The team
Dr Podcast was founded by Rebecca Leslie and Emily Johnson in 2008 after they successfully completed their FRCA examinations. They felt that successful candidates who had recently passed the Primary FRCA would be extremely well placed to give an insight into the types of questions, techniques on how to structure your response, and an example answer.
After finding post-FRCA trainees to write the podcasts, they approached experienced Consultant anaesthetists to review and validate the podcasts that they had written. The Consultants thought this was an innovative new revision tool and therefore were happy to lend their wealth of experience and knowledge to the project.
Dr Rebecca Leslie is Consultant anaesthetist at the Royal United Hospital, Bath. She has a specialist interest in perioperative medicine, obstetric anaesthesia and the management of the high-risk surgical patient.
“When I did my anaesthetic exams the only pieces of knowledge which I was able to impart easily where the sections I had listened to repeatedly in my homemade podcasts. As I found them so helpful, I thought others might also benefit, so alongside Emily we set up Dr Podcast. We are so pleased how may doctors have found our podcasts helpful.”
Dr Emily Johnson is a Consultant General Anaesthetist for Worcester Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. As a mother of two young children and with a family farm to help run, she appreciates opportunities to improve efficiency in all spheres of life.“I firmly believe audio learning and revision aids are uniquely placed to provide a hands free option which allows learning to occur on the go. I’m excited to be involved in the ongoing development of Dr Podcast, and I’m certain it has helped and will continue to help many doctors achieve success.”
Authors
The authors of our podcasts are all hardworking doctors who have recently passed the postgraduate exams in their chosen specialty. This means they have up to date knowledge of the requirements for the postgraduate exams.
In many instances the authors have written topics that they encountered in their exams, and so have given first-hand knowledge of the questions candidates are likely to encounter and the standard of answers expected.
- ▼The primary FRCA authors
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Author Role Hospital Dr Sarah F Bell Specialist Registrar, Anaesthesia Swansea Morriston Hospital, Swansea Dr Adrian Clarke Specialist Registrar University of Wales Hospital, Cardiff Dr Yvette G M Coldicott Specialist Registrar Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey Dr Caroline S G Janes Specialist Registrar Stoke Mandeville Hospital Dr Emily K Johnson Specialist Registrar County Hospital, Hereford Dr Natasha A Joshi Specialist Registrar Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol Dr Dana L Kelly Specialist Registrar John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford Dr Rebecca A Leslie Specialist Registrar Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol Dr Henry Murdoch Specialist Registrar Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol Dr Archana Panickar Specialist Registrar Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Sheffield Dr Caroline V Sampson Specialist Registrar Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham Dr Joy M Sanders Specialist Registrar, Anaesthesia Poole Hospital, Poole - ◄The final FRCA authors
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Author Role Hospital Dr Sarah F Bell Specialist Registrar, Anaesthesia Swansea Morriston Hospital, Swansea Dr Andrea C Binks Specialist Registrar, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Royal United Hospital, Bath Dr Pascal J Boddy Specialtist Registrar, Anaesthesia Leicester University Hospitals Dr Poonam M Bopanna Specalist Registrar, Anaesthesia Morriston Hospital, Swansea Dr Alison J Brewer Specialist Registrar, Anaesthesia Leicester University Hospitals Dr Michael B Clarke Specialist Registrar, Anaesthesia Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley Dr William A English Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol Dr Jonathan J Gatward Specialist Registrar, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Bristol Royal Infirmary Dr Andrew P Georgiou Speciallist Registrar, Anaesthesia Frenchay Hospital, Bristol Dr Gareth J Gibbon Specialist Registrar, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Birmingham Childrens Hosiptal Dr Santhosh Gopalakrishnan Specialist Registrar Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley Dr James D Griffin Specialist Regristrar, Anaesthesia Derriford Hospital, Plymouth Dr Katherine A Holmes Senior Registrar, Anaesthesia Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia Dr Cathrina Hoyer Specialist Registrar, Anaesthetics Frenchay Hospital, Bristol Dr Caroline S G Janes Specialist Registrar Stoke Mandeville Hospital Dr Helen L Jewitt Specialist Registrar, Anaesthesia Morriston Hospital, Swansea Dr Ami Jones Specialist Registrar, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Morriston hospital, Swansea Dr Murli Krishna Consultant Anaesthetist and Pain Medicine Frenchay Hospital, Bristol Dr Sarah J Love-Jones Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine Frenchay Hospital, Bristol Dr Justin C Mandeville Specialist