Focused Inspection - RCSI's Student Podcast

Focused Inspection - Episode 4 - Historian Dr Barry Kennerk (The history of Neurosurgery in Ireland)

We are delighted to be joined by Dr Barry Kennerk, medical historian, author, archivist and secretary to Temple Street Children's University Hospital's Neurosurgery Department. We chat about everything from the history of neurosurgery in Ireland to the dilemma of learning from ethically questionable historical medical experiments.

Focused Inspection - Episode 3 - Endocrinologist Dr Catherine Yu

We are thrilled to be joined by Dr Catherine Yu, staff Endocrinologist at St Michael's Hospital Toronto and Assistant Professor at The University of Toronto. We chat about everything from person-centred care to physical anthropology, as well as the role of mentors and the importance of enjoying the bread and butter aspects of a specialty.

Focused Inspection - Episode 2 - Anaesthesiologist Dr Vida Hamilton

For the second episode of Focused Inspection (RCSI's student podcast), we are delighted to be joined by Dr Vida Hamilton, Consultant Anaesthesiologist in University Hospital Waterford and National Clinical Advisor and Group Lead for Acute Hospitals with the HSE. In addition to discussing Dr Hamilton's path from chemical engineering to anaesthesiology to a senior management role in the HSE, we will discuss sepsis, in particular, the National Sepsis Programme which Dr Hamilton lead before beginning her current role with the HSE.

Focused Inspection - Episode 1 - Neurosurgeon Mr David O'Brien

For the first episode of Focused Inspection (RCSI's student podcast), we are delighted to be joined by Mr David O'Brien, Consultant Neurosurgeon in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin for a discussion on careers in Neurosurgery and his recommended paper "State of the Art Treatment of Spinal Metastatic Disease" by Barzilai et al. in Neurosurgery (2018).