The Physician Associate Podcast

Update on the Physician Associate Podcast 2023

Thanks for listening to the Physician Associate Podcast. It's been 3 years now since I launched the podcast, and I'm really proud to have gone over 100 episodes and 50,000 downloads! Thanks for all of your …

Emerging Role of Physician Associates within Primary Care

In this episode, I was invited as a guest to speak on another podcast - a series called the illuminating Primary Care Podcast - run by MenloPark, who are a primary care recruitment company. We discuss all aspects of the PA…

eLearning on eating disorders for physician associates

In this episode we talk with Nick Pollard, co-author of ‘Eating Disorders: An Oxford Specialist Handbook’. Combining evidence-based knowledge with personal experience (having supported his own daughter in her recovery from an eating disorder) Nick pr…

PA week 2023

For #PAweek2023, I was hosted on the General Practice Podcast by Ben Gowland. Ben was the inspiration for me setting up the PA podcast, and he's been very supportive in helping behind the scenes. It was lovely to s…

Physician associates contributions to primary care

In this episode, I hear from Dr Nabeel Arshad who is a GP at The Brooke Surgery. We discuss how the surgery is innovating primary care services, and the part that physician associates have played in their success. Hear m…

Training medical students and PA students together

In this episode, I chat with Dr James Gray - who is a GP and experienced Clinical Educator, with particular interests in leading the training of Physician Associates at the University of Sheffield We discuss topics such as…

Physician associate Natasha is tackling knife crime

In this episode we hear from Natasha Warner about her community work on violence reduction and the work Natasha has been doing outside of her clinical role with an organisation called YourStance.

Socioeconomic Deprivation and the Future of Physician Associate Courses

In this episode, we hear from Ben Wilkinson, a physician associate in acute medicine with a personal interest in research. We discuss the importance of healthcare education accessibility, as well as novel findings specific to physician assoc…

The hidden costs of being a physician associate student

In this episode, we hear from Sabina Patel, a final year PA student and National student representative to the FPA on why she changed careers from companion diagnostics to a physician associate degree. We also talk about …

How to help a physician associate in difficulty

In this episode, James Catton talks to PA Ria Agarwal about her research into supporting physician associates in difficulty. There are a number of different factors that can cause a PA to face difficulty in their career; …