RadCast

In this episode we speak to Jade Scott-Blagrove, Founder of the Widening Participations Medics Network and Co-Founder RadReach, an RCR collaboration aimed at increasing access to radiology to individuals from under-represented groups. She tells us about her own life experiences that motivate her, gives her assessment on the current state of diversity in radiology and explains the tangible steps he...

In this episode, named after an article written by Dr Brady in 2021, we discuss how the changing nature of radiologist work is having the paradoxical effect of making us less visible to our clinical colleagues and patients, at a time when radiology has never been more integral to patient care. Dr Brady also introduces the concept of value based radiology and explains why we need to shift the empha...

This month we have the 3rd instalment of our fellowship series as we speak to Dr Rosalind Williamson, Paediatric Radiology Consultant at Alder Hey Children's Hospital, who in 2020 spent a year at The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Australia. We discuss the quirks of Paediatric Radiology, how she faired on her fellowship and surviving Melbourne's hardcore lockdown measures. 

In this episode we speak to Dr Eric Gantwerker, who is a Paediatric ENT doctor from the US and Medical Director at Level Ex, a company who specialise in making (actual fun) educational video games for doctors. He explains the educational theory that backs up the use of gaming for education, runs us through their current games, gives us a sneak peak into their upcoming Radiology offerings and tells...

In this episode we chat to Dr Koshy Jacob, the man behind Revise Radiology, the most well known platform for FRCR exams preparation. We discuss the origins of Revise Radiology and the keys to success in radiology exams. He also tells about his unique career choices that have maximised freedom and autonomy including leaving the NHS to do teleradiology and pursue other interests such as property inv...

This month Jamie and Uzoma catch-up on what they've been up to since finishing training. Jamie discusses introducing pioneering new services and avoiding the reg room as a new MSK consultant at Arrowe Park Hospital and Uzoma discusses readjusting to London life as a Head and Neck Fellow at Guys & St Thomas Hospital London and how he got on at RSNA.

In this episode we speak to Dan McSweeney, President at TeraRecon, an industry leader in medical imaging and #1 by market share in Radiology Advanced Visualisation. We discuss how AI could help to tackle radiologist burnout, the steady path to clinical AI adoption and how the technology can be delivered equitably around the world.

In this snap pod we run through this years recruitment process covering both Rounds 1 and Round 4 (confusing, we know), give our tips for success and explain how our Clinical Radiology Applications Course could help you get that precious number!

This month we have the 2nd instalment of our fellowship series as we speak to Dr Jehan Ghany, MSK consultant at Royal Liverpool Hospital, who spent a year as an MSK Fellow at Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia from 2018-2019. We discuss what makes MSK the best specialty (apparently), the fellowship application process, the dreaded USMLE and her day to day experience working within an Americ...

In this episode we speak to Professor Iain Lyburn, an Academic Breast Radiologist in Gloucestershire who is involved in clincial trials with Micrima, a medical tech company developing novel radio-wave imaging for breast cancer. We discuss the image problem in breast radiology; personalised breast screening; Micrima's MARIA system; research and entrepreneurship in radiology, AI and even have time t...

This month we're in celebration mode as we (Jamie and Uzoma - sorry Muhammad) have finally completed training. To mark the occasion we're releasing a rambles episode where we recap on the last 5 years as registrars, give our top tips for the trainees of the present and future️, discuss post CCT life and consider what the future has in store for RadCast.

In this episode we speak to Dr Paul McCoubrie, Radiology Consultant at North Bristol NHS Trust, about his brilliant new book 'The Rules of Radiology', which is the culmination of a popular long running series that he has been releasing on a personal blog since 2013. Paul tells us about the inspiration behind the book and we pick his brains on the rationale behind some of our favourite rules rangin...

In this episode we speak to Dr Sam Dumonteil and Dr Amy Davis, two of the co-founders of Hexarad, a teleradiology company set up by a group of radiologists who met as registrars on the St George's training scheme. They tell us about the proprietary tech systems that give them a competitive advantage and how they have become the most peer referred teleradiology company through really prioritising t...