Registrar, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford Dr Imran Mohammad Specialist Registrar, Anaesthesia John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford Dr Matt P G Morgan Specialty Registrar, Anaesthesia Cardiff Dr Carl J Morris Specialist Registrar, Anaesthesia Wexham Park Hospital Dr Neil J Rasburn Specialist Registrar, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Southmead Hospital, Bristol Dr Mari H Roberts Specialist Registrar, Anaesthesia University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff Dr Joy M Sanders Specialist Registrar, Anaesthesia Poole Hospital, Poole Dr Richard L L Skone Specialist Registrar, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Birmingham Childrens Hosiptal Dr Corinna J Spencer Specialist Registrar, Anaesthesia Wexham Park Hospital Dr Charlotte E Steeds Specialist Registrar, Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine Frenchay Hospital, Bristol Dr Amy K Swinson Specialist Registrar, Anaesthesia Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading Dr Matthew Thomas Senior Registrar, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney Dr Matthew J C Thomas Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol Dr Susanna T Walker Specialist Registrar, Anaesthesia Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow Dr Benjamin I Walton Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Frenchay Hospital, Bristol Dr Jessie R Welbourne Specialist Registrar, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Northampton General Hospital Dr Timothy J B Wood Specialist Registrar, Anaesthesia Morriston Hospital, Swansea - ◄The medicine MRCP authors
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Author Role Hospital Dr Matthijis Backx Specialty Registrar in Infectious Diseases Nottingham University Hospital, Nottingham Dr Julia E A Bell Specialtist Registrar Care of the Elderly Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter Dr Justin D W Forbes ST2 General Practice Torbay Hospital, Torbay Mr Thomas E Jackson ST3 Ophthalmology Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre Dr Rodric P L l Jenkin ST3 Geriatrics Watford General Hospital, London Dr Laura C O'Loghlen ST3 Palliative Medicine Torbay Hospital / Rowcroft Hospice, Torquay Dr Helen M Parry ST2 Medicine Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham Dr Henry W Penn Specialist Registrar in Rheumatology and General Medicine Whipps Cross Hospital, London Dr Shvaita Ralhan Specialist Registrar in General mediicne and Health Care of the Elderly Derriford Hospital, Plymouth Dr Sharon C Sturney ST4 Respiratory Medicine The Great Western Hospital, Swindon Dr Emma C Tallantyre Specialty Registrar in Neurology Nottingham University Hospital, Nottingham Dr Tania M Tillett Specialist Registrar Medical Oncology Bristol Oncology Centre, University Hospitals Bristol Dr William C R Tillett Specialist Registrar Rheumatology Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath - ◄The surgery MRCS authors
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Author Role Hospital Mr James Ansell Speciality Registrar Welsh Deanery Dr Edward Bayley Speciality Trainee in Trauma and Orthopaedics Dr Sarah Bell Specialist Registrar, Anaesthesia Swansea Morriston Hospital, Swansea Miss Joanne Bennett Speciality Registrar in General Surgery Miss Nadine Betambeau Speciality Registrar in General Surgery Peninsula Deanery Mr Paul Bevis Speciality Registrar Severn Deanery Dr Natalie Blencowe Speciality Registrar Miss Adela Brigic Speciality Registrar Severn Deanery Miss Clarisa Choh Speciality Trainee Wessex Deanery Miss Fiona Court Consultant Breast and Oncoplastic Surgeon Cheltenham General Hospital Miss Nicola Dunne Speciality Registrar in General Surgery Oxford Deanery Miss Rachael Forsythe Core Surgical Trainee Severn Deanery Mr Damian Glancy Dr Steven Hornby Speciality Registrar in General Surgery South Peninsula Deanery Miss Charlotte Ives Speciality Trainee Peninsula Deanery Dr Caroline Janes Specialist Registrar Stoke Mandeville Hospital Dr Emily Johnson Specialist Registrar County Hospital, Hereford Dr Rebecca Leslie Specialist Registrar Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol Miss Rebecca Llewellyn Core Surgical Trainee Severn Deanery Mr Rhys Llewellyn Specialty Registrar Miss Joanna Maggs Speciality Registrar in Trauma and Orthopaedics Severn Deanery Mr Frank McDermott Speciality Trainee Peninsula Deanery Mr Brian Parsons Speciality Trainee in Urology Severn Deanery Mr Jonathan Rees Academic Clinical Lecturer in General Surgery Severn Deanery Miss Victoria Rusius Speciality Registrar in General Surgery West Midlands Deanery Dr Caroline Sampson Specialist Registrar Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham Mr Hud Shaker Speciality Registrar Mr James Sloane Specialty Registrar Mr Sean Strong Surgical Research Fellow Severn Deanery Miss Chinthi Suranimala Assistant Cardiothoracic Surgeon Asiri Surgical Hospital, Sri Lanka Mr Habib Tafazal Speciality Registrar West Midlands Deanery Dr Jessie Welborne Miss Catherine Western Speciality Registrar Peninsula Deanery Miss Hannah Winter Speciality Trainee London Deanery
Consultants
Consultants with particular interested in training, who are familiar with the educational standards required for postgraduate exams, have reviewed and validated all of our podcasts.
