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[0.38] Brigid introduces Obstetrics and Gynaecology Senior Registrar Dr Erin Stewart to the listeners.
[1.21] Dr Erin talks about what lead her to Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
[2.30] Dr Erin talks about her path to becoming an Obstetrics and Gynaecology Senior Registrar.
[4.27] Dr Pat talks about what lead him to Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
[6.30] Dr Pat talks about his path to becoming an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist.
[8.30] Dr Erin Talks about what she can and can’t do as a 5th year Obstetrics and Gynaecology Senior Registrar.
[10.10] Dr Erin talks about managing her medical training and being a mum.
[11.54] Dr Pat talks about the workload and training it took when he completed his training in 2008 compared to the training Dr Erin does now.
[14.34] Dr Pat and Dr Erin talk about the hours a trainee doctor can work.
[15.50] Dr Pat talks about how the term medical resident came to be.
[16.55] Dr Pat and Dr Erin talk about the large increase in the number of female Obstetrics and Gynaecology trainees.
[17.07] Dr Pat talks about what surprises him about how the next generation of Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Registrars are being trained and how it has changed from his training.
[21.50] Dr Erin talks about her training at Ballarat Women’s Clinic compared to the training most Obstetrics and Gynaecology Senior Registrar’s get.
[23.41] Dr Erin talks about things that might shock Obstetricians and Gynaecologists who completed their training a while ago.
[25.20] Dr Pat talks about some of the things from his training that would shock someone who is doing their Obstetrics and Gynaecology training today.
[26.43] Dr Erin and Dr Pat talk about the ability to do you training part time and how that has changed.
[27.31] Dr Pat talks about feeling supported during his training.
[28.47] Dr Erin talks about feeling supported during her training.
[30.15] Dr Pat talks about what he is envious of about Dr Erin’s training.
[32.06] Dr Pat talks about how Obstetrics and Gynaecology sits separate from other surgical specialties.
[34.21] Dr Erin and Dr Pat talks about the view that Obstetrics and Gynaecology should be 2 different specialties with 2 different trainings.
[35.58] Dr Erin talks about what she is envious of about Dr Pat’s training.
[37.20] Dr Pat talks about how the job has changed since he became an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist in 2008 to now.
[40.44] Dr Erin talks about some of the things she thinks might change over the span of her career in Gynaecology.
[41.30] Dr Pat and Dr Erin talks about their funny surgery habits.
[42.52] Dr Erin talks about some of the things she thinks might change over the span of her career in Obstetrics.
[44.13] Dr Pat talks about how the rise of social media has impacted Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
[47.21] Brigid and Dr Pat talk about their motivation behind starting The Kick Pregnancy Podcast and the GrowMyBaby programs.
[47.41] Dr Pat talks about what excites him about modern Obstetrics.
[50.13] Dr Erin talks about what excites her about modern Obstetrics.
[51.30] Dr Erin talks about what she would tell someone thinking about becoming a doctor.
[52.15] Dr Pat talks about what he would tell someone thinking about becoming a doctor.
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