To kick off Season 3, we start with the first Welsh clinical scientist (echocardiographer) in cardiology to get a PhD, Dr Emma Rees PhD, FBSE. She is now expanding her expertise diving into the use of big data in research. We discuss her journey into research, how being visible expanded her research opportunities, and her thoughts on imposter syndrome. Listen for great tips on being a research leader from someone who knows what it is like to be the first!

Top 3 Takeaways

1)     Take a team approach to make research better

2)     Expand your expertise through your research

3)     Be visible so you are they person approached for research opportunities

Bio: Emma is an experienced clinical academic who specialises in ultrasound heart scans. She is the scientific director of a novel out-of-hospital heart scan clinic which has the triple aim of providing a clinical service to NHS patients, supporting research on point-of-care scans for early diagnosis of heart failure, and enriching the university education of healthcare professionals. Emma is part of the leadership team of the Wales National Cardiovascular Research Network. She currently holds a personal research award from Health and Care Research Wales and an Application Development Award from the National Institute for Health and Care Research. Emma is an Associate Professor of Healthcare Science and co-lead Healthy Ageing and Chronic Conditions Research Institute at Swansea Bay University.

Find Emma online:

www.linkedin.com/in/emma-rees-b38566368

Read Emma’s Research:

1) Https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae666.3516 

2) Https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae666.3515 

3) https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae666.3514

4) Https://doi.org/10.1530/ERP-19-0011 

Read more of her research here --> https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5373-1005

Emma is reading:

Orbital by Samantha Harvey

Find Dr Rosalynn Austin

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rosalynn-austin-147b3980/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosalynnaustin/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RosalynnAustin

Experience the adventures Dr Rosalynn Austin takes while travelling on @tea-riffictravels

The podcast content is the personal opinions and experiences of the researchers (Dr Rosalynn Austin and Dr Emma Rees) and not that of any of their affiliated institutions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.