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Professor Christine Porath is an Associate Professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and helps organizations build thriving workplaces. She’s the author of the award winning books, Mastering Civility: A Manifesto for the Workplace and Mastering Community: The surprising ways coming together moves us from surviving to thriving. Her speaking and consulting clients include Google, United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Genentech, Marriott, National Institute of Health, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, Department of Justice, and National Security Agency.  Christine has written for the Harvard Business Review, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, McKinsey Quarterly, Washington Post, Psychology Today, and Thrive Global. She serves on the Advisory Council for the Partnership for Public Service. Porath has been recognized as a Top 100 Leadership Speaker and Top MBA Professors of 2017. Her work has been featured on 20/20, Today, FoxNews, CNN, BBC, NBC, msnbc, CBS, ABC, NPR, Time, the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, Fortune, Forbes, NY Times, The Washington Post, L.A. Times and other outlets.  In this episode we ask her about: Her amazing career Research Incivility  Advice for medical students and doctors  Christine Porath: http://www.christineporath.com/ Mastering Civility: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Civility-Manifesto-Christine-Porath/dp/1455568988 For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast

Dr Aidan Fowler is the National Director of Patient Safety in England and a Deputy Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health and Social Care. Aidan started off his career as a surgeon, working as a consultant colorectal surgeon in Gloucestershire for 10 years. He then transitioned into a series of senior leadership roles including Director of NHS Quality Improvement and Patient Safety and Director of the 1000 Lives Improvement Service for NHS Wales, with responsibility for quality improvement and patient safety across the Welsh NHS. Currently he is the National Medical Director for Patient Safety. Aidan also trained as an Improvement Advisor with the Insittute of Healthcare Improvement in Boston. In this episode we ask him about: His career Patient safety Leadership Advice for medical students and doctors  For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast

Professor Sir Bruce Keogh started off his career as a cardiac surgeon, eventually becoming professor of cardiac surgery at University College London. He then transitioned into leadership roles most notably of which he was the National Medical Director of NHS England for 10 years, during which he helped implement a whole raft of changes that shaped the state of our NHS. He is widely recognised as one of the UK's leading medics and was knighted for services to medicine in 2003. In this episode we ask him about: His career Cardiac surgery Leadership Future of the NHS Advice for medical students and doctors  Bruce Keogh: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Keogh For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast

Sir Robert Francis is an eminent British barrister who specialises in medical law, including medical and mental health treatment and capacity issues, clinical negligence and professional discipline. Sir Robert has been a barrister since 1973 and became a King’s Counsel in 1992. He has appeared in a number of healthcare-related inquiries and chaired the Independent Inquiry into the care provided by the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, and subsequently the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry, and the Freedom to Speak Up review. Throughout his career he has been a tireless advocate for patients, and the findings from his reviews are essential reading for all healthcare professionals. He is a non-executive director of the CQC, current President of the Patient's Association and past Chair of Healthwatch England. In this episode we ask him about: His career Mid Staffordshire Public Inquiry Freedom to Speak Up Review  How to handle mistakes Healthwatch England and the Patient's Association Advice for healthcare professionals Mid Staffs Executive Summary: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/279124/0947.pdf Freedom to Speak Up Review: http://freedomtospeakup.org.uk/the-report/ Sir Robert Francis KC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Francis_(barrister) For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast

Dame Marianne is one of the most influential and longest-serving senior leaders in the NHS, having served nearly 14 years as chief executive of UHSussex and its predecessor organisations, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (BSUH) and Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WSHT). Under her leadership, hospitals in West Sussex became the first to be rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission in all key inspection areas and hospitals in Brighton and Haywards Heath were recognised as the fastest improving in the country. In 2018 Marianne was named the top chief executive in the Health Service Journal’s ranking of NHS bosses, a title she retained in 2019, having been made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the New Year Honours List for services to the NHS. In this episode we ask her about: Her career Western Sussex and Brighton What makes an outstanding hospital Her Patient First approach Leadership Advice for healthcare professionals Patient First approach: https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/about/patient-first/ For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast

Dr Fiona Donald is President Royal College of Anaesthetists and a consultant anaesthetist working in Bristol. Fiona’s main area of clinical and research interest is obstetric anasthetisa concentrating on improvements in safety through team training. She has a longstanding commitment to teaching and training, having been College Tutor, Chair of the Board of the Bristol School of Anaesthesia and an FRCA examiner. In this episode we ask her about: Her career Anasthetics Priorities as President Patient safety Advice for medical students and doctors For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast

