The Medical Women Podcast: Recent Episodes
Medical Women's Federation
A podcast brought to you from the Medical Women's Federation, the largest body of women doctors in the UK and the voice of medical women on medical issues. We are launching this podcast in February 2022 in celebration of our 105th birthday, to empower and support as many medical women in their careers as we can.
Join us every Tuesday as we hear from guests including Past Presidents, Honorary members, career coaches and bestselling authors to discuss topics ranging from the history of women in medicine, leadership, finance, presentation skills and many more topics.
Hello! It's the season finale and then we are taking a Pause on the podcast....
This week our guest is psychologist, researcher and author Dr Emma Seppala. Emma's book Sovereign came out a couple of months ago and in this episode, Emma shares how each of us is Sovereign and how we can be the Sovereign of our lives.
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This podcast is produced on behalf of the MedicalWomen's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram.
Hello!
This week we are joined by the fabulous Caroline Elton, psychologist and author of Also Human, a beautiful book reminding us that doctors are in fact human. Something we sometimes forget!
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This podcast is produced on behalf of the MedicalWomen's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram.
Hello!
Welcome back to The Medical Women Podcast! This week our fabulous guest is Dr Sarb Clare MBE. Sarb is an Acute Medical Consultant, Deputy Medical Director and all round champion of trainees! I've met Sarb at a couple of conferences and she encourages and champions her trainees so much. I hope we can all be more Sarb!
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To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram.
Hello!
The 22nd of April is Earth Day and this week is Greener Allied Healthcare Professionals week so we're talking about sustainability on the podcast.
Our guest, Dr Becki Taylor-Smith is an anaesthetist, coach and alumni of the Chief Sustainability Officer's Clinical Fellowship. She shares with us why it is important to think about sustainability in all that we do. And you'll see how important Nuthana thinks this is too.
Becki has kindly donated a coaching prize for our MWF Spring raffle too, with proceeds shared between MSF and MWF.
Last few tickets left for our spring conference on 10th May in Cambridge To register click here
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To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram.
Hello!
Over the weekend, you may have spotted that NHS England decommissioned practitioner health services for secondary care doctors.... and then did a U turn yesterday! Good to know that we can all use our voices to collaborate and make change.
This week's episode explores the sensitive topic of doctors mental health. Our guest this week is someone who bravely and openly shares their experiences on social media.
It's time to have the conversations that don't always happen.
Please know that if you are struggling, you are not alone. You can seek help at:
https://www.practitionerhealth.nhs.uk/
https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjww_iwBhApEiwAuG6ccLRvBlfGqQ5vtFSFG-U2igliX3z5pGntfZaxRz6M6SZYHf27RqOt9BoCreoQAvD_BwE
Toregister click here
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This podcast is produced on behalf of the MedicalWomen's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Ourmusic is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram.
Hello everyone! Happy April!
This week's episode is perfect for this time of year when it is Spring and we're all feeling exhausted from winter. Post pandemic, burnout has reached record levels in staff working in healthcare around the world.
Dr Claire Ashley is a GP, burnout specialist and clinical entrepreneur on a mission to help overwhelmed professionals, entrepreneurs and businesses to recognise, prevent and overcome burnout and other mental wellbeing problems in the workplace. In this episode, we cover how to recognise burnout, how we can prevent and treat it.
Our Spring conference is on 10th May in Cambridge
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To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram.
Hello!!! Welcome to Season 5 of the podcast!
We're kicking off with the amazing Dr Tamsin Holland Brown - paediatrician, founder of Hear Glue Ear and mum of five. Tamsin shares with us her journey of becoming a clinical entrepreneur and how she juggles that with all her other plates!
Our Spring Conference is in Cambridge on 10th May and we have a few tickets left! To register click here
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To get in touch about the podcast, emailmedicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the MedicalWomen's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram.
Hello, happy International Women's Day 2024! This year's theme is Inspire Inclusion which is what the MWF is all about.
We're doing a recast of our special episode hearing from all our Past Presidents of the MWF. This episode first aired for IWD 2022 and is one of our most listened to episodes.
Our Spring Conference in Cambridge is on 10th May and we would love to see you there!
To register click here
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To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the MedicalWomen's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram.
Welcome back to The Medical Women Podcast!
It's the season of applications and interviews in the medical world, so I thought you might appreciate a boost in your confidence and owning your achievements.
This week's guest is the fabulous life coach and author, Tiwalola Ogunlesi. Tiwa runs a company called Confident and Killing it. She is on a mission to help us unlock our most confident selves.
Tiwa’s book Confident and Killing it
Tiwa’s book recommendations:
The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo
The Code of the Extraordinary Mind: 10Unconventional Laws to Redefine Your Life and Succeed On Your Own Terms byVishen Lakhiani
Save the date! Our next MWF Conference is on Friday 10th May 2024 in Cambridge. Booking opens soon!
We have a very special announcementto make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students!Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
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To get in touch about the podcast, emailmedicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the MedicalWomen's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Ourmusic is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram.
Storytelling is a really important skill for speaking to patients, presentations and pitching. Yet it is not a skill that we are routinely taught at medical school.
This week's guest is actor and coach Serena Evans. In this episode, Serena shares her top tips for connecting with your audience and telling a great story.
Save the date - our MWF Spring Conference is on Friday 10th May 2024 in Cambridge
We have a very special announcementto make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students!Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
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To get in touch about the podcast, emailmedicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the MedicalWomen's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Ourmusic is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram.
Do you get nervous when you need to give a presentation, presenting patients on ward round, or speaking at a meeting?
We all have a voice, and to be empowered to use our voice, we have the fabulous singer and executive voice coach Anouska Taylor as our guest this week. Anouska shares exercises we can all do to look after our voices and to speak with confidence.
SAVE THE DATE - Our MWF Spring Conference is on Friday 10th May 2024 in Cambridge
We have a very special announcementto make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students!Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
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For any enquires about the Medical Women'sFederation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, emailmedicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the MedicalWomen's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Ourmusic is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram.
"You're ambitious". It's sometimes used in a negative way to describe a woman. But let's claim being ambitious and owning our worth.
Our guest this week is Shellye Archambeau, one of tech's first Black female CEOs and bestselling author of Unapologetically Ambitious. In this episode, Shellye shares her top tips on how we can be unapologetically ambitious.
Save the date! Our MWF Spring Conference is going to be on Friday 10th May 2024 in Cambridge, Tickets will be on sale soon!
We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students!Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
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To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram.
Welcome to the fourth episode of our mini-series on women's health, sponsored by Health Innovation Kent Surrey and Sussex.
In this episode, we hear from dermatologist and author Dr Anjali Mahto. Anjali explains what products we actually need to use on our skin at different stages of our lives.
