Welcome to our seventh student-hosted Medicine 360 podcast, in which Dr Simi Pam discusses Women’s health in sport and how lived experiences and social challenges contribute to the health and performance of female athletes.
Dr Pam talks about her journey into sport and the role it has played in her life as well as how she is now balancing both aspects of her career. Dr Pam sheds light on the issues female rugby players face as well as the important changes that both are happening and need to happen to make sport a healthier environment for women. She talks about the research surrounding female athletes and the lack of understanding around the differences between male and female athletes -- as well as the welcome changes that are beginning to happen.
Topics of discussion include the menstrual cycle, women’s footwear, and pregnancy. She also gives us her perspective on how women’s health is portrayed in the media, on the community that arises from women's sport, and on the particular areas -- in rugby and other professional sports -- in which more scientifically-evidenced knowledge is needed.
The podcast is hosted by Esther Jacobs, a second-year medical student at the University of Bristol.
We hope you enjoy listening.
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Welcome to our seventh student-hosted Medicine 360 podcast, in which Dr Simi Pam discusses Women’s health in sport and how lived experiences and social challenges contribute to the health and performance of female athletes.
Dr Pam talks about her journey into sport and the role it has played in her life as well as how she is now balancing both aspects of her career. Dr Pam sheds light on the issues female rugby players face as well as the important changes that both are happening and need to happen to make sport a healthier environment for women. She talks about the research surrounding female athletes and the lack of understanding around the differences between male and female athletes -- as well as the welcome changes that are beginning to happen.
Topics of discussion include the menstrual cycle, women’s footwear, and pregnancy. She also gives us her perspective on how women’s health is portrayed in the media, on the community that arises from women's sport, and on the particular areas -- in rugby and other professional sports -- in which more scientifically-evidenced knowledge is needed.
The podcast is hosted by Esther Jacobs, a second-year medical student at the University of Bristol.
We hope you enjoy listening.
Welcome to our first student-hosted Medicine 360 podcast, in which Dr Nicola Taylor and Dr Bethan John discuss some of the things which can happen when doctors struggle with their health.
How does it feel as a medical professional to go to ask help from another medical professional? Do doctors make worse patients? Do doctors and medical students think about their own illnesses differently from non-medical professionals? What barriers are there to medical professionals asking for help? How dangerous to a medical professional’s career is mental illness? Or taking time off sick ? How does the GMC regulatory process work? (What should you *really* not do as a student?) How might medical education change to better support trainee doctors? Is the notion of (individual) resilience helpful? What of acceptance and compassion for oneself? What of being ‘good enough’?
Nicola Taylor is a consultant liaison psychiatrist at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. She is also a Senior Tutor at Bristol Medical School and so has many years’ experience of the difficulties faced by medical students in training.
Bethan John is a doctor who has written about her own experience of burnout and mental illness. She was a neurosurgery trainee for six years, and is now about to begin to train as a GP. She continues to learn about mental health and well-being and is keen to focus on this in her future GP career.
The podcast is hosted by Damisi Dare, a second-year medical student at the University of Bristol with an interest in the health and well-being of doctors.
We hope you enjoy listening.
** Glossary of some medical initialisms used in this podcast **
GPST — General Practitioner Speciality Training
ARCP — Annual Review of Competence Progression
CCT — certificate of completion of training
Details of some support services resources that may be useful can be found at:
https://www.medicine360.co.uk/post/what-happens-when-doctors-get-sick
Talking about medicine & the arts
Welcome to our seventh student-hosted Medicine 360 podcast, in which Dr Simi Pam discusses Women’s health in sport and how lived experiences and social challenges contribute to the health and performance of female athletes.
Dr Pam talks about her journey into sport and the role it has played in her life as well as how she is now balancing both aspects of her career. Dr Pam sheds light on the issues female rugby players face as well as the important changes that both are happening and need to happen to make sport a healthier environment for women. She talks about the research surrounding female athletes and the lack of understanding around the differences between male and female athletes -- as well as the welcome changes that are beginning to happen.
Topics of discussion include the menstrual cycle, women’s footwear, and pregnancy. She also gives us her perspective on how women’s health is portrayed in the media, on the community that arises from women's sport, and on the particular areas -- in rugby and other professional sports -- in which more scientifically-evidenced knowledge is needed.
The podcast is hosted by Esther Jacobs, a second-year medical student at the University of Bristol.
We hope you enjoy listening.