Professor Dame Parveen Kumar is Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Education at Barts and a consultant gastroenterologist. She has had an immensely successful career as a researcher, medical educator, leader and clinician. Professor Kumar was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) at its inception in 1999 and resigned this post in 2002 when she was appointed as the Chairman of the Medicines Commission UK. She has been President of the British Medical Association, President of the Royal Society of Medicine and vice president of the Royal College of Physicians. She was awarded DBE for services to Medicine. Perhaps she is best known for her incredible textbook “Kumar and Clark’s clinical medicine”, now in its 10th edition and used by medical students and doctors worldwide.   During this episode we discuss: Her career Gastroenterology Her flagship textbook Leadership Advice for medical students and doctors For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast

Professor Dame Clare Gerada who is a GP and President of the Royal College of General Practitioners. Clare initially trained as a psychiatrist at the Maudsley. This contributed to her lifelong interest in managing drug users and also the huge amount of work to support the mental wellbeing of healthcare workers. She founded Practitioner Health and is Chair of the charity Doctors in Distress. In 2020 she was made a Dame for services to general practice. In this episode we ask her about: Her career General Practice Mental wellbeing of healthcare practitioners Leadership Advice for medical students and doctors Clare's book: "Beneath the White Coat: Doctors, Their Minds and Mental Health" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55927135-beneath-the-white-coat For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast

Dr Jeanette Dickson is President of the Royal College of Radiologists and a consultant clinical oncologist at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre. Her main clinical interest is in the multimodal management of thoracic malignancies. She has held a series of senior roles within the Royal College before becoming President and also maintains a strong interest in medical education. In this episode we ask her about:     Her career Oncology Priorities as President Issues facing the Royal College Advice for medical students and doctors For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast

Professor Andrew Goddard is President of the Royal College of Physicians and a consultant gastroenterologist in Derby. His main clinical and research interests are bowel cancer screening, H. Pylori, iron deficiency anaemia and inflammatory bowel disease. He has extensive experience in the RCP, having been director of the RCP Medical Workforce Unit, Registrar then becoming the youngest President to be elected for 400 years and first from the East Midlands. He created a document "keeping medicine brilliant". In this episode we ask him about: His career Medicine Priorities as President Leadership Advice for medical students and doctors Keeping medicine brilliant: https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/guidelines-policy/keeping-medicine-brilliant For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast

Prof Mike Osborn is a consultant histopathologist and President of the Royal College of Pathologists. Prof Osborn divides his time between post-mortems, diagnostic gastrointestinal histopathology, bowel screening and teaching. He was involved in the UK's first ever televised post-mortem to understand the impact obesity has on the body. In this episode we ask him about: His career Pathology Priorities as President Most pressing issues facing the college, including antimicrobial resistance Advice for medical students and doctors For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast

Mr Edward Morris is a consultant gynaecologist and President of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists. Mr Morris set up and lead a BSGE endometriosis centre and a BMS accredited menopause service. He has extensive experience in the RCOG particularly in the area of clinical quality. In this episode we ask him about: His career Obs & Gynae Priorities as President Important reports in maternity service How to drive improvements as an individual Advice for medical students and doctors CQC report "Safety, equity and engagement in maternity services": https://www.cqc.org.uk/publications/themes-care/safety-equity-engagement-maternity-services#effective Morecambe Bay Report: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/morecambe-bay-investigation-report Ockenden review: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ockenden-review-of-maternity-services-at-shrewsbury-and-telford-hospital-nhs-trust For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast

Dr Adrian James is a consultant forensic psychiatrist in Devon and President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Prior to his current position Dr James held a series of senior leadership roles and has been heavily involved with the Royal College having set up the Quality Improvement and Workforce Wellbeing committees. In this episode we ask him about: His career Psychiatry Priorities as President Challenges facing psychiatry Advice for medical students and doctors For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast

Professor Neil Mortensen is President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He is Professor of Colorectal Surgery at the University of Oxford and was instrumental in the establishment of colorectal surgery as a specialty. He founded the first patient association for those with ileoanal pouches the Kangaroo Club and in 2004 set up the charity OCCTOPUS - Oxford Colon Cancer Trust which supports education, research and new technology in colorectal disease. In this episode we ask him about: His career Surgery Priorities as President Future of surgery Advice for medical students and doctors Kennedy review: https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/about-the-rcs/about-our-mission/diversity-review-2021/ RCS future of surgery: https://futureofsurgery.rcseng.ac.uk/#technologies For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast

