Career Conversations

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 for Careers and Communications. --Useful Link-- https://phstrecruitment.org.uk/recruitment-process/offers-and-beyond/responding-to-offers Disclaimer: Please always refer to official recruitment websites for the latest guidance as application dates and processes may differ to those described in this episode. Recording date: 07 April 2023 -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees https://twitter.com/RCPEdinTrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://events.rcpe.ac.uk/ Feedback: [email protected]

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, and antimicrobial stewardship. At the time of recording, Dr Christopher Rooney was a specialist registrar in medical microbiology (ST4) at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, having previously held an ACF in medical microbiology. Dr Rooney is on OOPR completing a PhD in the gut microbiome. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr Rooney was a clinical fellow with the infection prevention and control team at NHS E&I. Dr Marilena Giannoudi is the T&MC Podcast Lead and Vice-Chair for Careers and Communications. -- Link -- The Royal College of Pathologists - Training in Microbiology: https://www.rcpath.org/discover-pathology/careers-in-pathology/train-to-work-in-pathology/training-in-microbiology.html Recording date: 21 November 2022 -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees https://twitter.com/RCPEdinTrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://events.rcpe.ac.uk/ Feedback: [email protected]

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 achieve this. Having been unsure of which career in medicine would be most suitable, Dr Oliver Isaac has an interest in helping other junior doctors to decide this. Dr Isaac also has an interest in improving health systems and public health, both of which have implications for the patient groups he is more involved with. Dr Marilena Giannoudi is the T&MC Podcast Lead and Vice-Chair for Careers and Communications. -- Links -- British Society for Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine (BSPRM) website: https://www.bsprm.org.uk Information on Rehabilitation Medicine from the JRCPTB: https://www.jrcptb.org.uk/specialties/rehabilitation-medicine -- Questions -- Questions for Dr Isaac can be sent to the RCPE Digital Education team ([email protected]) who will pass these on, where appropriate. Please make it clear what your question is and that it is for Dr Oliver Isaac and pertains to this rehabilitation medicine 'Career Conversations' episode - thank you. Recording date: 18 November 2022 -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees https://twitter.com/RCPEdinTrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://events.rcpe.ac.uk/ Feedback: [email protected]

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 sleep study service. He also works with colleagues across Evelina London to support sleep in children and young people with complex medical difficulties. Additionally, Dr Farquhar is involved in educating healthcare professionals on the importance of sleep and the impact of fatigue on healthcare, with a focus on sleep for staff working night shifts. -- Links -- Fifteen-minute consultation: problems in the healthy paediatrician—managing the effects of shift work on your health: https://ep.bmj.com/content/102/3/127 Nature cannot be fooled. Why we need to talk about sleep: https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.13982 Optimising sleep for night shifts https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j5637 Recording date: 1 August 2022 -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees https://twitter.com/RCPEdinTrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://events.rcpe.ac.uk/ Feedback: [email protected]

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 2018, and completed his Master's in Medical Education in 2019. He is currently the Vice-Chair for Representation in the RCPE Trainees and Members' Committee (T&MC). Dr Jonny Guckian is a dermatology registrar in Leeds. He is Co-Chair of the T&MC, Director for Social Media and Communications for ASME, and Podcast Associate Editor for the British Journal of Dermatology. Dr Marilena Giannoudi is the T&MC Podcast Lead and Vice-Chair for Careers and Communications. Recording date: 4 November 2022 -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees https://twitter.com/RCPEdinTrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://events.rcpe.ac.uk/ Feedback: [email protected]

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 Morgan trained in the North East of England, via New Zealand before landing in Yorkshire, and outside of work is keen on tandem biking. Dr Marilena Giannoudi is the T&MC Podcast Lead and Vice-Chair for Careers and Communications. -- Link -- RCP Chief Registrar Programme https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/chief-registrar-programme Disclaimer: Please always refer to the official website (link above) for the latest guidance as dates and processes may differ to those described in this episode. Sound issues: We apologise for the sound disturbances in this episode. Recording date: 18 January 2023 -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees https://twitter.com/RCPEdinTrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://events.rcpe.ac.uk/ Feedback: [email protected]

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 Giannoudi is the T&MC Podcast Lead and Vice-Chair for Careers and Communications. -- Resources -- Physician Higher Specialty Training Recruitment webpages on rheumatology: https://phstrecruitment.org.uk/specialties/rheumatology British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) - Careers in Rheumatology: https://www.rheumatology.org.uk/about-bsr/careers-in-rheumatology NHS Health Careers - Rheumatology: https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/doctors/roles-doctors/medicine/rheumatology Recording date: 10 November 2022 -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees https://twitter.com/RCPEdinTrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://events.rcpe.ac.uk/ Feedback: [email protected]

