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If you've decided you want a career as a neurologist, how do you maximise your chances of getting a place?

Dania Morhij, a medical student at the University of Glasgow, gets the answer from Biba Stanton, a neurology registrar at the Royal Free Hospitals NHS Trust.

They also discuss what life is like as a trainee in the specialty.

This podcast is one of a package on working in neurology, produced with the Association of British Neurologists (ABN). For all the features in the series, see: goo.gl/45d8rz

For more (free) podcasts on neurology, see the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry series https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/sets/jnnp, and the Practical Neurology series https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/sets/pn-podcast

Each year, the ABN hold a student roadshow as part of their Annual Meeting. This year's is in May, in Cardiff. For more information, visit www.theabn.org/

If you're a medical student interested in neuroscience, you may want to consider a career as a neurophysiologist.

Rebecca Morrison, a medical student at Glasgow University, asks Arup Malik, neurophysiologist, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Glasgow, what a typical day in the specialty entails, who would be suited to working in it, and how to get into it.

This podcast is one of a package on working in neurology, produced with the Association of British Neurologists (ABN). For all the features in the series, see: goo.gl/45d8rz

For more (free) podcasts on neurology, see the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry series https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/sets/jnnp, and the Practical Neurology series https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/sets/pn-podcast

Each year, the ABN hold a student roadshow as part of their Annual Meeting. This year's is in May, in Cardiff. For more information, visit www.theabn.org/

Cathie Sudlow is professor of neurology at the University of Edinburgh, and Clinical Epidemiology Chief Scientist for UK Biobank, and has successfully combined a career in research with clinical practice.

Patrick Collins, a medical student at the University of Glasgow, asks her how she's achieved this, the pros and cons of working in the two areas, and her advice for students wanting to do the same.

This podcast is one of a package on working in neurology, produced with the Association of British Neurologists (ABN). For all the features in the series, see: goo.gl/45d8rz

For more (free) podcasts on neurology, see the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry series https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/sets/jnnp, and the Practical Neurology series https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/sets/pn-podcast

Each year, the ABN hold a student roadshow as part of their Annual Meeting. This year's is in May, in Cardiff. For more information, visit www.theabn.org/

Considering a career in neurology, but not entirely sure what it would entail?

In this podcast Patrick Collins, medical student at the University of Glasgow, talks to Geraint Fuller, consultant neurologist, Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trust, about the ins and outs of working in the specialty, and why medical students should consider it.

This podcast is one of a package on working in neurology, produced with the Association of British Neurologists (ABN). For all the features in the series, see: goo.gl/45d8rz

For more (free) podcasts on neurology, see the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry series https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/sets/jnnp, and the Practical Neurology series https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/sets/pn-podcast

Each year, the ABN hold a student roadshow as part of their Annual Meeting. This year's is in May, in Cardiff. For more information, visit www.theabn.org/

Thousands of medical students sat the situational judgement test earlier this year, their results critical to which deanery they would end up in. However an error with the marking meant that some of them had their resulting allocations withdrawn, and were left in limbo whilst their papers were re-marked.

In this podcast, student editor Isobel Weinberg talks to Neil Chanchlani, final year medical student, about how the fiasco affected him, and Derek Gallen, national director, UK Foundation Programme Office, about what went wrong.

See also:

Foundation allocation of 148 students is changed in wake of scanning error http://bit.ly/ZzRCs9

Foundation allocation error affects thousands of medical students http://bit.ly/12mRaui

Thousands of medical students in “unacceptable” situation after foundation school allocation error http://bit.ly/Y493vw

Doctor’s pensions are currently front page news. With the changes being debated, what can the medics of tomorrow expect in their bank accounts both before and after retiring? Will it still be worth undertaking all those years of training?

Henry Murphy, BMJ Clegg scholar, discusses the issues with Tom Dolphin, chair of the BMA Junior Doctors Committee.

Many would-be medics start training at around age 17, and from then on the path to qualification and beyond is structured. But if medical school is giving you cold feet, what are the alternatives?

Journalist Reecca Ghani talks to three doctors who left medicine and forged successful careers elsewhere about what made them take the leap, and what advice they’d offer others considering doing so.

Vivian Wijaya is a full-time manga artist.

Gary Crotaz is founder and director of Articulate Consulting Ltd.

Shirani Rajapaksa is a prinicipal clinical consultant at Serco Health.

In this clinical case, Alex Romain is taken through the examination of a patient after GP referral for shortness of breath and tiredness by Sandeep Ghandi, from the Medway Maritime Hospital in Kent.

The case is split into 3 sections, examination, history and treatment.

To help with your diagnosis we’ve provided an ECG http://bit.ly/159GNRL, an x-ray http://bit.ly/11XDsPK, and a spreadsheet of blood-test results http://bit.ly/YmAyqT.

In this clinical case, Alex Romain is taken through the examination of a patient after GP referral for shortness of breath and tiredness by Sandeep Ghandi, from the Medway Maritime Hospital in Kent.

The case is split into 3 sections, examination, history and treatment.

To help with your diagnosis we’ve provided an ECG http://bit.ly/159GNRL, an x-ray http://bit.ly/11XDsPK, and a spreadsheet of blood-test results http://bit.ly/YmAyqT.

In this clinical case, Alex Romain is taken through the examination of a patient after GP referral for shortness of breath and tiredness by Sandeep Ghandi, from the Medway Maritime Hospital in Kent.

The case is split into 3 sections, examination, history and treatment.

To help with your diagnosis we’ve provided an ECG http://bit.ly/159GNRL, an x-ray http://bit.ly/11XDsPK, and a spreadsheet of blood-test results http://bit.ly/YmAyqT.