Anjali's book The Skincare Bible is a really helpful resource for anyone wanting to dive a bit deeper into this.
Our MWF Spring Conference will be on Friday 10th May in Cambridge. Please save the date!
We have a very special announcementto make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students!Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
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To get in touch about the podcast, emailmedicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the MedicalWomen's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Ourmusic is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram.
Last week was World Menopause Day so this week we have the second episode on this very important topic.
This week's guest is Dr Louise Newson, GP and menopause specialist. Louise shares with us how we can manage and support women during menopause. A must listen for all of us.
Dr Newson’s book The definitive guide to the Perimenopause andMenopause
We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students!Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
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To get in touch about the podcast, emailmedicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the MedicalWomen's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Ourmusic is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram.
Thank you to Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex for sponsoring this mini-series on women's health.
Hello!
18th October is World Menopause Day so we are covering this important topic this week and next week!
Our guest this week is the fantastic Katharine Gale - Consultant Nurse, Coach and Trainer and Director of FluxState. Katharine supports women through menopause to that they can continue to work and enjoy their lives.
We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students!Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
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For any enquires about the Medical Women'sFederation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, emailmedicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the MedicalWomen's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Ourmusic is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram.
Hello!
Welcome to this special mini series on women's health which is a collaboration with Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex who we are delighted to have as sponsors of these episodes.
Dr Nuthana is joined by Dr MaryAnn Ferroux, Medical Director of HIKSS to introduce this series and episode.
Our guest today is Jess Kasriel who is a nutritionist specialising in helping women to optimise their fertility. Jess shares how she went from a pro tennis player to nutritionist and top tips on how we use nutrition and exercise to support ourselves at different stages of our menstrual cycle and to optimise fertility.
We hope you find this a really helpful episode!
We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students!
Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
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To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the MedicalWomen's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram.
Hello!
We've got two fabulous guests on the podcast this week. Dr Chelcie Jewitt and Dr Becky Cox, so-founders of Surving in Scrubs. Sexism, sexual harassment, and sexual assault are commonplace in the healthcare workforce. Becky and Chelcie launched Surviving in Scrubs to tackle this problem, giving a voice to women and non-binary survivors in healthcare to raise awareness; and to end sexism, sexual harassment, and sexual assault in healthcare.
We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students!Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
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To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram.
Hello lovely listeners!
Today's wonderful guest is Miss Samantha Tross, the UK's first female of Afro-Caribbean descent to become a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic surgeon.
Many of us won't be the 'first' to do something, but this is a fabulous example of someone being what they can't see. Sam speaks about the importance of mentorship and sponsorship, and how we can sponsor trainees.
We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students!Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
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For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram.
Hello! Welcome to Season 4, the season of 'how to....'
Our guest today is the fabulous comedian and author Viv Groskop. Viv has written several best selling books including her newest book Happy High Status. Viv herself is a podcaster and host of How to own the room.
In this episode, we discuss what happy high status is, top tips from how to own the room and from Viv's career in stand-up comedy.
Viv’s books mentioned in the podcast:
Happy High Status by Viv Groskop
How to own the room by Viv Groskop
Lift as you climb by Viv Groskop
We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students!Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
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For any enquires about the Medical Women'sFederation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, emailmedicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram.
Hello everyone!
Season 4 of The Medical Women Podcast is coming up and here's a sneak peak of this 'How to....' season.
We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students! Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
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For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram.
Good luck to all those starting new rotations today, and a very warm welcome to our new FY1 colleagues!!
The first Wednesday in August marks changeover for most trainees in the UK. This is one of our most popular episodes which we are recasting - our junior doctor members share their top tips for changeover and starting FY1.
We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students! Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
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For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Dr Anthea Mowat was Honorary Secretary of the Medical Women's Federation until January 2023 when she had to step down due to ill health. Sadly Anthea passed away this week so we wanted to re-release her podcast episode in memory of our friend and colleague.
Anthea was a gem of a person, incredibly kind, modest and capable. She was a champion of SAS doctors and medical women. Her knowledge of byelaws and statutes was astounding. We shall miss her very much and send love to Anthea's family.
We have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students! Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
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For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
It's the season 3 finale!
This week, we have a live podcast from our MWF Spring Conference featuring a fantastic panel discussing the future of the NHS work force; supporting flexible working and SAS careers.
The panellists are Dr Rob Fleming (Specialty Doctor in Anaesthetics and a wonderful advocate for SAS doctors), Prof Partha Kar (NHSE lead for diabetes), Prof Kamila Hawthorne (Chair of the RCGP), Prof Angharad Davies (Consultant microbiologist and clinical academic) and Dr Vaishali Parulekar (Chair of the BMA SAS Committee).
This was a great session at our conference and we are delighted to share it with you!
We'll be taking a break for a few weeks and then we will be back for Season 4! In the meantime, you can catch up on all of our episodes.
We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students!Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
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Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
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For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
This week we have another live podcast episode from our recent Spring conference. Professor Partha Kar is a Consultant in Diabetes, Diabetes Lead for NHS England and heavily involved in the MWRES - the medical workforce race equality standard. In this talk, Partha spoke to us about the data, and how it's important to gather data but then do something with the data to make change.
Our patients are a diverse population and so are our work force - it is up to all of us to make things more inclusive and diverse for our colleagues and patients.
We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students!Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
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Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
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For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Hello lovely listeners!
This week's episode is the second of our series of live episodes from our recent MWF Spring Conference.
Nuthana interviewed Harriet and Nikki, who have both been previous guests on the podcasts, on the subjects of self worth and money mindset and the link between the two.
We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students!Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
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Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
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For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Ourmusic is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Hello everyone!
Over the next few weeks, we're going to be sharing live podcasts from our recent MWF Spring Conference.
This week's guest is the fabulous Susie Edwards, who has of course been a guest on the podcast previously. Susie is a careers coach and founder of WonderIf. In this session, Susie spoke to us about finding fulfilment in our careers and gave us some helpful exercises we can all do to coach ourselves.
Hope you enjoy the episode!
We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students!Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
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Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
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For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Hello lovely listeners! We've reached 7,000 listens in over 66 countries - thank you so much for listening and sharing the podcast!! We're so glad you find it helpful :) Please keep rating and reviewing.
A different type of episode this week - Nuthana goes from being the host to being interviewee!
This is a recast of Dr Rachel Morris' You Are Not A Frog podcast episode where Prrofessor Chloe Orkin and Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram were guests speaking about the Medical Women's Federation, sexism in medicine, the glass slipper and the glass ceiling?
Rachel very kindly let us share this as a recast on The Medical Women Podcast.
We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students!Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
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This podcast is produced by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie in association with the Medical Women's Federation. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Hello lovely listeners! Hope you have all had some lovely early April sunshine.
