The Physician Associate Podcast

The Physician Associate Podcast

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The Physician Associate Podcast episodes

  • Physician associates in ENT

    In this episode, we chat with PA Molly Jones, who works as a PA in ENT (ear, nose and throat).

    Molly tells us what first attracted her to the speciality, shares some tips on how to interview well for ENT jobs, and where she sees her career developing into ENT surgery.

    Molly is on Twitter if you'd like to get in touch @Molly_Cupcakes

    You can connect with the Physician Associate Podcast

    Twitter - @PApodcastUK

    Facebook - @PApodcastUK

    Instagram - @PApodcastUK


    13 min
  • Physician associates transforming healthcare

    In this episode, we chat with Nick Mattick from PATH (Physician Associates Transforming Healthcare). PATH is the first UK-based recruitment company for Physician Associates in the NHS.

    We hear about some of the challenges in setting up a PA focused business, and how PATH are supporting the careers of physician associates in the UK.

    You can find out more about PATH on their website - https://our-path.co.uk/

    You can connect with the Physician Associate Podcast

    Twitter - @PApodcastUK

    Facebook - @PApodcastUK

    Instagram - @PApodcastUK


    16 min
  • The body of evidence about physician associates
    This week, we chat with Professor Vari Drennan, who has been the author of many research papers looking into the contribution and impact of physician associates in health care teams in the UK.Vari talks about her really interesting studies and the results where the outcomes of consultations with physician associates were compared to other healthcare professionals.Professor Drennan works at the Centre for Health & Social Care Research , Joint Faculty of Kingston University & St. George’s University of London, London, UK  and more details about her work can be found here.  Vari can be contacted on email at [email protected] can connect with the Physician Associate PodcastTwitter - @PApodcastUKFacebook - @PApodcastUK
    31 min
  • What's it like as a Physician Associate in USA?

    In this episode, we speak to two American Physician Assistants, Beth & Katie. They have over a decade of cumulative PA academia experience, and clinical backgrounds in orthopedics, emergency medicine, regenerative medicine and aesthetics. Beth and Katie run a  brilliant podcast called 'Where the white coat comes off' for American based PAs, and it was a pleasure to have them as guests for the UK based Physician Associate podcast to discuss the similarities and differences of the professions. You can find Beth and Katie, their fab podcast and their PA business detailed here - https://prepaclinic.com/You can connect with the Physician Associate PodcastTwitter - @PApodcastUKFacebook - @PApodcastUKInstagram - @PApodcastUK


    24 min
  • Physician associates working dual roles

    Albie James is a PA employed by Alliance for Better Care, GP Federation, and works in a split role with Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust.  This was part of wider integration work, implemented to explore potential benefits of working across organisational boundaries. 
     
    Albie chats about what attracted him to such a novel way of working, and some of the benefits he's able to bring to both roles. There are many models of split roles and careful consideration should be given to contract arrangements, primary employer, etc. when setting them up.

    Albie is on Twitter @AlbieJamesPA and email [email protected]

    You can connect with the Physician Associate Podcast
    Twitter - @PApodcastUK
    Facebook - @PApodcastUK
    Instagram - @PApodcastUK

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    12 min
  • How to recruit & retain a Physician Associate
    This week we are joined by Dr Natalie King - who has been one of the biggest supporters of physician associates. Dr King shares her top tips on why hospital trusts should consider employing physician associates, how to write job descriptions that will be attractive to applicants, and how to retain and develop physician associates. Much of what Dr King talks about is based in her experience in secondary care, but the principles are valid to PAs in primary care and across the NHS.  You can contact Dr King through the KSS School of PAs here -https://kssschoolofpas.org/You can connect with the Physician Associate PodcastTwitter - @PApodcastUKFacebook - @PApodcastUK
    32 min
  • Developing yourself as a physician associate
    Special Episode - On Becoming Edition This week's episode of the Physician Associate Podcast sounds quite different. Recorded as part of the 'On Becoming' course, it features 5 of my PA friends from across the country, in a wide ranging conversation about life as a physician associate.In our Praxis group, we talk about self-development, learning to become a more confident person, building resilience and how to overcome some of the troubles and challenges we all face as physician associates. You can follow the PA podcast on Twitter and Facebook @PApodcastUK
    43 min
  • Physician Associates in infectious diseases
    We talk to Chloe Heywood who works as one of the only physician associates in infectious disease medicine. Chloe takes us through why she chose her speciality, what it's like working with some unusual diseases, and the impact COVID19 has had on infectious diseases. You can follow the PA podcast on Twitter and Facebook
    13 min
  • PA career development - contraception skills
    Aimee Ehrenzeller is a physician associate working in General Practice, who became the first PA in the UK to gain a qualification in intrauterine techniques. Aimee has gone on to develop her career as a PA in general practice, and the qualifications from the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health are now open to all Physician Associates.   Find out more about the Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Health's qualifications that are open to Physician Associates here - https://www.fsrh.org/members/for-physician-associates/ Aimee is on Twitter (@aimeeehren) and LinkedIn The PA PODCAST is also on social media Twitter @PApodcastUK and Facebook
    15 min
  • National PA expansion programme
    In this week's episode, we take a look at how the National Physician Associate Expansion Programme (NPAEP) helped to grow the PA profession in the UK, learning from how it has developed in the USA. We chat with Dr Nick Jenkins who lead the NPAEP,  about how a trip to America introduced him to the concept of physician assistants, and in turn to leading the expansion of the PA profession in the UK. Dr Jenkins is on Twitter @ DrNickJenkins The PA Podcast is on Twitter and Facebook @PApodcastUK
    27 min

About The Physician Associate Podcast

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A podcast aimed at sharing exciting news and projects related to Physician Associates in the UK and across the globe. The show is hosted, produced and edited by PA James Catton. You can find us on…