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 postgraduate training. She spent three years out of programme in research at the University of Edinburgh and she is about to submit her MD thesis. She is BAPEN Scotland chair, BSG SWiG committee member, BSG former deputy web editor and current SSG Digest This! webinar chief Editor. Dr Zerihun Demissie Tefera studied Medicine in Ethiopia and an MSc. in International Health at the University of Basel, Switzerland. Dr Tefera has worked in clinical and public health roles in Ethiopia and various countries in Africa. Since 2012, he has been working in NHS Lothian. He is a Speciality Doctor in Medicine of the Elderly (MoE) working with the Ortho-Geriatric Team in the orthopaedics wards at Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Recording date: 11 August 2022 -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees https://twitter.com/RCPEdinTrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://events.rcpe.ac.uk/ Feedback: [email protected]

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 for after IMT but enjoys cardiology and respiratory, and is interested in medical education. Outside work, Dr Baynes is a keen runner. Dr Marilena Giannoudi is the T&MC Podcast Lead and Vice-Chair for Careers and Communications. -- Links -- IMT Recruitment webpages on interviews: https://www.imtrecruitment.org.uk/recruitment-process/interview and https://www.imtrecruitment.org.uk/recruitment-process/interview/interview-structure-and-content IMT Person Specification: https://specialtytraining.hee.nhs.uk/Recruitment/Person-specifications GMC Good Medical Practice: https://www.gmc-uk.org/ethical-guidance/ethical-guidance-for-doctors/good-medical-practice Information on SBAR: https://www.england.nhs.uk/sustainableimprovement/qsir-programme/qsir-tools/ Information on clinical governance: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.330.7506.s254-b and https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1113460/ Disclaimer: Please always refer to official recruitment websites for the latest guidance as application dates and processes may differ to those described in this episode. Recording date: 3 January 2023 -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees https://twitter.com/RCPEdinTrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://events.rcpe.ac.uk/ Feedback: [email protected]

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 for Careers and Communications. -- Link -- https://phstrecruitment.org.uk/recruitment-process/interview/preparing-for-interview Disclaimer: Please always refer to official recruitment websites for the latest guidance as application dates and processes may differ to those described in this episode. Recording date: 7 November 2022 -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees https://twitter.com/RCPEdinTrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://events.rcpe.ac.uk/ Feedback: [email protected]

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 https://twitter.com/RCPEdinTrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://events.rcpe.ac.uk/ Feedback: [email protected]

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 Fellowships (ACFs) and PhDs, including Flexible Portfolio Training (FPT), and beyond. Dr Jessica Pearce is an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Medical Oncology based in Leeds with an interest in frailty and geriatric oncology. Dr Rebecca Sagar is a BHF Clinical PhD Fellow at the University of Leeds and specialist registrar in endocrinology and diabetes in Leeds. Dr Marilena Giannoudi is Podcast Lead for RCPE's Trainees & Members' Committee (T&MC). -- Links -- https://www.medschools.ac.uk/clinical-academic-jobs https://www.catch.ac.uk/ https://foundationprogramme.nhs.uk/programmes/2-year-foundation-programme/specialised-foundation-programme/ https://www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/nihr-academic-clinical-fellowships-in-medicine-2022/28732 https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/flexible-portfolio-training https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/doctors-training/flexible-portfolio-training https://www.scotmt.scot.nhs.uk/specialty/scottish-academic-training-(screds).aspx Disclaimer: Please always refer to official recruitment websites for the latest guidance as application dates and processes may differ to those described in this episode. Recording date: 8 September 2022 -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees https://twitter.com/RCPEdinTrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://events.rcpe.ac.uk/ Feedback: [email protected]

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 described in this episode. Recording date: 1 August 2022 -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees https://twitter.com/RCPEdinTrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://events.rcpe.ac.uk/ Feedback: [email protected]

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. -- Links -- https://www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web https://phstrecruitment.org.uk/ Disclaimer: Please always refer to official recruitment websites for the latest guidance as application dates and processes may differ to those described in this episode. Recording date: 1 August 2022 -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees https://twitter.com/RCPEdinTrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://events.rcpe.ac.uk/ Feedback: [email protected]

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