Patients are the heart of everything we do as healthcare professionals. Patient safety is all of our priorities. But it wasn't until July 2022 that we had someone in the role of Patient Safety Commissioner, ensuring patients are at the heart of everything we do and that their voice is heard.
Dr Henrietta Hughes is a GP and the first Patient Safety Commissioner for England. In this episode, she discusses what the role involves, her experience of applying for leadership roles and her advice for all of us on our career journeys.
Henrietta's book recommendation:
Man's search for meaning by Victor Frankl
We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students!Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
Website: Click here to join theMedical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
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For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie in association with the Medical Women's Federation. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Hands up if you’re feeling exhausted? Or burnt out? Or really wishing there was another way to do things?
Don't worry, you are not alone!
This week, my guest is Dr Joanna Martin – former doctor, actor and now an amazing leadership and business coach. Jo is the CEO and founder of One of Many, an organisation that supports women to live the change and lead the change. Jo gives us an introduction into Soft power, a more sustainable and more fun alternative to the superwoman we might be more familiar with. Jo shares her insights into how we can have impact without burnout.
To find out about One of Many and their upcoming One Woman Conference - https://oneofmany.co.uk/
We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students!Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
Website: Click here to join theMedical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
Facebook: MedWomen
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie in association with the Medical Women's Federation. Ourmusic is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Happy first day of Spring! The feeling of possibilities and new things is in the air.
This week, our guest is Dr MaryAnn Ferroux, Chair of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Group for the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Dr Ferreux is the Chief Medical Officer at Integrated Care 24, a social enterprise delivering urgent care services for the NHS. She has international experience working across both the Australian and UK health systems, with specialist qualifications in medical leadership and management.
In this episode, MaryAnn shares her career journey, lessons about balance and we also explore the sensitive and important topic of fertility and family planning.
We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students!Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
Website: Click here to join theMedical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
Facebook: MedWomen
For any enquires about the Medical Women'sFederation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, emailmedicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Ourmusic is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art is designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Hello! This week, in celebration of Mother’s Day on Sunday 19th March, our guests are Dr Sola and Anna Riggs who host and produce the Mothers in Medicine Podcast. Sola and Anna share with us the common themes that have come up on their podcast, lessons learnt by mothers in medicine, and their top tips.
Regardless of your motherhood status, we hope you find this helpful. And for all those who are balancing being a medic and being a mum – we take our hats off to you!
It’s the last two days to get tickets for our raffle! We are raising money for the Turkey and Syria Earthquake Tearfund. Get tickets here: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/raffle
We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students! Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
It’s only three days until the MWF Spring Conference 2023!
https://app.medall.org/event-listings/mwf-spring-conference-2023
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
Website: Click here to join the Medical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
Facebook: MedWomen
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Hello! It's International Women's Day this week (8th March) and we wanted to make a very special episode to commemorate it. We had great intentions to curate a special episode of the creme de la creme of highlights from previous episodes. However, with busy work shifts, job applications and medical school placements and essays, we have not had time.
So we'll make that for you another time.
We spent a HUGE amount of time putting together this bumper special for IWD 2022 and so we thought you would like to hear it again - after all, we are not the same people we were last IWD and there are so many pearls of wisdom packed into here, a re-listen will be well worth it.
Enjoy!!
MWF Raffle
In celebration of IWD, we are holding a raffle at our conference to raise funds for the Tearfund Turkey-Syria Earthquake appeal. Tickets need to be bought before the 17th March and cost £5. Prizes include careers coaching, money mindset bundles, a confidence bundle, signed books and vouchers!
Link here: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/raffle
MWF Spring Conference
Our conference will be held virtually on the 17th March - all sessions recorded so you can watch back later if you can't make it on the day. Speakers include previous podcast guests speaking about career fulfilment, money mindset, confidence and self-worth, a panel speaking about SAS doctors and many more!
Tickets: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/news/mwf-virtual-spring-conference
We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students! Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
Website: Click here to join the Medical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
Facebook: MedWomen
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Hello! Sorry the podcast is a bit late this week, Nuthana was working nights and had changeover to a new hospital and didn't quite manage to get the episode sorted to come out on time. She's embracing being a recovering perfectionist and accepting that it's better late than never! She also knows that you will understand and forgive her - she's trying to model that it's ok to be imperfect and that looking after herself is also important.
This week we're thinking about careers and the questions we should ask ourselves, with career coach Laura Cloke. Laura guides us through the things we should consider when we think about our careers, how to find what we enjoy and the importance of thinking of ourselves as a whole person.
We hope you enjoy the episode!
MWF International's Women's Day Raffle
It's IWD on 8th March and the MWF conference on the 17th March. We'll be drawing a raffle at the conference, and 80% of proceeds will be donated to the Tearfund Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal. Prizes include a career coaching session, money planner, confidence programme, vouchers and books!
To buy tickets: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/raffle
MWF Spring conference:
Our Spring conference will be held online on the 17th March and recorded for those who cannot attend on the day. We're making this as accessible as possible for everyone!
https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/news-events/conference
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
Website: Click here to join the Medical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
Facebook: MedWomen
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
On the podcast, we like to have conversations that we need to have but might not have elsewhere.
This week, our guest is Ms Evelyn Mensah (Evie), a Consultant Ophthalmic surgeon and part of the medical workforce race equality standard (MWRES). Evie is committed to tackling inequalities, particularly pertaining to race. In this episode, we discuss how we can all call it out and call it in. We also discuss how each of us as individuals can influence structural change, and Evie gives the example of her junior colleague who did this for a patient information leaflet.
We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students! Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
It’s only three weeks until the MWF Spring Conference 2023!
https://app.medall.org/event-listings/mwf-spring-conference-2023
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
Website: Click here to join the Medical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
Facebook: MedWomen
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Do you consider yourself a possibilitist? What is a possibilist, you might be wondering? Well this week’s guest is leadership and executive coach, and self-diagnosed possibilist Gitanjali Trevorrow-Seymour.
Gitanjali shares her take on the con of confidence, how we can all be more possibilist, and her view on imposter syndrome.
We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students! Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
It’s only four weeks until the MWF Spring Conference 2023!
https://app.medall.org/event-listings/mwf-spring-conference-2023
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
Website: Click here to join the Medical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
Facebook: MedWomen
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Hello! Hope you are all well on this cold, crisp February morning.
We’ve covered money mindset and wealth previously on the podcast, but with the cost of living crisis, we thought it would be helpful to touch on finances again.
This week’s episode is with bestselling author and wealth coach Barbara Huson. Barbara joins us to share what she has learnt from her own life and through the research for her books and from coaching her clients.
From studying neuroscience, Barbara realised that people could ‘rewire’ for a wealth mindset. As medics, we can apply this to discussions on habits with our patients too.
