Career Conversations Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

In this episode, Dr Marilena Giannoudi discusses Trust Grade Jobs with Dr Vig Kandasamy, a Trust Grade Doctor. In England, Trust Grade Doctors are hired directly by an NHS Trust instead of Health Education England (HEE).

Dr Vig Kandasamy is a junior doctor who completed his medical degree in Sheffield, and has trained in West Yorkshire since then. At the time of recording, he was working in Bradford Royal Infirmary. He is interested in Geriatric Medicine.

Dr Marilena Giannoudi is a Cardiology Registrar based in Leeds. She is Co-Chair of the Trainees and Members’ Committee, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and is currently undertaking a PhD.

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Working Abroad - 'Career Conversations' podcast: https://podcasts.rcpe.ac.uk/show/career-conversations/working-abroad-30-aug-2023/

Recording date: 9 November 2023

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In this re-release, Jonathan Bardgett and Anda Bularga interview Matthew Watto and Paul Williams, founding members of the US Internal Medicine podcast ‘The Curbsiders’. The group compare the similarities and differences in medical training pathways within the United States and United Kingdom and discuss their experiences of creating a medical podcast.

This episode was first released under RCPE's 'Clinical Conversations' podcast in July 2022.

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This episode Dr Marilena Giannoudi talks with Dr Jennifer Taylor about Acute Medicine.

Dr Taylor explains why they chose Acute Medicine as their specialty, explains about Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) units and the skills needed to be a good acute medic.

Dr Taylor is a current ST7 in Acute and General Internal Medicine working at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust in West Yorkshire. She has an interest in Leadership and Management within the NHS and is completing a Master's degree at the University of Bradford. She represents trainees in Acute Medicine at the deanery committee and enjoys teaching in Acute Medicine topics.


Dr Marilena Giannoudi is a Cardiology Registrar based in Leeds. She is Co-Chair of the Trainees and Members’ Committee, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and is currently undertaking a PhD.

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In this re-release, Jonathan Bardgett interviews Gill Aitken about the difference between Medical Education and Clinical Education, mentorship and tips on creating helpful teaching sessions.

This episode was first released under RCPE's 'Clinical Conversations' podcast in May 2022.

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In this episode, Dr Marilena Giannoudi interviews fellow T&MC Co-Chair Dr Hannah Preston on their chosen specialty: Renal Medicine.

Dr Preston discusses why they chose Renal Medicine, the variety the specialty offers and an interesting case from their time in Renal Medicine.

Dr Hannah Preston is a Renal Registrar in Edinburgh and RCPE Trainees and Members' Committee (T&MC) Co-Chair.

Dr Marilena Giannoudi is a Cardiology Registrar based in Leeds. She is Co-Chair of the Trainees and Members’ Committee, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and is currently undertaking a PhD.

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In this re-release, shared on International Women's Day, Dr Kate Gatenby discusses being a Cardiologist and 'Women in Cardiology' more broadly with Dr Marilena Giannoudi.

This episode was first released under RCPE's 'Clinical Conversations' podcast in August 2022.

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