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In this month's episode, a student panel (Hammda Bilqees, Umair Afzal, Zac Lanza) interviews the Freedom to Speak Up Guardians for the Faculty of Medicine and Health at University of Leeds (Farhana Mulla, Robina Mir). You can find out more about the Freedom to Speak Up Guardians here: https://medicinehealth.leeds.ac.uk/faculty-/doc/faculty-medicine-health-equality-inclusion/page/3 You can contact the Faculty of Medicine and Health Freedom to Speak Up Guardians by emailing [email protected]

In this episode our host, Nafi, talks to George Greenlees (ST4 General Surgery) about difficulties and challenges associated with physiological tremor, particularly for surgical students. The conversation touches on some practical coping strategies as well as the impact of physiological tremor on mental health.

In this episode our host, Bee, welcomes three guests (Shakeela Brown - MBChB Student at University of Leeds, Dr Julie Duodu - GP, Prof Bridgette Bewick - University of Leeds) to talk about the Black Mentoring Scheme. Mentors interested in the Black Mentoring Scheme can sign up here: https://forms.office.com/e/Dv0byeqe38 Mentees interested in the Black Mentoring Scheme can sign up here: https://forms.office.com/e/v55x48QBua For more information, please contact [email protected]

In this month's episode, our host Bee Wills talks to Lisa Forbes Grant, Lecturer in Mental Health at University of Leeds, about the challenges of supporting her son with his eating disorder. For more information on eating disorders, you can visit: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/

In this episode our host Nafi Iftekhar talks to Kate Phillips, Lecturer in Child Nursing in the School of Healthcare at University of Leeds, about her experience with chromosome deletion and the challenges she has faced because of it. For more information about the podcast including information about our host please visit time.leeds.ac.uk/resources/humans-of-healthcare/

In this episode our new host Nafi Iftekhar talks to Martin Pelan, Student Support Manager for the Faculty of Medicine and Health at University of Leeds, about the journey of medical students and the support available to them throughout their time at university. For more information about the podcast including information about our host please visit https://time.leeds.ac.uk/resources/humans-of-healthcare/

In this episode Dr Yasmin Kader BMA Charter Lead, Robina Mir and Mrs Farhana Mulla Freedom to Speak Up Guardians, and 2nd year medical student Fatiya Mohamoud discuss how they raise awareness among medical staff and students of the BMA Charter within the Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, its purpose, progress, future actions and available contact points, plus the resources, support and reporting tools available to help students, including the support offered by Freedom to Speak Up Guardians too. • Contact details for the Freedom to Speak Up Guardians (Robina and Farhana): [email protected] • Freedom to Speak Up Guardian webpage https://students.leeds.ac.uk/freedomtospeakupguardians • University of Leeds Report and Support Advice: [email protected] • British Medical association (BMA) Advisers 0300 123 1233 The use of the term ‘As a student of colour’ (linked to the term Person of Colour - PoC) was used within this podcast by a Panel member. The term PoC has primarily been used in the USA and seen by some to be a more positive term than BAME (Black and Minority Ethnic) or BME (Black Minority Ethnic). However, as not everyone in the UK has adopted this as an acceptable term in the positive way this was intended, the Panel member wishes to extend her personal apologies to our student Faxi and anyone else who may take any offence by the use of it within this Podcast.

In this episode Bee speaks with second year medical student, Isabel Candir, about the barriers she faced to getting into medical school, and the ways in which she over came them.

In this episode Bee talks medical student Nafi Ifetkhar about his experience getting into the medical school and making YouTube video about his experiences. You can find Nafi on YouTube here - https://www.youtube.com/c/NafiIftekhar

In this episode Amelia talks to Zainab Fadhal, a first year medical student who complete the Gateway to Medicine programme last year, about her experience studying at medical school after receiving a multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2021. She discusses the various challenges, as well as the support she has received from the university. For information relating to the organization mentioned in the podcast please visit: https://mstrust.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us/ms-helpline-and-information https://www.mssociety.org.uk/care-and-support

In this episode Florence talks to Dr Emma O'Neill about planetary health, and how environmental issues such as climate change affect public health.

In this episode, Amelia talks to Bee MacPherson who is the Programme Lead for Post Graduate Clinical Education and the Associate Director Student Support at the University of Leeds, about the menopause and the work going on at the university around the menopause. In this candid discussion about both the perimenopause and the menopause, they discuss what led to the work, the challenges, support available, research, and the guidance document that has been accepted university wide, amongst a number of other initiatives to raise awareness and build support about this often taboo topic.