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1505 Club - Surgical Portfolios
RCSEd 1505 Club Student Co-Chairs Toby Ranson and Prathishta Gnanaratnasingham are joined by RCSEd Dean of Education Professor Jon Lund and Surgical Trainee Zarni Kahn to discuss surgical portfolios, offering practical advice on building a strong portfolio from as early as medical school.
Beyond The Knife S02E10: Between Life and Death - Frankenstein and Medical History
In this episode, we’re joined by Human Remains Conservator and Anatomist Cat Irving to explore the fascinating medical history that may have inspired Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. From anatomical discoveries to experiments with electricity, we uncover the scientific ideas and medical practices that may have influenced one of literature’s most iconic Gothic novels.
Beyond The Knife S02E09: The Great Windmill Street Anatomy Theatre
In this episode, we’re joined by Human Remains Conservator and Anatomist Cat Irving to explore the fascinating and complex history of the Great Windmill Street Anatomy Theatre in London. Once a pioneering centre for the study and teaching of anatomy, Great Windmill Street played an important role in shaping eighteenth-century medical education and our developing understanding of the human body.
FRCS (Paeds) - Neurosurgery with Mr Michael Canty
In this episode, host Sesi Hotonu talks to consultant paediatric neurosurgeon Mr Michael Canty on the management of spinabifida and hydrocephalus in children.
Beyond The Knife S02E08: South Asian Medical Women
In this episode, Dr Theeba Krishnamoorthy uncovers the remarkable stories of early South Asian women in medicine and their connections to Edinburgh. Inspired by a search for women from a similar background within the history of her own profession, she discovered a largely overlooked legacy of pioneering doctors whose lives crossed continents, cultures and barriers.
