Talking Rheumatology Careers

In this episode, Dr Anastasia Madenidou talks with Dr Pippa Watson and Dr Lisa Waters about choosing and getting the right consultant job. They share their own experiences navigating this time in their careers and give practical advice on when you should start and how to prepare for a consultant job, how to communicate your interests and career ambitions, the importance of mentorship, and the things you should look out for when applying for a job in a hospital where you haven't trained. 

This is the third episode of a mini-series hosted by Dr Judith Jade where she explores the importance of our response to failure with prominent leaders in rheumatology.  

In this episode Dr Judith Jade talks to Ailsa Bosworth, founder and previous CEO of NRAS, about things that didn't go to plan. She shares her experience including both employment and personal challenges and what she learned from those. 

In this episode, Di Finney and Julie Begum, two senior rheumatology nurses, discuss the changing landscape of rheumatology nursing, the complexity of the role, and how the RCN rheumatology competency framework can help in shaping and developing your career.

This is the second episode of a mini-series hosted by Dr Judith Jade where she explores the importance of our response to failure with prominent leaders in rheumatology.  

In this episode Dr Judith Jade talks to Will Gregory, a Rheumatology Consultant Physiotherapist at Salford Royal Hospital and our new BSR Vice President, about things that didn't go to plan. He candidly shares his experience including that of being a middle child, his first attempt at publication, his experience of transitioning to his current Consultant role and vomiting at a bad time.

In this episode, Dr Anastasia Madenidou and Rebecca Heaton talk about the important and exciting role of pharmacists in a rheumatology team.  

This is the first episode of a mini-series hosted by Dr Judith Jade where she explores the importance of our response to failure with prominent leaders in rheumatology. 

In this episode Dr Judith Jade talks to Prof David Isenberg, one of our leading academic Rheumatologists, about things that didn't go to plan. He candidly shares his experience including both clinical and employment challenges and how they helped make him the person he is today. 

Dr. Roz Benson and Dr. Mini Dey discuss choosing rheumatology as a speciality, and what you need to know about applying. Additionally, they share some of their experiences as rheumatology trainees so far. This is the perfect podcast to share with your IMT3 colleagues. 

Dr Anastasia Madenidou chats to Dr Rikesh Patel, trainee rheumatologist and general physician (ST7), about how rheumatology and general medicine interplay and the opportunities it provides through joint training and dual posts.