This month we kick off our fellowship review series with Dr Flavius Parvulescu, first year IR consultant at Royal Liverpool Hospital, who spent a year as an IR Clinical Fellow at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto from 2019-2020. We discuss his rationale for doing the fellowship, the application process (which begins two years in advance!), and his day to day experience within a Canadian IR department...

In this special extended edition of RadCast we speak to Dr Jeanette Dickson, consultant clinical oncologist at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre & President of the Royal College of Radiologists. In a wide ranging interview we discuss the shared roots of radiology and clinical oncology; her experience leading the College's COVID response (including how to COVID proof exams); the workforce crisis; dive...

In this episode we chat to Ward Detwiler, President and CEO of Spin Tech, an MRI technology company specialising in advanced neuroimaging. He discusses several of the groups projects trying to realise the true potential of MRI including their flagship STAGE protocol which provides super-fast comprehensive brain imaging complete with quantitative analysis of biomarkers that has the potential to be...

**Worldwide Radiology are running a fundraiser to support the delivery of Point of Care US training in Ghana. To find out more and donate, visit: https://donate.thebiggive.org.uk/campaign/a056900002MTxfOAAT ** This ends on Tuesday 6th December 2022. In this episode we chat to Dr Elizabeth Joekes who is a Consultant Radiologist with a special interest in Tropical and Infectious Diseases and Co-Foun...

2021 Clinical Radiology recruitment is now open, so we run through the key dates for your diary, including major COVID related modifications. We also tell you the RadCast Clinical Radiology Application Course (CRAC) and why we feel it is the best course out there to help you secure a number. Check out the course at https://www.radcast.co.uk/courses/CRAC. This episode is sponsored by Mcqbank who we...

In this episode we speak to Dr Mat Elameer, who is a radiology trainee in Newcastle with a keen interest in academia and who has recently completed an Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF). He tells us about his positives experiences of the ACF and gives his insight into the ACF application process. We also discuss his Neuroradiology research interests; the difficult balancing act between research an...

In this episode we speak to Dr Elika Kashef, Consultant Interventional Radiologist and lead for Trauma Imaging at Imperial College Healthcare Trust who gives us a great insight into the exciting and varied worklife of an IR consultant. We discuss turf wars, boosting the number of female IR consultants; whether intervention should split from diagnostic radiology and have its own faculty and much mo...

In this episode we chat to Elad Walach, in New York, who is the CEO and Co-Founder of the Tel-Aviv based AI start-up AIDOC.  We discuss his transition from AI lead in the Israeli air force to the healthcare space; and the success of AIDOC's 'always on' AI solutions, which led to him being named in the Forbes European 30 under 30 list in Science & Healthcare in 2018. We also discuss AIDOC's contrib...

In this episode we speak to first year consultants Dr James Hare and Dr Dina Hikmat about their experiences transitioning from being senior trainees. They discuss the pros and cons of doing a fellowship, the step up in workload and responsibility and how to negotiate a great job plan. They also talk about how work life balance actually improves as a consultant and give senior trainees some tips on...

In our first transatlantic interview we discuss AI with Dr Martin Willemink, research lead at Stanford Cardiovascular Imaging group. We cover a range of issues related to medical imaging data from de-identification and labelling to synthetic data and federated learning. We discuss the findings of his international survey of radiologists opinions towards AI; and he tells us about his start-up Segme...

Its been 6 weeks since our first coronavirus episode and we've now felt the full effects in the UK, so we reflect on the impact the pandemic has had on radiology services and our training and our differing fortunes when comes to redeployment. 

In this episode of RadCast we discuss the Coronavirus pandemic gripping the world. We consider the effect it is predicted to have on already stretched radiology services and the plans being put in place to tackle what the biggest public health emergency the UK has faced in a generation.