The Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health

Answering your Reddit PhD questions with Alex and Holly

🎓 Answering your Reddit /PhD questions with Holly & Alex from the University of Manchester  Honest advice, funny stories, and practical tips on applying for a PhD, finding motivation, and surviving the journey.

Life After Medical School – The Journey of a Doctor with a Disability

In this episode, we explore life as a doctor, living with a disability. We are speaking to Dr Genevieve Shimwell, Dr Imran Sahgal and medical student Georgia Savvides, from the University of Manchester.   This 3-part podcast series explores the personal journeys of a final year medical student and a GP (general practitioner), who both live with a physical disability. The podcasts allow guests to discuss the challenges and experiences they have encountered.   We hope the discussion resonates with some people and for others, gives an insight into living with a disability.

University Life at Medical School – The Journey of a Doctor with a Disability

In this episode, we explore University life at Medical School with a disability. We chat with Dr Genevieve Shimwell, Dr Imran Sahgal and medical student Georgia Savvides, from the University of Manchester.     This 3-part podcast series explores the personal journeys of a final year medical student and a GP (general practitioner), who both live with a physical disability. The podcasts allow guests to discuss the challenges and experiences they have encountered.    We hope the discussion resonates with some people and for others, gives an insight into living with a disability.

Life Before Medical School - The Journey of a Doctor with a Disability

In this episode, we explore life before Medical School with Dr Genevieve Shimwell, Dr Imran Sahgal and medical student Georgia Savvides from the University of Manchester.     This 3-part podcast series explores the personal journeys of a final year medical student and a GP (general practitioner), who both live with a physical disability. The podcasts allow guests to discuss the challenges and experiences they have encountered.    We hope the discussion resonates with some people and for others, gives an insight into living with a disability.

Digital skills in the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Which skills are important for your studies and career? How do you work out what you’re good at already, and what you need to improve? How can we balance time on screens with our health and wellbeing? Listen to our podcast episode exploring digital skills – the skills you need to live and work in an increasingly digital society. This is the second in our flexible learning podcast series, created with Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health students, for students. Maddie (medicine, year two), CK (biochemistry, year three) and Iqra (speech and language therapy, year three) talk to academics Dr Sarah Shepherd and host Dr Jane Mooney, Academic Theme Lead for Digital Skills and Literacy. They share their experiences of developing their digital skills, and share tips on balancing time screen-time with wellbeing. Listen to the whole podcast on Libsyn, Spotify or Apple podcasts, or skip through to the topics that interest you: * 00:00 – introductions * 1:30 – digital skills, your studies and career * 7:00 – the JISC discovery tool and building your skills * 13:20 – CVs, and keeping track of your skills * 17:20 – digital support on offer * 21:40 – digital wellbeing, and looking after yourself * 34:10 – final thoughts Alternatively, you can view a transcript (pdf) [https://documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx?DocID=64147]. You can find links to the resources referenced in the podcast below. * My Learning Essentials [https://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/training/my-learning-essentials/] * JISC Discovery Tool [https://www.escholar.manchester.ac.uk/learning-objects/digicap/] * Six ways to Wellbeing [https://www.studentsupport.manchester.ac.uk/taking-care/wellbeing/six-ways-to-wellbeing/] * Student Support self-care resources [https://www.studentsupport.manchester.ac.uk/taking-care/]