Medical Specialties - GUM (6 Nov 2024)

Career Conversations

In this episode, Dr Marilena Giannoudi discusses the career path in Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) with specialists Dr Sarah Schoeman and Dr Michael Ewens. This episode will give you insights on a typical week working in GUM, how to get into this field, what it takes to specialise in it and the many advantages of this rewarding profession. Dr Sarah Schoeman is a GUM Consultant in Leeds based at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust. Sarah was appointed as a GUM consultant at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust in 2010 and became Clinical Lead for the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust HIV service in 2015. Sarah’s areas of special interest include education and training, HIV and genital dermatology. She is currently co-Chair of the GUM SAC alongside Dr Andy Williams and together they represent the GUM SAC on the BASHH board. In addition Sarah is a current clinical member of the HIV CRG, Clinical Lead for the West Yorkshire HIV Network, Clinical Lead for the Leeds Fast Tack Cities project, a BASHH Sexual Health Dermatology SIG member and BSSVD council member. Dr Michael Ewens is a Consultant Physician in Genitourinary (Sexual Health & HIV) and Internal Medicine. He specialises in the sexual healthcare of trans individuals, gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, focusing on conditions such as proctitis and sexually transmitted enteric infections. Additionally, Dr Ewens is an expert in Combination HIV Prevention and HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), including investigative approaches to these areas. Dr Marilena Giannoudi is a cardiology registrar based in Leeds. She is Co-Chair of the Trainees and Members’ Committee, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and is currently undertaking a PhD. --Useful Links-- Physician Higher Specialty Training Recruitment - https://www.phstrecruitment.org.uk/specialties/genitourinary-medicine British Association for Sexual Health and HIV - https://www.bashh.org British HIV Association https://www.bhiva.org/ HIV Trainee Association https://hivta.org.uk/ JRCPTB Training Information - https://www.thefederation.uk/training/specialties/genitourinary-medicine Love GUM - https://lovegum.bashh.org/ Get Involved in GUM - https://padlet.com/stashh1/get-involved-in-gum-kz9569d4dbswatyz --Relevant podcast episodes-- Living with HIV (18 Sep 2023), Clinical Conversations Podcast - https://podcasts.rcpe.ac.uk/show/clinical-conversations/living-with-hiv-18-sep-2023/ GUM Clinic (21 Oct 2024), Clinical Conversations Podcast (2024) - https://podcasts.rcpe.ac.uk/show/clinical-conversations/gum-clinic/ Recording Date: 23 February 2024 -- Choose RCPE as your College of Entry for PACES -- We encourage you to sit PACES with our College. We have a friendly and experienced examinations team who expertly support candidates, and we deliver PACES at centres across the UK. Select RCPE as your College of Entry when applying online through your My MRCP(UK) online account. -- Follow us -- www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees twitter.com/RCPEdinTrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- events.rcpe.ac.uk/ Feedback: [e-mail]