They have been an essential part in helping to achieve our goal of providing an innovative and credible revision tool. Their support is greatly appreciated.
- ▼The FRCA consultants
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Consultant Role Hospital Dr Rebecca L Aspinall Consultant Anaesthetist Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol Dr Ian M Davies Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol Dr William A English Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol Dr Alexander P L Goodwin Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Royal United Hospital, Bath Dr Margaret Gregory Consultant Anaesthetist Frenchay Hospital, Bristol Dr Claire F Jewkes Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Frenchay Hospital, Bristol Dr Murli Krishna Consultant Anaesthetist and Pain Medicine Frenchay Hospital, Bristol Dr Sarah J Love-Jones Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine Frenchay Hospital, Bristol Dr Stephen J Mather Consultant Anaesthetist Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol Dr James Nicholls Consultant Anaesthetist Frenchay Hospital, Bristol Dr Jane Olday Consultant Anaesthetist Frenchay Hospital, Bristol Dr Caroline D Oliver Consultant Anaesthetist Frenchay Hospital, Bristol Dr Samantha P Shinde Consultant Anaesthetist Frenchay Hospital, Bristol Dr Tom P Simpson Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Royal United Hospital, Bath Dr Ruth E Spencer Consultant Anaesthetist Frenchay Hospital, Bristol Dr Matthew J C Thomas Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol Dr Gary Thomas Consultant Anaesthetist Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University NHS Trust, Wales Dr Malcolm C Thornton Consultant Anaesthetist Royal United Hospital, Bath Dr Jennifer P Tuckey Consultant Anaesthetist Royal United Hospital, Bath Dr Benjamin I Walton Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Frenchay Hospital, Bristol - ◄The medicine MRCP consultants
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Consultant Role Hospital Dr Jeremy B Levy Head of London School of Medicine and Medical Specialties, Consultant Nephrologist Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust - ◄The surgery MRCS consultants
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Consultant Role Hospital Mr Somaiah Aroori Consultant Hepatobiliary Surgeon Derriford Hospital, Plymouth Mr Tristan Barton Prof Jane Blazeby Professor of Surgery and Honorary Consultant Upper GI Surgeon University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Miss Natalie Blencowe Speciality Registrar Miss Fiona Court Consultant Breast and Oncoplastic Surgeon Cheltenham General Hospital Dr David de Berker Consultant Dermatologist University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Mr Damian Glancy Dr Alex PL Goodwin Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine Royal United Hospital, Bath Dr Jeff Handel Dr Richard Hedges Consultant Vascular and General Surgeon Princess of Wales Hospital Mr Simon Higgs Mr Andrew Hollowood Mr Ceri Hughes Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Mr Alan Johnson Mr James Kirkby-Bott Consultant Endocrine and General Surgeon Kingston Hospital NHS Trust Mr James Livingstone Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Mr Robert Longman Consultant Colorectal Surgeon University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Miss Bee Martin Consultant Surgeon Weston General Hospital, Weston-super-Mare Dr Stephen P Mather Dr Jane Olday Consultant Anaesthetist Frenchay Hospital, Bristol Dr Joya Pawade Consultant Histopathologist University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Mr Mike Singh Consultant Paediatric and Thoracic Surgeon Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Mr Christopher Streets Consultant Upper GI Surgeon University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Dr Gary Thomas Consultant Anaesthetist Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University NHS Trust, Wales Mr Dan Titcomb Consultant Upper GI Surgeon University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Dr Jenny Tuckey Consultant Anaesthetist Royal United Hospital, Bath Miss Elizabeth Waine Senior Clinical Fellow Urology North Bristol NHS Trust
Partners
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