12 episodes

Hi! Welcome to the pod. This is a space where I talk to doctors about their lives and careers, starting with medical school and how it helped shape their future. Then we look at the challenges they face in their careers and, crucially, what advice they offer to current medical students and newly qualified doctors.

Past Medical History Evelyn O'Rourke

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Hi! Welcome to the pod. This is a space where I talk to doctors about their lives and careers, starting with medical school and how it helped shape their future. Then we look at the challenges they face in their careers and, crucially, what advice they offer to current medical students and newly qualified doctors.

    Class of 2019: Dr Tamara Mulenga Willows - Research Assistant, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health

    Class of 2019: Dr Tamara Mulenga Willows - Research Assistant, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health

    Tamara has created such an interesting career for herself, and it was my first time speaking to someone who's not only forging a career in global health, but also having had some incredible experiences and achievements whilst at medical school too. She has worked in research in multiple mediums and had some really inspirational takes on how to approach life and opportunities. I can't wait for you guys to have a listen! 



    In this episode, Tamara references the EECC which can be found here: EECC Network

    If you would like to hear more from or speak to Tamara she can be found on LinkedIn







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    • 45 min
    Class of 2019: Dr Harry Claxton - Surgery Trainee CT2

    Class of 2019: Dr Harry Claxton - Surgery Trainee CT2

    Harry was an absolute delight to speak to. He spent his BSMS years doing Medic Revue, taking a break for one year to do a master's in public health. It was interesting to hear about how Harry's career aspirations have changed over time and after exposure to different specialties: currently with a view to be a pediatric surgeon. This goes to show how strong an influence a good mentor can have and how those opportunities steer us in new directions.

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    • 39 min
    Class of 2019: Dr Ross Munro - F4

    Class of 2019: Dr Ross Munro - F4

    Listen in as Ross talks about why he chose to take and F3 and F4, hear about the perks of locuming and what his work-life balance looks like. He gives some excellent advice and this episode for me, highlighted the importance of making your career work for you, not the other way around. Please give it a listen and leave us a rating!

    Here are some excellent resources which Ross recommended: https://www.medicsmoney.co.uk/ and https://medicfootprints.org/ 



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    • 29 min
    Teaching Fellow - Dr Luke Tester

    Teaching Fellow - Dr Luke Tester

    This episode is something a little bit different, Luke has a postgraduate qualification from BSMS, and has worked as a teaching fellow, supporting current BSMS students and is now on the first stages of his ACCS training. He is also a friend and I absolutely loved the opportunity to quiz him because as you'll soon find out, Luke is definitely someone who puts 100% effort into all his endeavours and is a natural born teacher. 

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    • 41 min
    Class of 2021: Dr Aishwarya Vasudevan - FY1

    Class of 2021: Dr Aishwarya Vasudevan - FY1

    When I spoke to Aish she was coming to the end of her FY1 year and she is a force to be reckoned with! Spending her free time in medical school weightlifting and entering competitions, you can tell she's a tough cookie to crack. She imparted to me the importance of staying strong: by recognising the signs of burnout in yourself and knowing when to take time out. Aish is after a very different path in life as she wants to pursue a career in leadership and management, listen now to hear more about what's involved...

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    • 45 min
    Class of 2017: Dr Manimaran Jayamurthy - Paediatric ST1

    Class of 2017: Dr Manimaran Jayamurthy - Paediatric ST1

    Speaking to Mani was such a delight! Mani had such a great philosophy about life and how to approach opportunities in terms of comparing the future and current pay-offs, I don't know about you, but I find it hard to live in the moment and it helped so much being hear about Mani's approaches to the opportunities he's had in his own life. We also had the very stereotypical paediatric chat about our favourite superheroes! I can't wait for you to hear it...

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    • 34 min

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