Sharp Scratch

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  • Tips for clinical years

    This week the panel discusses their tips for clinical years. From the logistics of commuting and hospital accommodation to speaking to your first patient - tune in to hear the panel's reflections and advice

    44 min
  • Should I intercalate?

    This week Nikki and Anna are joined by Professor Doug Corfield from The University of Manchester Medical School to talk all things intercalation. From why to take a year out to all of the logistics involved, listen to find out more about doing an intercalated degree during your medical studies.

    44 min
  • Imposter Syndrome
    This week Nikki and Issy are joined by general surgical registrar Clara Munro, and author and co-founder of the Impostor Syndrome Institute, Valerie Young to talk about imposter syndrome in medicine.
    Article mentioned: https://hbr.org/2021/02/stop-telling-women-they-have-imposter-syndrome

    Valerie’s website: https://impostorsyndrome.com/

    49 min
  • Will my hobbies make me a better doctor?

    This week the panel are still talking about their hobbies, and what their motivations are for pursuing them. From music to sports, photography to Netflix - do the skills we pick up help us become better doctors, or do they help our general wellbeing? Tune in to hear from some of our listeners about what they get up to in their free time and why…

    42 min
  • I tried to do everything and I had one or two breakdowns a term..
    How many times have you been surprised to find out about a coursemate's hidden talent? Perhaps you've discovered they were Grade 8 Cello when they were 11, or that they were an olympic athlete in a past life?

    This week the team talk all about their hobbies - particularly what they got up to before med school, and what their motivations were for keeping so busy!

    40 min
  • Inclusive Practice

    This week the panel are joined by Michael Brady, the national advisor for LGBT Health to discuss why your patient’s queerness might matter to you, and how to practice inclusively, as well as an interview with Lisa Power MBE, a British sexual health and LGBT rights campaigner. Have a listen to hear Michael Brady answering your questions, agony aunt style!

    48 min
  • Queer Allyship
    This week the panel are joined by Eli Fitzgerald to discuss what an ally actually is. Find out what makes someone a good (or a bad) ally, as well as how to be an ally for your patients or colleagues.
    Learning resources:
    The Genderbread Person | A free online resource for understanding gender identity, gender expression, and anatomical sex.
    https://www.stonewall.org.uk/system/files/lgbt_in_britain_health.pdf
    Allies | PFLAG
    Trans & non-binary services - 56 Dean Street- Sexual Heath Services
    —
    If you have been distressed or affected by any of the topics discussed in this programme, you can seek support from : LGBT Foundation Helpline (0900-0900 weekdays) - https://lgbt.foundation/helpline
    Switchboard.lgbt (phone line 1000-2200) - https://switchboard.lgbt
    Stonewall What’s in My Area? - https://www.stonewall.org.uk/help-advice/whats-my-area

    Mindline Trans+ (National Line, Mondays and Fridays from 2000 to 0000.) - https://bristolmind.org.uk/help-and-counselling/mindline-transplus

    49 min
  • Queerness in Medicine
    Episode 51: Queerness in medicine
    This week the panel are joined by Dr Joseph Hartland, a doctor who works at the University of Bristol Medical School overseeing the teaching of diversity and protected characteristics, to discuss how queerness is seen at medical school. To put the conversation in context, the Sharp Scratch team also had a conversation with Tommy Dickinson, author of the book ‘Curing Queers’, about the history and the legacy of LGBTQ+ issues in the NHS.
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    If you have been distressed or affected by any of the topics discussed in this programme, you can seek support from :
    LGBT Foundation Helpline (0900-0900 weekdays) - https://lgbt.foundation/helpline
    Switchboard.lgbt (phone line 1000-2200) - https://switchboard.lgbt
    Stonewall What’s in My Area? - https://www.stonewall.org.uk/help-advice/whats-my-area

    Mindline Trans+ (National Line, Mondays and Fridays from 2000 to 0000.) - https://bristolmind.org.uk/help-and-counselling/mindline-transplus

    55 min
  • Why do you want to be a doctor?

    It's the age old medical school interview question - but why did we initially want to become doctors? Do those reasons still stand, or are they replaced by stronger motives? Listen to the panel discuss their own expectations vs. reality of life at medical school and beyond, with interviews from TV Doctor Zoe Williams and CMO Chris Whitty.

    51 min
  • Working hard or hardly working
    Do you have a healthy work-life balance? Find out what actually counts as work, and whether medicine means sacrificing your social life...
    This week the team are joined by Sharp Scratch’s old friend Greta McLachlan, Higher General Surgical Trainee and Leadership Fellow at Cleveland Clinic London, to talk about their social lives, maintaining a work life balance, and training less than full time.

    You can follow Greta on twitter at @GeeMcLachlan

    50 min

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