Barbara’s book recommendation:
A course in miracles
Next week is our RSM MWF event on inequalities: past, present and future
We’d love to see you virtually or in person - https://www.rsm.ac.uk/events/rsm-studios/2022-23/cer02/
We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students! Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
Website: Click here to join the Medical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
Facebook: MedWomen
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Hello! Happy 106th Birthday to the Medical Women's Federation. To celebrate, we are launching Season 3 of the podcast.
This season is all about exploring possibilities.
This week's guest is Professor Kate Thomas, Dean of Medicine at the University of Birmingham. Kate is only the second woman and the first GP to be Dean of Medicine at Birmingham. In this episode, she shares her career journey and advice on how we can all support medical students and junior colleagues.
Kate's book recommendations:
The Unseen by Roy Jacobsen
Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey
Upcoming RSM and MWF event:
https://www.rsm.ac.uk/events/rsm-studios/2022-23/cer02/
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
Website: Click here to join the Medical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
Facebook: MedWomen
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Hello!
Happy 2023!
It's the first birthday of The Medical Women Podcast - woohoo! And in celebration, we are launching Season 3, Exploring Possibilities. Hope you're as excited as we are!
We'll be speaking to a range of guests on exploring possibilities for our careers and our lives.
We're also doing some live in person podcasts at our upcoming MWF events which we would love to see you at:
RSM MWF evening 'Inequalities: past, present and future' Monday 13th Feb at the RSM/virtual - https://www.rsm.ac.uk/events/rsm-studios/2022-23/cer02/
MWF Spring Conference 2023 at Mary Ward House in London, Friday 17th March 'Empowerment: driving change and development in medicine' - https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/news-events/conference
Thanks so much for supporting the podcast, see you next week for Episode 1 of Season 3!
The Season 2 Finale is upon us already – doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun! This week we are joined by one of the podcast’s biggest fans, Dr Charlotte Leach, a Palliative Care Consultant. Charlotte gives her advice for those transitioning from being a registrar to being a consultant, shares her thoughts on the importance of having interests outside medicine, and we had an in-depth discussion about biscuits.
We hope you enjoy listening!
We will be back with Season 3 in 2023 – please do let us know what topics you’d like to hear about and any guests you think we should hear from.
A very happy festive season and new year from all at the Medical Women’s Federation – thank you so much for all the support you have shown the podcast over the last 11 months!!
As it’s Christmas – if you are able to support the MWF via any donations they would be very welcome. Thank you!!
Amazon smile link – choose Medical Women’s Federation as charity of choice
Parkrun justgiving page https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/mwfparkrun– if you’d like to sponsor our recent parkrun to raise funds for MWF
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
Facebook: MedWomen
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
This season has been all about leadership, and a large part of being a leader is looking the part. Sadly women are judged far more on their appearance than what they say or do. Looking like a leader is a really important aspect of leadership.
This week our guest is stylist and author Lizzie Edwards, whose book ‘Look like the leader you are: a 7 step style strategy for ambitious women’ has just been released as a second edition! Lizzie shares her insights on common reasons why women go to her for help, why it’s important that we think about our style, and the 7 steps through which we can develop our own personal style.
Amazon smile link – choose Medical Women’s Federation as charity of choice
Parkrun justgiving page https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/mwfparkrun– if you’d like to sponsor our recent parkrun to raise funds for MWF
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
Facebook: MedWomen
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Hello! This week, we are joined by the fabulous Dr Liz O’Riordan. Liz is a breast surgeon who then developed breast cancer herself. She has written several books and she speaks incredibly eloquently about her experience. In this episode, she shares what it was like to go from being doctor to patient, her experiences during surgical training and lessons she has learnt from her career and patient journey.
To connect with Liz:
Speaker, Author and Storyteller - liz.oriordan.co.uk
Pledge to support her memoir with Unbound https://unbound.com/books/under-the-knife
Podcast Host – Don’t Ignore The Elephant
Co-author of ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer’
Instagram @oriordanliz
Twitter @Liz_ORiordan
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
Amazon smile link – choose Medical Women’s Federation as charity of choice
Parkrun justgiving page https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/mwfparkrun– if you’d like to sponsor our recent parkrun to raise funds for MWF
Website: Click here to join the Medical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
Facebook: MedWomen
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
International medical graduates make up a huge proportion of the NHS workforce, and as we heard a few weeks ago, are more likely to be SAS doctors. But they face a huge amount of discrimination and racism. In this episode, we speak to the fabulous Professor Partha Kar, National Specialty Adviser for Diabetes at NHS England, BMJ columnist and doing a huge amount of work to tackle racism in the medical workforce.
In this episode, we discuss how we need to change systems, allyship, inequalities and superheroes.
We hope you enjoy listening!
We also have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF FREE for all medical students! Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
We have our first in person conference since the pandemic began on Friday 18th November in Nottingham – sign up here: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/news-events/conference
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
Website: Click here to join the Medical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
Facebook: MedWomen
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Do you have a wardrobe full of clothes and yet nothing to wear? Do you find that you spend a lot of time and energy working out what to wear when you’d rather be spending that headspace on other decisions?
Deep breath. You’re not the only one!
This week, our guest is style expert Helen Reynolds. Helen shares her top tips for how we can work out what our style is in the first place, how to organise our wardrobes and how looking and feeling our best affects our behaviour.
Helen’s book recommendation:
You Are Not a Before Picture: How to Finally Make Peace with Your Body, for Good by Alex Light
Helen’s 5 easy style tips:
www.helenreynoldsstyle.com/5-tips
We also have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students! Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
We have our first in person conference since the pandemic began on Friday 18th November in Nottingham – sign up here: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/news-events/conference
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
Website: Click here to join the Medical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
Facebook: MedWomen
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Does General Medical Council equate to Fitness to Practice in your head and cause palpitations? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. At medical school, we get taught little else about the work of the GMC.
But what do the GMC actually do, and what does being the Chair of the GMC involve?
In this episode, our guest is Professor Dame Carrie MacEwan, Chair of the GMC. We discuss the wider work of the GMC and how it supports patients and doctors. We also discuss how the GMC and individuals can work to drive change in inequalities associated with GMC referrals. Carrie also shares her insights from her own leadership journey.
On the 5th of November, we’re doing a parkrun to raise money for the Medical Women’s Federation – we’d be so grateful for your very kind donations to help us support as many medical women as we can! https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/mwfparkrun
We also have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students! Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
We have our first in person conference since the pandemic began on Friday 18th November in Nottingham – sign up here: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/news-events/conference
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
Website: Click here to join the Medical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
Facebook: MedWomen
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Hello! Are you familiar with the term SAS doctor? SAS doctors make up 30% of the medical workforce, and yet, many of us have no idea what the term means. Thankfully, our guest this week is here to educate us. Dr Anthea Mowat is a retired Associate Specialist in Anaesthesia, and also our wonderful MWF Honorary Secretary.
