Land of the Long White Coat | A podcast for medical students

Interview with Jenny Carryer, a professor of Nursing at Massey University. I ask her all my dumb questions so you don't have to! Despite working with nurses being a massive part of our jobs as doctors, in medical school we never sit down to think about how best to do that. By understanding our colleagues better, maybe we can improve the interprofessional relationship, from which patients will ultimately benefit. Topics: Nursing education and career paths; The 3 paths of nursing leadership -...

Doctor Jobs and the Training Pathway - the long awaited part 2! In this episode we chat about the many medical, surgical and other specialties that exist, the associated professional colleges for registrar training, and how the whole thing differs from the UK and USA.

Doctor jobs and the training pathway! In part 1 we cover all the hoops (jobs) you have to jump through to get from medical student to consultant.. TI, house officer/surgeon, SHO, registrar (training or non-training), fellow, consultant. We also look at how these different levels of doctor come together as an unbeatable medical team. Stay tuned for part 2, where we'll be looking in more detail at specialty training pathways, and the key professional colleges like RNZCGP, RACP, RACS, RANZCOG,...

A whirlwind tour of a typical NZ hospital and key departments! Questions, feedback, or yarns to share? Send me an email: landofthelongwhitecoat@gmail.com, or get in touch via facebook.com/landofthelongwhitecoat

Nau mai haere mai! A brief intro to the podcast, who it's for, and what it's all about. Questions, feedback, or yarns to share? email me: landofthelongwhitecoat@gmail.com

Mihimihi Questions, feedback, or yarns to share? email me: landofthelongwhitecoat@gmail.com