Discussion begins with thoughts about University College London (UCL)'s Masters Course in Perioperative Medicine, moving further to the various ways in which people can learn more about the specialty

The wider conversation reaches out into the field of anaesthesia and the constant shortage of practitioners that there is in the UK and more widely around the world.

Also, if you're intrigued, here's the link to the free 4 week course discussed in this podcast:

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lifelearning/courses/perioperative-medicine

Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with their guests David Walker, Professor in Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, University College London Hospitals, Honorary Senior Lecturer UCL and Dr Rob Stephens, Consultant in Anaesthesia, UCLH, Hon Senior Lecturer in Anaesthesia, UCL.