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Choosing a specialty can be a difficult decision. Although there are a number of publications and psychometric tools to assist in the process, these are often of limited usefulness in a complex decision.
What can be particularly helpful is a direct insight into the various specialties from doctors currently working in them.
In this section of CxDx we aim to bring you some some personal insights from those currently working in the various specialties.
So rather than trying to imagine what it could be like, why not find out by reviewing these personal video profiles.
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. | Interviews | Career Talks |
Academic Medicine | . | Professor Ian Sanderson, Professor of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Blizard Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Barts and The London School of Medicine |
Cardiology | Dr Sandy Gupta MBBS MD FRCP Whipps Cross & St. Bartholomew's Hospital | . |
Care of the Elderly | Dr Catherine Bracewell MBBS BSc (Hons) MRCP | . |
Careers in the media | . | Dr Carol Cooper - Doctor for The Sun newspaper, lecturer at Imperial College School of Medicine and part-time GP |
General Practice | Dr Farzana Hussain Practice Surgery Newham | Dr Philip Bennett-Richards - GP and Tower Hamlets Vocational Training Scheme Course Organiser |
Medicine | . | Dr Jeremy Levy - Head of the London School of Medicine and Medical Specialties and Consultant Nephrologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHSTrust |
Obs and Gynae | . | Mr Dilip Visvanathan - Obstetrics & Gynaecology Consultant at Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust |
Paediatrics | . | Dr Susan Hill - Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Institute of Child Health, University College of London |
Renal Medicine | Dr Alistair Chesser Consultant Nephrologist at The Royal London Hospital | |
Surgery | Prof Nigel Standfield - Head of the London Postgraduate School of Surgery and Professor of Vascular Surgery and Surgical Education at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust | |
Mr Charles Knowles, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon from Homerton University Hospital | ||
Urology | Professor Chris Fowler (BSc MA MS FRCP FRCS(Urol) FEBU) Consultant Urological Surgeon at the Royal London Hospital | |
Working Overseas | Mr Vinny Potter - Formerly an Occupational Therapist in the NHS and with the WHO and a variety of NGOs in Pakistan and Cameroon; now a careers adviser at Barts & The London School of Medicine |