The Unofficial Guide to Medicine Podcast: Recent Episodes

The Unofficial Guide To Medicine Podcasts

A dose of careers advice for medical students and junior doctors

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The fourth episode in our Medical and Surgical Emergencies series! In this episode, Dr Hancox and Dr Edwards discuss breaking bad news and medical ethics in the context of medical emergencies.

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The third episode in our Medical and Surgical Emergencies series! In this episode, Dr Peterknecht and Dr Taylor discuss two key cases of managing older adults in acute care.

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The second episode in our Medical and Surgical Emergencies series! In this episode, Dr Manoharan is joined by Dr Rajasekar to discuss how to recognise an unwell patient and the management of haemorrhage and sepsis.

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The first episode in our Medical and Surgical Emergencies series! In this episode, the authors will introduce themselves and give some key advice for starting work as a junior doctor!

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Dr Ronan Pilkington covers a paediatrics peak flow station. 

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Dr Ronan gives us top tips on how to tackle a genetic counselling station 

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Dr Pilkington talks about how to approach an OSCE station covering a non-accidental injury to a child. 

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Dr Ronan Pilkington talks us through how to approach an OSCE station with a child presenting with wheeze. 

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Dr Ronan Pilkington talks us through some top tips on handling a station covering a crying baby. 

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Alex talks us through how to approach an OSCE station focussed on Inhaler Technique in children with Asthma. 

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Alex talks us through how to approach an OSCE station focussed on Down's Syndrome 

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Alex talks us through how to approach an OSCE station on MMR information giving to parents. 

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Alex talks us through how to approach an OSCE station on Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in children. 

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Alex talks us through how to approach an OSCE station focussed on Febrile Convulsions.

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Lauren discusses how to take a history from someone presenting with psychosis.

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Lauren talks through the need-to-know information for an OSCE station based on postnatal depression

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Shazia talks us through how to take a history from someone presenting with mania

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Jilse talks us through how to carry out a cognitive assessment and how to ace this station if it comes up in your OSCEs!

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Shweta talks us through how to carry out a suicide risk assessment and gives us top tips on how to ace your OSCEs!

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The second episode in our psychiatry OSCE revision series, where Shweta takes us through how to take a history from someone with depression

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Our first episode in our psychiatry osce revision series, where Shweta talks through how to take an alcohol history

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Sammie gives us some top tips on how to ace a fundoscopy station!

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Sammie talks us through how to carry out an eye examination

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Sammie talks through how to carry out an eye examination!

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Sammie talks us through how to take an opthalmic history!

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Hui-Ling Ong gives us some advice on how to ace a respiratory examination OSCE station!

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Hui-Ling Ong discusses show to take a successful respiratory history.

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Hui-Ling Ong talks through a cardiovascular examination and give us lots of top tips on how to succeed!

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Hui-Ling covers the essentials of a history for someone presenting with chest pain. 

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Danielle takes us through the essentials of taking a good abdominal history

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Lydia talks us through how to carry out a mental state examination and gives us lots of great tips on how to succeed with this OSCE station!

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Lydia gives us some key advice on how to handle a history taking station regarding a patient presenting with a breast lump. 

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Lydia talks through some top tips on Sexual History Taking to help you succeed in your OSCEs! 

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Lydia talks us through her top tips on how to succeed in a 'Breaking Bad News' OSCE station

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An interview with Dr Julie Hankin using the questions that our listeners asked on twitter and instagram, covering the psychiatry foundation programme, advice for medical students to develop their CV for psychiatry and the key conditions you should cover for medical school exams! 

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An interview with Dr Julie Hankin, discussing the training pathway to becoming a consultant psychiatrist and giving advice to medical students on improving their portfolios. 

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An interview with Dr Julie Hankin, talking about what an average day in the life of a consultant psychiatrist is like. 

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A Q&A with Dr Tang, a GP registrar based in the Thames Valley, based on the questions that you submitted on instagram and twitter! 

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An interview with Dr Tang covering the different roles you can have as a GP and what a portfolio GP is. 

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An interview with Dr Tang, a GP registrar in the Thames Valley, where we outline the pathway and exams needed to become a GP as well as Dr Tang's favourite parts of her training so far. 

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An interview with Dr Tang, a GP registrar in the Thames Valley, where we discuss the average week of a GP registrar and the challenges GPs can face. 

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A discussion about musculoskeletal OSCEs with Mr Christopher Gee, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, including the essentials of an orthopaedic examination, GALS examination and key questions to ask in an MSK history. 

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A Q&A with Mr Christopher Gee, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, using questions submitted by our instagram and twitter followers. We cover questions, such as the good, bad and ugly side of T&O surgery and misconceptions about orthopaedic surgeons. 

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An interview with Me Christopher Gee, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, about how to become an orthopaedic surgeon, covering the training pathway, membership exams and how you can show your passion for surgery. 

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An interview with Mr Christopher Gee about an average day in his life, including his clinics and surgery. We also cover his work-life balance and how he keeps up with busy family life alongside working as an NHS surgeon.