A Doctor's Insight

About A Doctor's Insight

A Doctor's Insight podcast aims to provide a centralised and accessible resource to medical students and junior doctors which prepares you to make informed decisions when choosing medical specialties suited to your professional and personal ambitions. Each episode, hear from a specialist doctor from one of the 61 GMC recognised medical specialties in the UK. All conversations follow a similar format:- Introduction to the speaker; Discussion about their speciality; The pathway to their current profession; General advice to medics and junior doctors. We hope this podcast gives you a greater insight into the day to day lives of what your future as a specialist may look like. Like, share and leave us a review. Thank you for listening!

Publisher

Chantal Corbin

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Feb 2023

Latest episode

1 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Jul 2025

   How to Make it through the Night (Shift) with FY1 Dr Afzal

   FY1 Dr. Afzal shares practical tips and honest advice for navigating night shifts, helping junior doctors stay safe and care for patients effectively in this interview.

2. 

   7 Jun 2025

   Episode 30: Why am I being bleeped?! Common Bleeps as an On-call F1 Doctor

   Dr. Asano explains frequent medical and surgical alerts received during on-call shifts for first-year doctors, offering advice for effectively managing these urgent pages in this interview.

3. 

   17 May 2025

   Episode 29: So, you want to be a General Surgeon? Featuring UGI Consultant Surgeon Miss Corinne Owers

   Join me as I sit down with my Educational Supervisor, UGI Consultant Surgeon Miss Owers, for a candid and inspiring conversation about life as a general surgeon. We discuss the real day-to-day of surgical practice, the evolving nature of the specialty, what makes a standout CV, and how aspiring surgeons can navigate training with purpose and resilience. Whether you're considering a surgical career or already in the thick of it, this episode is packed with honest insights and advice you won’t want to miss.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

65

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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