She explains what exactly constitutes SAS doctors, and how we can all go about supporting our colleagues who are SAS doctors.
We’re all about equality at the Medical Women’s Federation and want to support all doctors throughout their careers, so we hope you find this episode really helpful.
On the 5th of November, we’re doing a parkrun to raise money for the Medical Women’s Federation – we’d be so grateful for your very kind donations to help us support as many medical women as we can! https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/mwfparkrun
We also have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students! Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
We have our first in person conference since the pandemic began on Friday 18th November in Nottingham – sign up here: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/news-events/conference
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
Website: Click here to join the Medical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
Facebook: MedWomen
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Hello! Over the last two weeks we’ve spoken to two Royal College Presidents, and they both mentioned how all the Royal College Presidents work together as part of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.
This week’s guest is the Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, Professor Dame Helen Stokes-Lampard. Helen is an academic GP and has been previous Chair of the Royal College of GPs. In this episode, we learn what her role as Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges involves, how senior leaders can still find mentors and seek help, and lessons she’s learnt along the way.
We hope you enjoy the episode!
We also have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students! Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
We have our first in person conference since the pandemic began on Friday 18th November in Nottingham – sign up here: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/news-events/conference
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
Website: Click here to join the Medical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
Facebook: MedWomen
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Last week we learnt about being the President of a newer Royal College and this week we learn about being President of the Royal College of Physicians.
Our guest this week is Professor Sir Bod Goddard, Immediate Past President of the RCP and Gastorenterology Consultant. He shares his experience of being President of the RCP, the history of the RCP and words of wisdom for our leadership journeys.
A very insightful and helpful episode, enjoy!
We also have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students! Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
We have our first in person conference since the pandemic began on Friday 18th November in Nottingham – sign up here: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/news-events/conference
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This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
This Season is all about asking questions (it is a podcast after all), particularly what and how questions.
First up – have you ever wondered what the President of a Royal College actually does? So have we, and that’s what we’re exploring today.
This week’s guest is Dr Camilla Kingdon, the current President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. Camilla is a Consultant Neonatologist and has been involved with the RCPCH for several years. In this episode, she shares her insights into what being President of the RCPCH involves and lessons she has learnt throughout her career.
We also have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students! Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
We have our first in person conference since the pandemic began on Friday 18th November in Nottingham – sign up here: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/news-events/conference
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
Website: Click here to join the Medical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
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For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
We're back with season 2 and here's a sneak peak of all the exciting episodes we have coming up!
Also, some public service announcements.
Our Autumn conference is taking place on Friday 18th November in Nottingham, register here: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/news-events/conference
To donate to the Medical Women's Federation, click here: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/donate
You can also choose the Medical Women's Federation as a charity on Amazon Smile.
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To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
We're back with another special episode!
It's September and that means we're welcoming new medical students to University and the wards! In this special episode, we hear from four medical women who have been involved with the Medical Women's Federation since they were medical students. They share their advice for those starting medical school and those commencing their clinical years.
We also have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students! Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us
We have our first in person conference since the pandemic began on Friday 18th November in Nottingham – sign up here: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/news-events/conference
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
Website: Click here to join the Medical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
Facebook: MedWomen
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Tomorrow, the first Wednesday in August, will be the first day of being a doctor for all foundation year one doctors in the UK. It will also be the first day that many doctors start specialty training or become a more senior specialty trainee.
Understandably, lots of doctors in this situation will be feeling a mixture of excitement and pure terror!
We thought it would be helpful to hear from our junior doctors of MWF to get their advice on the transition from student to doctor and at different stages of medical training. We also asked our social media followers who helpfully shared lots of their top tips with us!
Our junior doctor members also share what they have gained from being a member of MWF and why they would encourage others to join.
GOOD LUCK to all of you starting new jobs, especially our new FY1 colleagues. You've got this!!
Mention of previous episodes:
Episode 7: Managing our money with Dr Nikki Ramskill
Episode 8: Being a mother to ourselves with Zoe Blaskey
Episode 15: Permission to thrive with Dr Rachel Morris and Dr Caroline Walker
MWF Junior Doctor Prize
MWF Conference - we would love to see you all on Friday 18th November
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Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
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For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
It’s the season 1 finale so we needed a very special guest, and who better than MWF President Elect Professor Scarlett McNally! Scarlett is an orthopaedic surgeon, exercise advocate, mother of four and all round inspiring medical woman.
Scarlett joins us to speak about her career, and she shares what she has learnt over the last few years of being both a doctor and a patient, and exciting things she is working on for the future.
We’ll be back in September for Season 2. In the meantime, look out for two very special compilation episodes featuring junior doctors and medical students. Why not take some time over the summer to catch up on our previous episodes you might have missed or relisten to your favourites.
We hope you get some time to rest, replenish and enjoy the sunshine!
To find out more about Scarlett:
https://www.scarlettmcnally.co.uk/
@scarlettmcnally
movingmedicine.co.uk
Scarlett’s book recommendation:
Confessions of a Knife: Meditations on the Art of Surgery by Richard Selzer
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Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
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Back by popular request, you can find the reflective worksheet for this episode here.
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Have you ever wished you could do something about the negative voices in your head? Perhaps you have the courage to apply for something, and then your inner critic tells you that you are not good enough. Or you want to get on with some important work but your perfectionist stops you from submitting it until it’s perfect. If this sounds familiar, you are in good company. We all have a whole host of voices in our heads that try to protect us but can often get in our way. Most of the time we keep these voices to ourselves, but what I want us to be able to do on this podcast is to discuss the things that we usually don’t discuss. We spend our whole lives with one person – ourselves, and the way we speak to ourselves really matters. Most of the time, we speak to ourselves in a way we wouldn’t imagine speaking to our family, friends and colleagues.
Our guest today is speaker and coach Harriet Waley-Cohen, who specialises in helping women improve their self-worth, tame their perfectionist and turn their inner critic into an inner cheerleader. She joins us to share her tips on how we can turn these negative voices into our supporters. I hope you find this episode really helpful.
Harriet also very kindly shared a free gift for our listeners which you can access here: bit.ly/InnerCriticTips
Follow Harriet on social media:
https://www.harrietwaleycohen.com/
https://twitter.com/harriet_wc
https://www.facebook.com/groups/hwcTSS
Harriet’s Book recommendations:
Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado-Perez
Sexy But Psycho: How the Patriarchy Uses Women’s Trauma Against Them by Jessica Taylor
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Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
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Back by popular request, you can find the reflective worksheet for this episode here.
