Voice Box

A lively discussion with three Edinburgh-based surgeons, with a particular emphasis on the challenges facing women when working in such a demanding and high-pressure career.Presented by MBChB medical student, Heen Shamaz.With:Professor Lorna Marson, Professor of Transplant Surgery and Honorary Consultant Transplant SurgeonMs Chloe Scott, Consultant Orthopaedic SurgeonProfessor Farhat Din, - Bowel Cancer UK-Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Chair of Colorectal Cancer Research & Honora...

Approximately 15% of people living in the UK identify as neurodivergent. But what does it mean to be neurodivergent if you're working in the medical profession? Joana Rodrigues, Year 5 MBChB student, hosts a lively discussion with two Edinburgh doctors, both of whom were diagnosed with autism in their 40s. Guests:Dr Rosie Baruah. Consultant in intensive care medicine and anaesthesia, and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at Edinburgh Medical School.Dr Shirley Moore. A former hospital do...

Heen, Mohini and Sonia are all women of colour who are part of the Edinburgh Medical School community. They discuss how staff, students and clinicians all have a part to play in fostering a sense of belonging and community at medical school that will continue to support students into their careers.Presented by MBChB medical student, Heen Shamaz.With:Professor Mohini Gray. Personal Chair of Rheumatology, and lead for equality, diversity and inclusion at Edinburgh Medical School.Dr Sonia Afonso...

Medicine is often considered an elite profession - according to the British Medical Journal, only 4% of doctors in the UK are from a working class background."Widening participation" programmes in universities are seeking to address the imbalance and actively encourage people from all backgrounds to consider a career in medicine. So what are the barriers facing prospective medical students today? And do these obstacles persist beyond graduation and into professional life?Joan...

Edinburgh Medical School MBChB Year 5 student, Jen Baker, meets influential GP and researcher Professor Roy Robertson. Jen is a member of the Homeless and Inclusion Health Society at Edinburgh Medical School and Roy is a GP in Edinburgh’s Muirhouse, whose 1986 BMJ study was one of the first to link needle sharing amongst intravenous drug users and the spread of HIV.Hosted by Saloni More (Y3).Voice Box theme music by Alex Lewthwaite (Y3).