Career Conversations

In this episode Dr Kayani explains the differences between Medical and Clinical Oncology and shares his experience of training in this fascinating area of medicine. Dr Marilena Giannoudi is the T&MC Podcast Lead and Vice-Chair for Careers and Communications. --- Links --- https://www.jrcptb.org.uk/specialties/medical-oncology https://phstrecruitment.org.uk/specialties/clinical-oncology Disclaimer:...

In this episode Dr Marilena Giannoudi interviews Dr Hannah Preston about the Offer and Upgrade process for Higher Specialty Training. Dr Hannah Preston was successful at HST interview and is a Renal Registrar in Edinburgh, having previously been an ACCS Trainee. Dr Preston is also RCPE Trainees and Members' Committee (T&MC) Co-Chair. Dr Marilena Giannoudi is the T&MC Podcast Lead and Vice-Chair fo...

Dr Marilena Giannoudi discusses training and a career in Medical Microbiology with Dr Christopher Rooney, a Specialist Registrar in Medical Microbiology in Leeds undertaking a PhD in the gut microbiome as out of programme research. Medical Microbiology bridges the laboratory and clinical teams and provides a varied career, including oversight of laboratory testing, infection prevention and control...

Dr Marilena Giannoudi discusses a career in Rehabilitation Medicine with Dr Oliver Isaac, a Registrar in Rehabilitation Medicine. Dr Oliver Isaac has a passion for Rehabilitation Medicine as it combines working out the best holistic management for individual patients in optimising function and helps society as a whole. Rehabilitation Medicine physicians work closely with other professionals to ach...

Dr Hannah Preston talks with Dr Michael Farquhar about the relationship between shift work, fatigue and burnout and the importance of sleep for healthcare professionals. Dr Mike Farquhar joined the Evelina London Children’s Hospital sleep medicine team as a consultant in 2012. He holds weekly general sleep, hypersomnia and adolescent sleep clinics, and supports Evelina London’s busy diagnostic sle...

Dr Marilena Giannoudi talks to Drs Rob Ker and Jonny Guckian about their experience of undertaking teaching fellow jobs and how teaching fellow jobs fit into and benefit a career as a physician. Dr Rob Ker is currently working as a registrar in renal medicine in Glasgow. He trained at Newcastle Medical School and graduated in 2014. He worked as teaching fellow in and around Newcastle in 2016 to 20...

Dr Marilena Giannoudi talks to Dr Jess Morgan about working as a Chief Registrar. The RCP Chief Registrar Programme is a flagship leadership development programme for trainee doctors who are committed to quality improvement. The programme is open to all physician and non-physician specialties. Dr Jess Morgan is an ST5 in Elderly Medicine/GIM and Bradford Teaching Hospital's first chief registrar....

Dr Marilena Giannoudi talks to Dr Mustafa Ahmad about training and a career in Rheumatology. Dr Ahmad is a Rheumatology Trainee (ST7) at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh. He is also a member of the British Society for Rheumatology trainees committee and designed and co-leads the Rheumatology module as part of the University of Edinburgh and RCPE's online Internal Medicine MSc. Dr Marilena G...

Drs Anda Bularga and Jonny Bardgett talk to Drs Francesca Moroni and Zerihun Demissie Tefera about their experiences as International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in the UK. Dr Francesca Moroni is a consultant gastroenterologist with special interest in nutrition and functional GI disorders. She graduated in 2006 at Universita' di Pavia in Italy and moved to the UK in 2007 where she completed her post...

In this episode, Dr Marilena Giannoudi talks to Dr Georgia Baynes about internal medicine training (IMT) interview themes and top tips. Dr Georgia Baynes was successful at IMT interview and is a current IMT1 working at Bradford Royal Infirmary. Dr Baynes graduated from the University of Manchester in 2019 then did foundation training in West Yorkshire. Dr Baynes is unsure which specialty to apply...

In this episode, Dr Marilena Giannoudi talks to Dr Hannah Preston about higher specialty training (HST) interview themes and top tips. Dr Hannah Preston was successful at HST interview and is a Renal Registrar in Edinburgh, having previously been an ACCS Trainee. Dr Preston is also RCPE Trainees and Members' Committee (T&MC) Co-Chair. Dr Marilena Giannoudi is the T&MC Podcast Lead and Vice-Chair f...

In this episode Dr Jonny Bardgett talks to Dr Anda Bularga about his journey to work less than full time (LTFT). He explains how he went about researching and applying to go LTFT and the effect it has subsequently had on his work life balance. Recording date: 19 July 2022 -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/events Feedback: cm...

Dr Marilena Giannoudi interviews Dr Jessica Pearce and Dr Rebecca Sagar about their academic careers to date, including 'top tips' on how to apply for academic jobs. All three speakers provide their insights and experiences of applying for and undertaking academic jobs, including the Academic Foundation Programme (AFP, now called the Specialised Foundation Programme, SFP), Academic Clinical Fellow...

In this episode of Career Conversations Dr Gabrielle Woodward-Smith discusses their experience of applying for IMT using the Oriel system with Dr Marilena Giannoudi. -- Useful Links -- https://www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web https://www.imtrecruitment.org.uk/ Disclaimer: Please always refer to official recruitment websites for the latest guidance as application dates and processes may differ to those describ...

Dr Marilena Giannoudi interviews Dr Hannah Preston, who shares her experiences of applying for Physician Higher Specialty Training (HST). Dr Preston discusses the practicalities of the application form and application process, and shares her 'top tips'. Dr Marilena Giannoudi is the Podcast Lead for RCPE's Trainees & Members' Committee (T&MC) and Dr Hannah Preston is the Co-Chair of the T&MC. -- Li...

Introduction to the podcast series 'Career Conversations' from the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh's Trainees & Members' Committee, by Dr Marilena Giannoudi.