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
This warm weather has made me think of the Mary Oliver poem the Summer Day, which ends with the question, “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
So often when we are going through medical school or the training treadmill, or whatever stage of our career we are in, it’s so easy to stay focused on how busy things are and everything that we need to do, that we can forget to step back and think about what we want to do with our one wild and precious life. and meanwhile, the time in that one wild and precious life is ticking away. This week our guest is Dr Lucy Henshall, GP, member of the RCGP Council and a founder of welcome back to work, an organisation supporting doctors returning to work. Lucy spoke at the MWF autumn conference 2021 and she spoke to us about doing ‘what works for you’. Most of the time we don’t stop to think about making small changes to make our work better for us. It was a very popular talk, so I invited Lucy to come and share her wisdom with you, our lovely podcast listeners. I hope you enjoy the episode, and I encourage you to spend some time thinking about what you would like to do with your one wild and precious life.
Lucy’s book recommendations:
Ikigai: Discover Your Reason For Being by Justyn Barnes
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts by Brené Brown
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing by Bessel van der Kolk
The Wild Remedy: How Nature Mends Us - A Diary by Emma Mitchell
The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks
The Poetry Pharmacy: Tried-and-True Prescriptions for the Heart, Mind and Soul by William Sieghart
Follow Lucy on social media:
welcomebacktowork.co.uk
Twitter: @DrLucyHenshall
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Website: Click here to join the Medical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
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Back by popular request, you can find the reflective worksheet for this episode here.
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Dr Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Do you wonder how you’ll balance your career ambitions with having a family? Whether you’re already a parent or hoping to be a parent in the future, it’s likely that you’ve thought about how to juggle work with other aspects of your life. Research examining women in leadership shows that because the time at which we start progressing to leadership roles coincides with the biological time window for having children if we want to have children, this can be one of the barrier’s to women’s progression to senior leadership roles. If we want to live in a society that supports men and women to be parents and to be leaders, then we need to change culture and support parents. This week’s guest is Verena Hefti, CEO and founder of Leaders Plus, a social enterprise working with individuals during maternity leave, shared parental leave, and beyond to progress in their careers whilst enjoying their young families. Verena also hosts the podcast Big Careers, Small children and she was recently awarded an MBE for her work in supporting parents. Verena discusses what she has learnt about balancing parenthood and leadership through LeadersPlus and Big Careers Small Children.
Verena’s book recommendations:
The Authority Gap: Why Women are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and what We Can Do about it by Mary Ann Sieghart
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff
To find out more about LeadersPlus:
https://www.leadersplus.org.uk/
@leaders_plus
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Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
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Back by popular request, you can find the reflective worksheet for this episode here.
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Miss Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
The Medical Women’s Federation was founded in February 1917, so sadly we can’t speak to the founders on our podcast about their experience. 100 years later, inspired by the centenary of the Medical Women’s Federation, Dr Sarah Fitzgibbon set up WIMIN – women in medicine in Ireland network.
Sarah joins us on the podcast to share how she set up the organisation. She also speaks about other things going on in her life at that time, in a very brave and vulnerable way. We are so grateful to Sarah for sharing this with us.
Sarah’s book recommendation:
Letter to a Young Female Physician: Notes from a Medical Life by Suzanne Koven
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Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
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Back by popular request, you can find the reflective worksheet for this episode here.
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Miss Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
During this week, the 9th of June marks Dr Elizabeth Garrett Anderson’s 186th Birthday. Dr Garrett Anderson became the first woman in the UK to gain a license to practice medicine in in 1865.
Our guest this week is Briony Hudson who is a museum curator and pharmacy and medical historian. Briony shares stories of medical women throughout history, how it can be difficult to uncover their stories as women are not always correctly acknowledged, and why it is important we examine their stories.
Briony’s book recommendation:
Square Haunting: Five Women, Freedom and London Between the Wars by Francesca Wade
Links to exhibitions mentioned in episode:
Women at the heart of general practice (rcgp.org.uk)
This vexed question: 500 years of women in medicine | RCP Museum (rcplondon.ac.uk)
Link to article on Elizabeth Garrett Anderson:
What would Elizabeth Garrett Anderson do?
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Website: Click here to join the Medical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
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Back by popular request, you can find the reflective worksheet for this episode here.
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Miss Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Most of us are taught in medical school that male and female bodies are the same except the reproductive systems. Most medical research and practice is male-centric, but we are now starting to learn that there are more differences than just the reproductive systems.
Dr Jeannette Wolfe is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Chan School of Medicine-Baystate. She is also host of the ‘SeX and whY’ podcast which explores how biological sex and gender influence our brain, body and behaviour.
In this episode, she shares what she has learnt through her podcast and research.
Jeannette’s book recommendation:
Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well
by Douglas Stone, Sheila Heen
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Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
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Back by popular request, you can find the reflective worksheet for this episode here.
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Miss Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
This week’s episode is packed full of wisdom as we are joined by the wonderful Dame Clare Gerada and Professor Sir Simon Wessley. Clare is a GP and the current President of the Royal College of General Practitioners. She’s also a past Honorary Secretary of the Medical Women’s Federation. Simon is a psychiatrist and Past President of the Royal Society of Medicine and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. He was the first man to become an honorary member of the Medical Women’s Federation for being a great ally. Between them they have held a lot of leadership roles we can learn from. Oh and they happen to be married to each other!
Books mentioned on the podcast:
Beneath the white coat: doctors, their minds and mental health edited by Clare Gerada
A New International History of the Spanish Civil War by Michael Alpert
Survivors: True Stories of Children in the Holocaust by Allan Zullo
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Website: Click here to join the Medical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
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Back by popular request, you can find the reflective worksheet for this episode here.
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Miss Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Has the pandemic made you consider the importance of public engagement in science? Well, this week’s guest is just the person to speak to us about this. Professor Alice Roberts is an anatomist and anthropologist, well-known for her documentaries and books on health and our ancestors, and she is Professor of Public Engagement in Science.
Alice shares her experience of public engagement in science and ways we can apply this to our everyday work in medicine.
Alice’s book recommendations:
What is Life by Paul Nurse
The Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything *Abridged by Adam Rutherford and Hannah Fry
The Maths of Life and Death by Kit Yates
To find out more about Alice:
https://www.alice-roberts.co.uk/
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Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
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Back by popular request, you can find the reflective worksheet for this episode here.
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Miss Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week this week and we’re speaking about the importance of doctors giving themselves permission to thrive and look after themselves.
We have two guests this week! Dr Caroline Walker is a psychiatrist, therapist, coach and host of podcast The Joyful Doctor. Dr Rachel Morris is a GP turned coach and you might recognise her voice from her wonderful podcast You Are Not a Frog. Rachel and Caroline share their top tips for making sure we look after ourselves as well as everyone around us!
