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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 the health and well-being of their reporters, even sending everyone a monthly box of healthy snacks! As all of the Hexarad co-founders have "portfolio careers", we also discuss entrepreneurship in Radiology more generallyp. Please note that the Hexarad scholarship mentioned in this episode has now closed but will re-open next year.

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. We also discuss important lifestyle considerations such as the relatively modest fellow's salary and how he managed to make this work while bringing his wife and two pre-school aged kids along with him! A must listen for anyone considering doing an IR fellowship abroad. If anyone would like any more advice on applying for a Canadian IR fellowship, you can contact Flavius directly by email at flavius.parvulescu@gmail.com or on twitter @FIavius_P

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; diversity in the workforce, mental health and much more. Keep a listen out for some "RadCast exclusives" including the RCRs long overdue appointment of a public relations person to push agenda for radiology and clinical oncology to the media and politicians.  

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 used for anything from diagnosis of traumatic brain injury to movement disorders. 

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-Founder of the charity Worldwide Radiology. She shares experiences from her eventful career which has taken her from IR in the Netherlands, to Head of a radiology department in Ghana and now the Liverpool School of Tropical and Infectious Diseases in Liverpool.  She also tells us about her charity, Worldwide Radiology, and the great work they are doing bringing radiology services and education to resource poor countries. Worldwide Radiology are actively recruiting a broad range of volunteers from radiologists and radiographers to sonographers and biomedical engineers. to find out how you can get involved visit: https://www.worldwideradiology.org/ 

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 strongly recommend for SRA prep for this year. Use the discount code radcast6m for a 10% discount on a 6 month subscription.