Professor Sir Michael Marmot is Professor of Epidemiology At University College London, Director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity and Past President of the World Medical Association. He is author of the hugely popular "The Health Gap". In 2021 Professor Marmot received BMJ's Outstanding Contribution to Health award. In this episode we discuss: The social determinants of health The Marmot Review Build Back Fairer: the COVID 19 Marmot Review How individual clinicians can combat health inequalities Marmot Review 10 Years On: https://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/resources-reports/marmot-review-10-years-on Build Back Fairer: The COVID-19 Marmot Review: https://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/resources-reports/build-back-fairer-the-covid-19-marmot-review Doctors for Health Equity - World Medical Association Report: https://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/resources-reports/doctors-for-health-equity-world-medical-association-report For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast

Dr Camilla Kingdon is the President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). She graduated from the University of Cape Town in South Africa and trained in paediatrics in London. She has a long standing interest in medical education and enhancing the working lives of paediatricians. In this episode we ask her about: Her career Current issues facing paediatrics Priorities as president Advice for medical students and doctors For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast

Dr Katherine Henderson is the President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM). She is the 1st female president of the RCEM. Dr Henderson is a consultant in emergency medicine, and has a strong interest in emergency department culture and promoting sustainability of the specialty. She was awarded an MBE due to her services to emergency medicine during the pandemic. In this episode we ask her about: Her career Leadership Current issues facing emergency medicine as a specialty Emergency department culture Advice for medical students and doctors Civility Saves Lives: https://www.civilitysaveslives.com For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast

Professor Ted Baker is the Chief Inspector of Hospitals at the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Prior to this Ted held a series of senior leadership roles and had a successful career as a clinical academic where he pioneered the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)  for the heart. He was also one of the key drivers behind the establishment of the Evalina Children's Hospital. In this episode we ask him about: His career Leadership Care Quality Commission Organisational culture Advice for medical students and doctors Driving Improvement: Case Studies from eight NHS trusts https://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20170614_drivingimprovement.pdf Quality improvement in hospital trusts: Sharing learning from trusts on a journey of QI https://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20180911_QI_hospitals_FINAL.pdf For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast

Dr Rosie Benneyworth is the Chief Inspector of Primary Medical Services and Integrated Care at the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Prior to this Rosie held a series of senior leadership roles including the Vice Chair of the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE). She also led the national network of Patient Safety Collaboratives. Rosie worked as a GP for 15 years in Somerset. We ask her about the role of the CQC, common misconceptions, how GPs can get involved in driving improvement and what makes excellent General Practice. In this episode we ask her about: Her career Leadership roles Care Quality Commission Advice for medical students and doctors Driving Improvement: Case Studies from 10 GP practices: https://www.cqc.org.uk/publications/evaluation/driving-improvement-case-studies-10-gp-practices For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast

Prof Francesco Rubino is Chair of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery at King's College London. Prof Rubino became the world's first Professor of Metabolic Surgery, and is internationally renowned within his field. He conducted pioneering research which showed that bariatric surgery can improvediabetes independently of weight loss. This evidence provided scientific rationale for the surgical treatment of type 2 diabetes. Prof Rubino spent several years training in the US and was voted one of the US's top doctors for consecutive years. In this episode we ask him about: His career Bariatric Surgery Working in the US Research Advice for medical students and doctors Lancet Profile of Prof Rubino: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(20)30078-4/fulltext Prof's famous trial - 10 year follow up: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)32649-0/fulltext For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast

Professor Bola Owolabi is a practising GP and Director of Health Inequalities at NHS England and NHS Improvement. Up until recently she was National Specialty Advisor for Older People and Integrated Person Centred-Care. She has held a series of senior leadership roles and was recently heavily involved in the Government's Covid-19 Pandemic Response. In this episode we ask her about: Her career General Practice  Health inequalities Leadership Advice for medical students and doctors For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast

Prof Ulrike Schmidt is Professor of Eating Disorders and Head of the Department of Psychological Medicine at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN). Professor Schmidt’s research has been highly influential and has shaped clinical practice. She has developed the multi-award winning FREED early intervention programme for eating disorders and MANTRA an outpatient therapy recomended first-line by NICE for patients with eating disorders. In 2018 she was also awarded an NHS 70th women's leadership award. In this episode we ask her about: Her career Eating disorders Research Advice for medical students and doctors Lancet Profile of KCL Eating Disorder's Unit: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(13)60119-1/fulltext FREED: https://freedfromed.co.uk For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast

