TASME TiME

In this episode of TASME TiME, we explore a challenging and increasingly important question for medical education:

How do we prepare future doctors to talk about assisted dying?

Joining us is Dr Annabel Price, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist in the Older People’s Team at Addenbrooke’s Hospital and a teaching specialist in palliative care. With a background spanning psychiatry, palliative care and medical education, Annabel brings a thoughtful perspective to teaching about one of the most sensitive topics future doctors may encounter.

Together, we explore how assisted dying can be approached in undergraduate medical education, creating space for students to engage with complexity, reflect on their own responses and consider different perspectives. We discuss the importance of sensitive, balanced teaching that acknowledges the emotional and ethical challenges of the topic, as well as the complex legal landscape, with the legal status of assisted dying varying across UK jurisdictions.

This conversation considers how we can better prepare future doctors for the conversations they may have with patients, families and colleagues, and how medical education can help them navigate uncertainty with compassion and care.

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In this special live episode of the TASME TiME Podcast, recorded at the ASME Annual Scientific Meeting 2026, we bring together an exceptional panel of keynote speakers and award winners to explore one big question:

What will the future of health professions education actually look like?

Joining us are Professor Lisa Meeks, Professor Michelle Lazarus, Professor Gerry Gormley, Dr Aaron Drovandi, Associate Professor Emily Reid, and Steve Boam, as we reflect on the themes that shaped this year's conference and consider how medical education must evolve to meet the needs of learners, educators and patients.

Together we discuss disability inclusion, learner partnership, uncertainty in clinical practice, psychological safety, simulation, systems thinking, artificial intelligence and the importance of designing educational environments that are not only innovative, but genuinely inclusive and deeply human.

Rather than searching for a single solution, this conversation explores how curiosity, collaboration and diverse ways of knowing can help shape a more compassionate and sustainable future for health professions education.

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In this episode, we speak with Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan, who is a clinician, health equity researcher and also author of Unheard: The Medical Practice of Silencing, about how we train doctors to listen and sometimes fail to listen to patients. We explore how hierarchy, bias, and the culture of medicine can perpetuate medical silencing, why some voices are more likely to be believed than others, and what this means for patient care, equity, and trust in healthcare.

Drawing on her experiences as both clinician and patient, Dr Dhairyawan discusses how medical education can move beyond knowledge transmission to cultivate humility, curiosity, and genuine listening.

Join us for this thought-provoking conversation about power, learning, and how we can build a healthcare system where every voice is heard.

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In this episode we are joined by Dr Jo Hartland, Associate Professor in Health Justice Education and Deputy Education Director at Bristol Medical School. Jo brings extensive experience in health justice education, student equity, diversity and inclusion, and national EDI work through their role with the Medical Schools Council EDI Alliance. They are also an independent queer activist and the lead author of the GLADD Medical School Charter on so-called LGBTQ+ conversion therapy.

In this discussion, we explore the current landscape of equality, diversity and inclusion in medical education, including the increasing challenges of doing this work in a more risk-averse higher education environment. We discuss the importance of moving beyond “easy wins”, the role of patient safety and professional standards in advocating for inclusive curricula, and how educators can navigate difficult conversations around marginalisation, bias, identity, and power. Jo also reflects on how EDI work can be made more sustainable, community-led, and safe for those involved.

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In this episode we are joined by Dr Tristan Price, Associate Professor and Programme Lead for the PGCert and MClinEd in Clinical Education for Peninsula Medical School. Tristan brings a huge amount of experience to this discussion talking about his career path and research into remediation in postgraduate medical education. We will be discussing what makes good qualitative research, its strengths and limitations, and challenges faced when undertaking qualitative research.

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In this episode, we are joined by Dr Thomas Bond a flexible portfolio trainee and the host of the MEMCast podcast to learn about this option for a varied career during training.

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https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/doctors-training/flexible-portfolio-training

In this special live episode, recorded at ASME’s 2025 Annual Scholarship Meeting in Edinburgh, we sit down with keynote speakers Prof. Rola Ajjawi, Prof. Margaret Bearman, and Dr. Abigail Konopasky. Together, we explore some of the conference’s most compelling themes — from learner agency and the role of AI in clinical education to the ethical questions these innovations raise.

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In this episode, we are joined by Dr Akash Doshi creator and founder of Mind the Bleep, a free online platform dedicated to doctors and healthcare professionals to aid them in managing work-based challenges with ease.

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In this episode, we are joined by Dr Leah Williams, the Phase One Simulation lead in the School of Medicine at the University of Sunderland. She has created an innovative teaching workshop, SIMLive!, a session that combines simulated medical scenarios with an interactive quiz, and has gone on to publish work exploring barriers to clinical reasoning in high-fidelity simulation.

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Papers and Resources Mentioned: Williams, L. (2024). Exploring medical student perceptions of barriers to clinical reasoning in high-fidelity simulation: a qualitative study. The Clinical Teacher, 21, e13773. https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.13773

In this episode, Mark and Neil are joined by Dr Amie Burbridge to discuss all things clinical reasoning.

Dr Amie Burbridge is a Consultant in Acute Medicine at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW). Alongside her clinical role, she is also actively involved in teaching and supporting junior doctors and medical trainees. Dr. Burbridge also hosts the popular podcast "Home of Medicine," which discusses challenging medical cases with a focus on cognitive biases and clinical reasoning.

Dr Amie Burbridge on X: @AmieBurbridge

Home of Medicine Podcast:

https://open.spotify.com/show/0F4K22qMBQZPdg4u3lLqgE?si=e9dfba501e634f3c

Resources Mentioned:

UK Clinical Reasoning in Medical Education Group (CReME) - https://www.creme.org.uk/

Clinical Reasoning Assessment Methods: A Scoping Review and Practical Guidance by Daniel et al. (2019) - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30720527/

Common problems: a safe diagnostic strategy by Murtagh (1990) - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2346427/

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