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CUMEG welcomes a discussion with Dr Nicola Jones, Consultant in Cardiothoracic Intensive Care & Clinical Lead for Intensive Care at the Royal Papworth Hospital which is a specialist Heart and lung hospital located on the Biomedical Campus in Cambridge. Nicola chats to CUMEG about her roles with the Clinical School in particular the Clinical Teaching …
Have you ever thought about the important role your family physician or general practitioner (GP) plays in your healthcare and the system as a whole? Learn more from our next podcast by Dr Richard Darnton.
Have you ever thought about the important role your family physician or general practitioner (GP) plays in your healthcare and the system as a whole? Learn more from our next podcast by Dr Richard Darnton.
Public Health is an area of healthcare that isn’t really talked about….until the pandemic. Join us as Anne Swift uncovers what public health is really about and why its so important even when we are not in the middle of a pandemic.
What is the best way to teach doctors new skills and procedures? Should they learn directly on patients? Listen to the insightful discussion with Klaudine Simpson, Practical Skills Tutor at the University of Cambridge Clinical School.
In our final episode of the series, Dr Robert Brodrick explains the complex process of creating a multimedia simulation training tool for end-of-life care and how the use of these tools’ benefits both the students and the university. If listeners are interested in gaining access to this tool, please email us at: info@cumeg.cam.ac.uk. Keep an …
In this podcast, we welcome back Mark Lillicrap. Mark discuses taught processes behind clinical reasoning and the impact of clinical experience in cementing the frameworks for medical students. Mark explains the application of learned theory to real life patients and how students practice this skill within the teaching hospital.
Director of Studies for Clinical Medical Students, Ruchi Sinnatamby enlightens us as to how Cambridge University Hospital NHS Trust coordinate time and resources for student placements from the University of Cambridge Medical School. Ruchi explains the use of funding and tariffs as well as the quality assurance for training delivered to students.
In our latest episode, Paul Wilkinson, Clinical Dean at the University of Cambridge highlights the importance of mental health and how to approach and support those around us that may be struggling. Paul discusses the devastating effects of suicidal thought processes. With this in mind, some listeners may find this destressing and listen discretion is …
In this episode, we talk with Head of Cambridge University Medical School Library, Isla Kuhn. This podcast gives an insightful view into Isla’s role within the library supporting both students and professionals in the medical world. Isla also discusses the resources and support that the library has to offer.
Our host, Cheryl France sits with Clinical Dean, Paul Wilkinson to discuss racism in medical education. This podcast uncovers the prejudice and inequalities experienced in medical education and how the university staff and students are working together to tackle racism looking specifically at curriculum and assessment, staff development and student safety.
Mark Lillicrap, Associate Professor of Medical Education Practice here at the University of Cambridge, explains the complexity of the production and maintenance of a medical curriculum. Mark highlights the importance of establishing aims and how they are accomplished when applying this to a spiral curriculum with integrated clinical experience.
Join us for Series 2! Head of Cambridge University Medical Education Group (CUMEG), Cheryl France, will be interviewing world-leading academics and physicians from the University of Cambridge, focusing on contemporary themes in medical education.
In the last of this series, our host, Cheryl France, chats with Dr Jonathan Fuld about the student elective component of medical education. This will include opportunities our medical students may engage in, as well as encouraging students to come to Cambridge. In addition, we will hear more about the medical students from Kharkiv National …
On today’s episode, Dr Elizabeth Fistein provides insight on the intersection between ethics, law and clinical medicine. As the lead for the Professional Responsibilities Curriculum at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine and a Medical Member of the First Tier Tribunal, Elizabeth occupies a unique position as both a medical doctor and a …
Our host, Cheryl France, speaks with Dr Anna Spathis about palliative care. This episode, explores the sensitivity of talking about end of life and how we prepare medical students and patients during this difficult time. We explore different approaches to care and how they are helpful during this stage of life. Please note, this episode …
Dr Riikka Hofmann discusses the importance of evaluating health preprogrammes. In addition, she reviews some of the pitfalls in organisational change and how you can engage your workforce to embrace the change.
In our latest episode, we will be speaking to Dr Roger Petter, Deputy Lead for Student Welfare at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. Roger will be speaking with us about the impact of covid on health professionals and the Doctors For Doctors service at Addenbrooke’s hospital, which provides welfare and support to …
Are you interested in learning more about how to provide support to clinical students? In this episode, we are joined by Dr Fiona Cooke, Sub-Dean for Student Welfare at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. Fiona will be talking us through the various support mechanisms in place at the University of Cambridge for …
For the first episode of the podcast series, our host, Cheryl France, will be joined by Dr Diana Wood, Emeritus Clinical Dean of the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. Diana will be providing an overview of the series, as well as discussing her thoughts on the future of medical education.
Join us for a new podcast from Cambridge University Medical Education Group (CUMEG), hosted by Cheryl France, Head of CUMEG. Cheryl will be interviewing world-leading academics and physicians from the University of Cambridge, focusing on contemporary themes in medical education.