Prof Prokar Dasgupta is the Foundation Professor of Surgery for King’s Health Partners. Professor Dasgupta pioneered robotic surgery in the UK, and leads on surgical simulation both nationally and internationally. He has an extensive research portfolio and is credited with describing an innovative technique of injecting Botulinum Toxin (botox) for the treatment of an overactive bladder which has helped millions of patients worldwide (Dasgupta technique). In this episode we ask him about: His career Urology Research Advice for medical students and doctors   For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast

Prof John McGrath is Professor of Molecular Dermatology, Lead of the Genetic Skin Disease Group and Head of the St John's Institute of Dermatology in London. Professor McGrath is also a recent President of the European Society for Dermatological Research. He is internationally renowned within dermatology, and an expert in Epidermolysis Bullosa.  He also reported the first mutations in hemidesmosomes and desmosomes which was published in Nature Genetics and in fact one of the diseases is named after him – McGrath’s syndrome. In this episode we ask him about: His career Dermatology Research Advice for medical students and young doctors   For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast  

Celia Ingham-Clark is the Medical Director for Clinical Effectiveness at NHS England. Ms Ingham-Clark started off her career as a general surgeon before moving into leadership roles initially as Medical Director at trust level before going on to have a series of national roles at NHS England. Recently she has been heavily involved in important work tackling sepsis and saving lives. In 2013 She was awarded an MBE for services to the NHS. In this episode we ask her about: Her career Surgery Leadership Advice for medical students and young doctors   For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast  

Prof James Spicer is Professor of Experimental Cancer Medicine  at King's College London and Honorary Consultant in Medical Oncology at GSTT. Professor Spicer runs the phase 1 trials programme at King’s Health Partners and leads the King’s Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre. His research focuses on the development of new cancer drugs and the care of patients with lung cancer with a special focus on novel immunotherapies. In this episode we ask him about: His career Oncology Research Advice for medical students and young doctors   For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast  

Prof Keyoumars Ashkan is Professor of Neurosurgery at King's College Hospital in London. He has a special interest in functional neurosurgery, image guided surgery, and surgery for brain and spinal tumours. He holds many senior roles including President of the British Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery and Lead for Genomics England Programme for brain tumours. He was also voted as a clinician of the year by the Brain Tumour Charity in 2018. In this episode we ask him about: His career Neurosurgery (3:47) Research (24:19) His advice to medical students and young doctors   Article Prof Ashkan mentioned about why he picked neurosurgery - BMJ article "Nothing is Impossible" - https://www.bmj.com/content/333/7561/s46      For comments, collaboration or feedback, contact us via email or Twitter. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @medspirepodcast  

Prof Lucy Chappell is NIHR Research Professor in Obstetrics at King's College London and Honorary Consultant Obstetrician at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. In 2019 she was responsible for the development of a new diagnostic test for pre-eclampsia which is now part of routine clinical practice. Prof Chappell was also recently appointed as a new Government Chief Scientific Advisor (CSA) where she will be responsible for the delivery of £1.3 billion research budget. In this episode we asked her about: Her career Research Her new role as Government CSA Advice for medical students and junior doctors

Prof John Moxham is a recently retired Professor of Respiratory Medicine at King's College London. He has had a distinguished career in research and last year was awarded a prestigious British Thoracic Society medal for his contributions to respiratory physiology. He is also a highly influential medical leader and is internationally renowned for his work in Value-Based Healthcare at King's Health Partners. Throughout his career he campaigned tirelessly for stricter tobacco control and has been influential on national policy. We encourage our listeners to read about Prof Moxham's "Vital 5". In this episode we ask him about: His career Research (7:40) Value-based healthcare (19:38) Health inequality and Vital 5 (29:00) Leadership (46:49) Advice for medical students and doctors "Being John Moxham" https://www.kingshealthpartners.org/latest/2376-being-john-moxham-part-one Vital 5: https://www.kingshealthpartners.org/latest/1954-the-vital-5  

Prof John O'Grady is a recently retired Professor of Hepatology at King's College Hospital in London. He is internationally renowned within hepatology and his research has shaped how we treat patients with liver disease. Prof O'Grady was responsible for developing the King's College Hospital Criteria for acute liver failure and he was involved in seminal trials of immunosuppresion for liver transplantation. He also has a h-index of 85! In this episode we ask him about: His career Research Liver disease Advice for students and doctors