Rachel and Caroline’s book recommendations:
Atomic habits by James Clear
Station 11 by Emily St John Mandel
4,000 weeks by Oliver Burkeman
Stolen focus by Johann Hari
The choice by Edith Edger
The gift by Edith Edger
All the light we cannot see by Anthony Doerr
To find out more about Caroline:
https://www.joyfuldoctor.com/
To find out more about Rachel:
https://www.shapestoolkit.com/
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Website: Click here to join the Medical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
Facebook: MedWomen
Back by popular request, you can find the reflective worksheet for this episode here.
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Miss Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Whilst there are lots of system issues holding women back in their careers, do you ever wonder if there is anything in your control to influence how you can rise in your career? Or how you can help other women rise?
This week’s guest is Sally Helgesen, co-author of the bestselling book ‘How women rise: break the 12 habits holding you back’. Sally shares some of the most common habits that research shows holds women back. Don’t panic if you recognise that you do any of these! This episode will help you to understand how you can change your behaviour to help rise in your career and lift others as you climb.
To find out more about Sally:
Website: https://sallyhelgesen.com/
Twitter: @SallyHelgesen
Sally’s book recommendations:
My life in leadership by Frances Hesselbein
The heart of business by Hubert Joly
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Website: Click here to join the Medical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
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Back by popular request, you can find the reflective worksheet for this episode here.
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Miss Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Have you ever felt nervous about making a phone call or giving a presentation or speaking up in a meeting? This week’s guest is voice coach and author Caroline Goyder. Caroline shares with us exercises we can do to help strengthen our voices, her top tips for feeling confident when giving a presentation, and how we all have gravitas.
The aim of this podcast is to empower and support as many medical women in their careers as possible, and having the confidence to use our voices and speak up is a really important part of being empowered.
We hope you really enjoy this episode!
Caroline’s book recommendations:
Quiet by Susan Cain
Man’s search for meaning Viktor Frankl
Caroline’s books:
Find your voice, Gravitas, The star qualities
A link to Caroline’s TED talk
To follow Caroline:
Website: https://www.carolinegoyder.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3MoXpEM2tofafwKUr3IlsA/featured
https://www.instagram.com/carolinegoyder/
https://www.facebook.com/carolinegoyder/
https://twitter.com/CarolineGoyder
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Website: Click here to join the Medical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
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Back by popular request, you can find the reflective worksheet for this episode here.
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Miss Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
We’ve explored leadership in several previous episodes, but we’ve focused on individual leadership journeys so this week we examine women’s leadership on a global level. Our guest this week is Professor Rosie Campbell, Director of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London.
Rosie discusses the studies that the Institute are doing to examine women’s leadership and how we might cross-collaborate to help improve gender equality.
Rosie’s book recommendations:
What works: gender equality by design by Iris Bonnet
Women & leadership: conversations with some of the world’s most powerful women by Julia Gillard and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Find out more about the GIWL here
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
Website: Click here to join the Medical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
Facebook: MedWomen
Back by popular request, you can find the reflective worksheet for this episode here.
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Miss Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
This week we’re tackling everyone’s favourite subject – imposter syndrome! Ok it’s not really anyone’s favourite topic but it tends to be the big elephant in the room that doesn’t always get addressed. It’s time to own our imposter syndrome and address it!
Our guest this week is the fantastic Susie Edwards who is a careers coach with a lot of experience working with medics at all stages of their career. Susie is used to clients speaking about imposter syndrome. We discuss what imposter syndrome is and how to go about addressing it.
Susie gives Nuthana some impromptu coaching, and you can use these questions to coach yourself.
Susie’s book recommendations:
The disease to please by Harriet Braiker
Designing your work life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
What would Freido do? by Arianna Davis
Follow Susie on her website: www.wonderif.co.uk
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Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
Facebook: MedWomen
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Miss Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Welcome to Episode 10!! This week, we speak to the wonderful Dr Olamide Dada who is an FY1 and CEO and Founder of Melanin Medics, a non-profit organisation that supports African and Caribbean medics.
Olamide shares her leadership journey, why she thinks it is important to discuss intersectionality in medicine, and how we can all be allies to one another.
Olamide’s book recommendations:
Boundaries by Dr Cloud and Dr Townsend
Start Now Get Perfect Later by Rob Moore
Olamide’s Twitter: @olamide_dada
Melanin medics Twitter: @MelaninMedics
Website: melaninmedics.com
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Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
Facebook: MedWomen
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Miss Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
We’ve got one of our male honorary members on the show this week! Mr Simon Fleming is an orthopaedic registrar who is passionate about combating bullying, undermining and harassment in healthcare. More recently, he has been speaking up about sexual harassment and assault in surgery.
Simon shares with us why it’s important for all of us to speak up and tackle bullying and harassment so that together we can change culture from ‘this is how it is’ to ‘this is not ok’.
Follow Simon on social media:
Twitter: @OrthopodReg
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This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Miss Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
It’s Mothering Sunday in the UK this coming Sunday, and whilst many of our members may be mothers, we wanted to explore motherhood in a way that would be applicable to all listeners regardless of their parenthood status. There are many parallels between being a parent and being a healthcare worker.
Our guest this week is Zoe Blaskey, who is a coach and has a very successful podcast called Motherkind. Zoe discusses the importance of boundaries, looking after ourselves so we can look after others and the importance of having compassion for ourselves.
Zoe’s book recommendations:
How to do the work by Dr Nicole Le Pera
The high 5 habit by Mel Robbins
The power of now by Ekhart Tolle
Follow Zoe on social media:
Website: https://www.motherkind.co/
Instagram: @motherkind_zoe
Twitter: @motherkind_
Podcast: Motherkind
The Family Reset Plan is free for all medical professionals working in the NHS: The Family Reset Plan
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
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Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
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For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Miss Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
On this week’s podcast, we are discussing a topic that doesn’t usually get discussed – money.
An important aspect of being empowered in our careers is being confident in managing our money. But few of us have been taught about our finance at school or medical school. This week, we speak to Dr Nikki Ramskill, GP and women’s money coach, to discuss how we can get started managing our money. Nikki shares practical advice for budgeting as a student and junior doctor, the importance of understanding our NHS pensions, and planning for your financial future.
Our Spring Conference is on the 22nd of April at Mary Ward House in London. Registration is open! Abstract submission closes Sunday 20th March. We have bursaries for medical students and junior doctors. Click here to find out more and register.
Nikki’s book recommendation:
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Follow Nikki on social media:
Website: https://thefemalemoneydoctor.com/
Twitter: @FemaleMoneyDoc
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Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
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For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Miss Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Special episode klaxon!
Happy International Women’s Day 2022! You are in for an extra special treat this week – why speak to one inspiring medical woman when you can speak to 21 MWF Presidents!
