
Medical Student Takeover: A day in the life of... a paediatric general surgeon
02/21/24 • 17 min
This new podcast features the medical student ambassadors at Great Ormond Street Hospital, along with GOSH's undergraduate lead and NICU consultant, Dr Cristine Sortica Da Costa. In each episode they will be focussing on a different specialty within paediatrics, and interviewing a consultant in that specialty about their daily routine, their personal career pathway, the highlights of their job, as well as their advice to medical students and junior doctors interested in a future career in paediatrics.
In this episode Cristine talks to Ms Dhanya Mullassery, a paediatric general surgeon at GOSH.
This podcast is brought to you the GOSH Learning Academy. To find more about our work you can visit our website here: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/working-here/gosh-learning-academy/
We would love to get your feedback on our podcasts, or your suggestions for future topics you would like to hear! Please help us by filling out our feedback survey at: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GOSHpodcasts/
Twitter: @GOSHLearnAcad
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This new podcast features the medical student ambassadors at Great Ormond Street Hospital, along with GOSH's undergraduate lead and NICU consultant, Dr Cristine Sortica Da Costa. In each episode they will be focussing on a different specialty within paediatrics, and interviewing a consultant in that specialty about their daily routine, their personal career pathway, the highlights of their job, as well as their advice to medical students and junior doctors interested in a future career in paediatrics.
In this episode Cristine talks to Ms Dhanya Mullassery, a paediatric general surgeon at GOSH.
This podcast is brought to you the GOSH Learning Academy. To find more about our work you can visit our website here: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/working-here/gosh-learning-academy/
We would love to get your feedback on our podcasts, or your suggestions for future topics you would like to hear! Please help us by filling out our feedback survey at: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GOSHpodcasts/
Twitter: @GOSHLearnAcad
Instagram: @GOSHLearnAcad
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com
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We would love to get your feedback on our podcasts, or your suggestions for future topics. Please help us by filling out our feedback survey at: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GOSHpodcasts/
This podcast is brought to you the GOSH Learning Academy. To find more about our work you can visit our website here: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/working-here/gosh-learning-academy/.
Twitter: @GOSHLearnAcad
Instagram: @GOSHLearnAcad
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com
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We would love to get your feedback on our podcasts, or your suggestions for future topics. Please help us by filling out our feedback survey at: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GOSHpodcasts/
This podcast is brought to you the GOSH Learning Academy. To find more about our work you can visit our website here: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/working-here/gosh-learning-academy/.
Twitter: @GOSHLearnAcad
Instagram: @GOSHLearnAcad
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com
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