BSG Trainees Podcast

In the final episode of our out-of-programme series, we sit down with Dr Anish John, an Advanced Inflammatory Bowel Disease Fellow at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. He offers his advice on gaining this competitive IBD fellowship, and shares valuable insight into what he loves about the role. https://www.bsg.org.uk/careers/advanced-ibd-fellow-bury Enjoying the podcast? Leave us a revi...

In this episode, we speak with Dr Fraser Brown, Gastroenterology trainee and current Research Fellow at the Northern Endoscopy Training Academy (NETS). Fraser shares insights from his three-year fellowship, spent advancing his own endoscopy skills, training others in endoscopy, and working towards a master’s degree in medical education. If you’re considering an endoscopy-focused OOP year, interest...

In this episode of our Out of Programme (OOP) mini-series, we speak with Dr Ricia Gwenter, gastroenterology trainee and Chair of the BSG Trainees Committee. She tell us all about her year on a non-clinical leadership fellowship on the National Medical Director’s Clinical Fellowship Scheme. Seconded to a national NHS organisation, Ricia shares what it’s like to work outside a traditional clinical r...

In this episode of our Out of Programme (OOP) mini-series, we speak to Dr Wenhao Li, an ST6 Hepatology ACL at the Royal London Hospital. Wenhao shares his unforgettable OOP experience - spending a mont in the US on a BSG funded travelling fellowship. He takes us through his time in San Diego at the AASLD Liver Meeting, and the MASLD Research Centre. He also shared insights in to attending the EASL...

We’re kicking off our new mini-series exploring Out of Programme (OOP) opportunities. In this first episode we speak with Lucy Gorard, a gastroenterology registrar based in the KSS region, who has taken a year out of programme to undertake a nutrition fellowship. Lucy shares valuable insights into her experience — including motivations for applying, skills she’s developed and challenges she’s enco...

In this episode, we dive in to the dreaded interview! Join us as we take you through each of the stations, revealing exactly what the examiners are looking for and hearing insider tips from gastroenterology trainees who have made it out the other side. Don’t miss the invaluable insights from Dr. Sarah Clarke, an experienced interviewer, who gives us her advice from across the table. Our fantastic...

In this exciting first episode of our new series, we take a comprehensive look at the portfolio and application process for securing a gastroenterology ST4 position. We get some unmissable top tips from trainees who have recently been through the process and hear their take on important bits to focus on during IMT training. Recorded live at BSG, this episode features an brilliant lineup of speaker...

Continuing our conversation with Dr. Philip Smith, we get into the controversial topics of gastro training, and some of his objections to decisions that have been made by leadership figures in the profession. Enjoying the podcast? Leave us a review on Apple (apple.co/3vCPuaz) or Spotify (spoti.fi/48y8oho). Get in touch with us at @BSGTrainees on Twitter.

In our next pair of episodes we'll be hearing from Dr. Philip Smith, covering a range of topics from his own personal experiences in gastroenterology to the state of the profession now. He is a retired consultant luminal gastroenterologist, and when not hosting podcasts of his own at the Gut and Frontline Gastroenterology journals, dedicates much of his energy to academia and training. In this fir...

We're back with more registrar training tips from those who've been there themselves. Hear a selection of strategies for these topics and more: - Finding a network within your placement. - Consolidating and verifying your learnings. - Improving your time efficiency. - Uncovering resources from those in the know. Contributors this episode: Dr. Yazan Haddadin, Dr. Lewis David, Dr. Radha Gadhok, Dr....

It's a new year, and this episode we're looking ahead to the start of gastroenterology and hepatology registrar training. Anyone facing this will know that there's a lot to consider, and so we have a two-part series covering a wide range of topics, including: - How to approach the critical stage of choosing a speciality. - Balancing reg training with wider life goals, like family planning. - Strat...

Following on from speaking to consultants last episode, we finish our mini-series on BSG Live by chatting to some of the trainees in attendance in Liverpool this year. We hear about the social side of the conference, as well as the priceless learning opportunities found and career insight gained.

Join us for the inaugural episode of our new podcast season, where we delve into the BSG Live 2023 event in Liverpool. In this 2-part series, Gastroenterologists come together to share their invaluable insights and experiences of this event. In this first part we speak to consultants, to get their perspective on the conference and hear their memories of previous editions over the years.

The BSG Trainees podcast is back! Your new hosts, Sonika Sethi and Rohith Kumar, will be bringing you new episodes over the coming months, so subscribe if you don't want to miss out.

The BSG Trainees Podcast launches with a series of interviews with key figures in UK gastroenterology, exploring how they developed their passion for gastroenterology and their work. Think of The Life Scientific but "The Life Enteric"! In this episode Professor Dhiraj Tripathi, consultant hepatologist at University Hospitals Birmingham, talks to us about his journey into liver medicine, how a brok...

The BSG Trainees Podcast launches with a series of interviews with key figures in UK gastroenterology, exploring how they developed their passion for gastroenterology and their work. Think of The Life Scientific but "The Life Enteric"! In this episode Dr Phil Smith, consultant gastroenterologist at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, talks to us about widening access to medicine, advice for gastroentero...

The BSG Trainees Podcast launches with a series of interviews with key figures in gastroenterology, exploring how they developed their passion for gastroenterology and their work. Think of The Life Scientific but "The Life Enteric"! In this episode, Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald, Professor of Cancer Prevention at the University of Cambridge and inventor of the CytoSponge, talks to us about her rout...

The BSG Trainees Podcast launches with a series of interviews with key figures in gastroenterology, exploring how they developed their passion for gastroenterology and their work. Think of The Life Scientific but "The Life Enteric"! In this episode, Professor Siwan Thomas-Gibson, Professor of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy at Imperial College London, talks to us about her route into gastroenterology,...

In this episode of the BSG Trainees Podcast, Professor Sumita Verma, consultant hepatologist at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, talks to us about her career to date and life outside of medicine. Recorded 13th January 2021. Concept: Dr James Kennedy, Dr Luke Materacki, Dr Lil Ratcliffe Interview and editing: Dr James Kennedy Questions and feedback to bsgtraineespodcast@gmail.com

The BSG Trainees Podcast launches with a series of interviews with key figures in gastroenterology, exploring how they developed their passion for gastroenterology and their work. Think of The Life Scientific but "The Life Enteric"! In this episode, Dr Alastair McKinlay talks to us about jumping into the deep end with his role as President of the British Society of Gastroenterology, his research i...

The BSG Trainees Podcast launches with a series of interviews with key figures in gastroenterology, exploring how they developed their passion for gastroenterology and their work. Think of The Life Scientific but "The Life Enteric"! In this episode, Professor Anton Emmanuel talks to us about his route into neurogastroenterology, and his exciting new role with the NHS workforce race equality standa...

The BSG Trainees Podcast launches with a series of interviews with key figures in gastroenterology, exploring how they developed their passion for gastroenterology and their work. Think of The Life Scientific but "The Life Enteric"! In the first episode, Dr Cathryn Edwards (BSG President 2018-2020) talks to us about her route into medicine and gastroenterology, and her rollercoaster of a term as B...