We will be hearing from our Presidents from 1992-2022 who share with us their favourite memories of MWF, why it is an important organisation to them, their advice and lessons they have learnt, achievements they are proud of, and why MWF remains an important organisation in 2022.
Nuthana also wanted to pay tribute to MWF founders and Past Presidents who are no longer with us, and she shares their stories from documents in the MWF Archives.
This is an episode to download and save for those tough days when listening to some inspiring medical women will help lift your spirits.
Thank you to Ms Jenna MacKenzie for her incredible hard work in editing this episode, Ms Katie Aldridge for liaising with all MWF Presidents, Miss Kethaki Bhayankaram for composing additional music for this episode and to all of the Presidents who took the time to record themselves or let Nuthana interview them.
We hope you enjoy this episode and please share it with all your medical women friends and colleagues.
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
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Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
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For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Miss Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
When the Medical Women’s Federation was founded in 1917, the gender pay gap was one of the main areas of their focus. 105 years later, sadly we still have a gender pay gap in medicine. If we understand what contributes to the gender pay gap, we can work to address the issue and make changes so that in another 100 years, the gender pay gap is a historical issue.
To discuss this topic is Professor Dame Jane Dacre who chairs the Independent Review into the Gender Pay Gap in Medicine.
You can read the Mend the Gap report here.
Jane’s book recommendation:
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Follow Jane on Twitter: @DacreJane
NEW We have made reflective worksheets for you to use as self-certified professional development which you can find here
Link to our FREE IWD event: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/news/international-women-s-day-event
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For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Miss Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Episode 4: Stepping into leadership with Professor Chloe Orkin
This week our guest is our current President, Professor Chloe Orkin. Chloe is a Professor of HIV medicine; working both clinically and academically, running Phase III clinical trials. She is also Athena Swan and EDI lead at her Faculty.
Chloe shares her advice for those getting started on their leadership journeys and shares some really helpful tips on how to chair a meeting. We also discuss the glass cliff and glass slipper that many senior women leaders are subject to.
It’s LGBTQ+ history month and Chloe is our first President from the LGBTQ+ community; what a wonderful way to celebrate the diversity of medical women and that this is an organisation for all medical women.
Chloe’s book recommendation:
Authentic Happiness by Martin Seligman
As always, please keep sharing so we can reach as many medical women as possible.
NEW We have made reflective worksheets for you to use as self-certified professional development which you can find here
Link to our FREE IWD event: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/news/international-women-s-day-event
Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:
Website: Click here to join the Medical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter
Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
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For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Miss Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
This week, we are joined by Sandra Pinnington, women’s leadership coach and founder of the Women Leaders Association or WLA.
We all have doubts about our abilities and our careers. The trouble is, we rarely share those doubts, so we don’t realise we are in good company and can work together to challenge our self-doubts. The aim of this episode is to reassure you that you are not the only one who has your doubts, and ways we can try and overcome challenges women leaders face.
Sandra shares the seven common challenges that she comes across through coaching women leaders.
We hope you find the episode reassuring and helpful!
NEW We have made reflective worksheets for you to use as self-certified professional development which you can find here
Sandra’s book recommendations:
Leadership Plain and Simple by Steve Radcliffe
The surrender experiment: my journey into life’s perfection by Michael Singer
The five dysfunctions of a team by Patrick Lencioni
To find out more about Sandra and the WLA:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/womenleadersassociation
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jointhewla
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-leaders-association
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wlawomen/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrX68nqXHKwn-_tFQmS9fg
Website: www.thewla.com
IWD event: https://international-womens-day.thewla.com/
Link to our FREE IWD event: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/news/international-women-s-day-event
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Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
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For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Miss Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
This week’s episode is with our immediate Past President, Professor Neena Modi. Neena is Professor of Neonatology at Imperial College Hospital. She is a Past President of several organisations including the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, the Academic Paediatric Association of Great Britain and the Neonatal Society. She is currently the President of the British Medical Association. Neena has a breadth of experience in both academic and clinical neonatal medicine.
In this episode, we discuss Neena’s first experience of advocacy, how we need to work together to stop describing things as ‘women’s issues’ when they are societal issues, and why we need to go for it when we are considering applying for opportunities. We always feel so inspired when we speak to Neena and we hope you do too after listening to this episode!
Neena’s book recommendations:
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Towers of Trebizond by Rose Macaulay
Follow Neena on Twitter: @NeenaModi1
Link to our IWD event: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/news/international-women-s-day-event
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Twitter: @medicalwomenuk
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NEW We have made reflective worksheets for you to use as self-certified professional development which you can find on our website (click here)
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation email: admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast email: medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Miss Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Welcome to the first episode of the Medical Women Podcast!
On the 1st of February 1917, a group of medical women gathered in a Tavern by the Thames to form the Medical Women’s Federation (MWF), with the aim of supporting medical women in their careers. 105 years on, we are continuing their work and launching this podcast with the aim of supporting and empowering as many medical women in their careers as we can.
In this episode, we speak to Ms Sophie Almond who has just completed her PhD on the history of the MWF from 1879-1948. We discuss issues women doctors faced in society and in joining the profession, and different issues medical women have faced over the last 105 years. Sophie also shares her advice for anyone contemplating doing research or a PhD. We hope you enjoy the episode!
Please do follow, rate, review and share this podcast to help us reach as many medical women as we can.
Link to our IWD event: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/news/international-women-s-day-event
Sophie’s book recommendation: ‘A curious history of sex’ by Kate Lister
Follow Sophie on twitter: @sophiealmond1
Link to Sophie’s paper on the role of women doctors in the First and Second World Wars: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epub/10.1080/09612025.2021.2002514?needAccess=true
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To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music is composed and played by Miss Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art and social media posters are designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.
Welcome to the Medical Women podcast! Our podcast will launch on the 1st of February 2022 to celebrate 105 years of the Medical Women's Federation. Join us every Tuesday to hear an inspiring conversation to help empower you on your career journey. To hear a little bit about the organisation and the exciting episodes we have coming up, listen to our trailer.
Click Follow/Subscribe on whichever platform you use and you will automatically get our weekly episodes. See you on Tuesday 1st February 2022 for Episode 1!
To join the Medical Women's Federation and sign up to our free newsletter: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/about/join-mwf
Twitter: @medicalwomen
Instagram: @medicalwomenuk
For any enquires about the Medical Women's Federation, email admin@medicalwomensfederation.org.uk
To get in touch about the podcast, email medicalwomenpodcast@gmail.com
This podcast is produced on behalf of the Medical Women's Federation by Dr Nuthana Bhayankaram & Ms Jenna MacKenzie. Our music was composed and played by Miss Kethaki Bhayankaram. Our cover art was designed by Ms Danielle Nwadinobi.