Specialty Information on Podcasts
18 Mar 2019


Want practical tips & insights on medical specialties?
Check out our podcast series featuring what Trainee Registrars wish they had known before they chose their specialty area.
Dr Norman Swan interviews MDA National Trainee Registrars from five different specialties:
- Emergency Medicine: Dr Eric Richman
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology: Dr Rachel Collings
- General Practice: Dr Thomas Boosey
- Paediatric Medicine: Dr Conor Hagan
- Intensive Care Medicine: Dr David Ransley

Reportable Deaths and Coronial Matters
MDA National's Daniel Spencer (Case Manager - Solicitor) and Karen Lam (Medico-Legal Adviser) discuss when a person's death should be reported to the Coroner and what to do if the Coroner requests a statement or report.
15 May 2025
Death Certificates
When a doctor can write a death certificate (where the death does not need to be reported to the Coroner), considerations when writing the death certificate and how to complete it accurately.
15 May 2025
Communication in healthcare teams
Why good and effective communication is a vital part of delivering quality and safe patient care
15 May 2025

Doctors, Let's Talk: Setting Boundaries At Work
A conversation with Nicola Campbell, Psychiatry Registrar, that explores the necessity of setting professional boundaries as a Junior Doctor.
07 Dec 2022