Prof Tim Lancaster is a Dean of Medical Education at GKT School of Medical Education. Prior to joining King's, Professor Lancaster was Director of Clinical Studies at the University of Oxford for 15 years, and Professor of Primary Care. Professor Lancaster has an extensive research portfolio in smoking cessation. In this episode we ask him about: His career Medical Education Leadership Advice for medical students and doctors 

Prof Bijan Modarai is a Professor of Vascular Surgery and British Heart Foundation senior research fellow at King's College London. Prof Modarai's research focuses on angiogenic cell therapies and novel imaging techniques. He also co-manages the largest UK practice in complex endovascular aortic repairs. In this episode we ask him about: His career Research Vascular surgery Advice for medical students and doctors 

Dr Sam Thenabadu is a consultant adult & paediatric emergency physician and Deputy Dean of King's College London medical school. Dr Thenabadu has extensive experience in medical education and has published over 12 textbooks. He is also a RCEM examiner and the lead crowd doctor at the Olympic stadium. In this episode we ask him about: His career Emergency medicine Medical education Advice to medical students and doctors  Book recomended by Dr Thenabadu - The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43708884-the-boy-the-mole-the-fox-and-the-horse  

  Mr Ben Challacombe is a consultant urologist and assistant professor at Guy's Hospital in London. He is an expert in robotic surgery and runs an international robotic fellowship programme. He was also involved in the first televised robotic partial nephrectomy in the UK. In this episode we ask him about: His career Robotics Experience of operating on Stephen Fry Advice to medical students and doctors who are interested in surgery Nature paper by Ben Challacombe & Stephen Fry: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41585-019-0153-y  

Prof Beverley Hunt is a Professor of Thrombosis and Hemostasis at St Thomas' Hospital in London. Some of her key accomplishments include development of national NICE guidelines for thromboembolism (VTE), being one of the co-investigators of CRASH II trial as well setting up her own award winning charity called Thombosis UK. She was awarded an OBE for services to medicine in 2019. In this episode we asked her about her: Career Research interests including COVID Advice for aspiring researchers

  Prof Claire Sharpe is an honorary consultant nephrologist and professor of renal medicine at King's College London. Her research interests include the mechanisms underpinning chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury. She also has extensive experience in medical education. In this episode we ask her about her: Career path Research interests Advice to medical students and junior doctors  

Dr Simon Broughton is a General Paediatrician and Clinical Director for Child Health at King's College Hospital. He holds multiple senior roles in education and training including recruitment lead for Royal College of Peadiatrics and Child Health. In this episode we ask him about his: Career Advice for doctors and students who are interested in Paediatrics Thoughts on what it takes to be a good manager and leader Habits that served him well

Prof Janice Rymer is an honorary consultant gynaecologist at Guy’s Hospital, London and the National Speciality Advisor for gynaecology for NHS England and NHS Improvement. She has held many senior positions both within Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) where up until recently she was the Vice President and King’s College London medical school. She has also played a leading role in the UK in combating FGM. In this episode we asked her about her: Career path Topical issues in gynaecology Leadership Habits which have served her well

Dr Aleksandar Ivetic is a reader of cardiovascular biology at King’s College London and Principal Investigator of a large lab researching leucocyte recruitment. He is also lead of postgraduate research at the School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences. We asked him about his: Career path Research Interests Advice for students who are interested in research Experience of managing a large team of researchers Personal interests

Dr James Galloway is an academic rheumatologist and clinical epidemiologist at King's College London and honorary consultant at King's College hospital. During the pandemic Dr Galloway was closely involved in Covid trials including Tactic and Novavax.  In this episode we asked him about his: Career Research interests Habit which have served him well Interests outside his work Advice to students and junior doctors

  Prof Timothy Jackson is professor of retinal research at King's College London and Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon in NHS with special interest in Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetes. He has incredible research portfolio and secured excess of £4 million worth of research funding. In this podcast we asked him about his: Journey Research Unanswered questions within the field of Ophthalmology Practical tips for students and doctors who are aiming to get involved in research  

Dr Claire Wells is a reader in Cancer Biology at King's College London and Principal Investigator of a large lab researching cancer cell invasion and metastasis. She also holds several senior positions within the University as a lecturer, a module head and a associate dean of Doctoral Studies. In this episode we asked about her: Research Career Path Advice to students interested in getting involved in research Paper recommended by Dr Wells "Hallmarks of Cancer: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2011.02.013