health Board. He is also an Honorary Professor at the Swansea University Medical School. He has published many studies measuring and examining mental workload in medical education. 

What makes a good educational video? How do I get started? Why should I get started? What kit do I need? What about copyright? We discuss all these questions with Anatomist (and YouTube star) Dr Sam Webster, who has 10 years of experience making anatomy videos for YouTube. 

Certain groups are under-represented in the health professions. Why is that? Why is it important to address? What can we do about it? All these questions and more are addressed in discussion with Dr Heidi Phillips, an Academic GP and Associate Professor in Primary Care at the Swansea University Medical School. Dr Phillips has undertaken numerous projects to understand and address under-representation in Medical careers