Podcasts about Royal Army Medical Corps

In this episode of The Burnout Recovery Podcast, host Dr. Jo Braid has an inspiring discussion with mental health advocate and endurance athlete Sally Orange, MBE. Sally and Jo met years back during their university degrees through the Royal Army Medical Corps. Sally shares how her transition from a military career, due to mental health challenges, reshaped her identity and how she now uses endurance adventures and playful fruit costumes to break the stigma surrounding mental health. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in how resilience, humour, and outdoor activity can contribute to burnout recovery and mental well-being.Resources:https://drjobraid.comwww.instagram.com/burnoutrecoverydrwww.sallyorange.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sally-orange-mbe-95948741/ I acknowledge that I create this podcast on the traditional lands of the Wiradjuri people, who have been the custodians of this land around Orange, New South Wales, for thousands of generations. I pay my respects to Wiradjuri Elders past, present, and emerging, and recognize the continuing connection to land, waters, and culture. This acknowledgment is a small but important step in recognizing the sovereignty of First Nations peoples and the deep historical and ongoing relationship with Country. Disclaimer: The information provided on or through our Site, products and/or services is intended to be for informational purposes only. It does not constitute or replace professional advice for individual or specific situations and nor does it take into account your specific needs or circumstances. Under no circumstances should the content made available on our Site, or regarding our products and/or services be relied upon as professional legal, medical, financial, business or other advice. You agree to obtain these services if you need these. Our Site may have articles and content that is of a general nature and is intended to be for informational purposes only. Your access to and use of they Site is subject to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This month Angus, Chris and Jessica discuss Jessica's professorial inaugural lecture, 'No (Wo)man's Land: writing history at the intersection of gender and First World War studies'.   Along the way we consider the problem of masculinity as an empty analytic category, the importance of the centenary for the study of the First World War and what Jessica might have done if she hadn't gone in to academia. There is also a sneak preview of exciting forthcoming and future projects from all three of us.     References: Jessica Meyer, ‘On Being a Woman and a War Historian' Jessica Meyer, Men of War: Masculinity and the First World War in Britain (2008) Jessica Meyer, Equal Burden: The Men of the Royal Army Medical Corps in the First World War (2019) Kate Adie, Fighting on the Home Front: The Legacy of Women in World War One (2013) Kate Adie, ‘Don't write first world war women out of history', The Guardian, 23rd September, 2013 Barbara Tuchman, The Guns of August (1962) Deborah Thom, Nice Girls and Rude Girls: Women Workers in World War 1 (1998) Tammy Proctor, Female Intelligence: Women and Espionage in the First World War (2003) Margaret MacMillan, Peacemakers (2001) Adrian Gregory, The Last Great War (2008) Jeremy Paxman, Great Britain's Great War (2013) John Tosh and Michael Roper (eds), Manful Assertions: Masculinities in Britain Since 1800 (1991) Denise Riley, Am I That Name?: Feminism and the Category of ‘Women' (1988) R.W. Connell, Masculinities (1993) Joan W. Scott, ‘Rewriting History' in Margaret R. Higonnet, et. al. (eds), Behind the Lines: Gender and the Two World Wars (2008) Branden Little (ed), Humanitarianism in the Era of the First World War, special issue ofFirst World War Studies, vol.5, no.1 (2014) Heather Perry, Recycling the Disabled: Army, Medicine, and Modernity in World War I Germany (2014) Michele Moyd, Violent Intermediaries: African Soldiers, Conquest, and Everyday Colonialism in German East Africa (2014) Susan Grayzel, Women and the First World War (2002) Alexander Mayhew, Making Sense of the Great War: Crisis, Englishness and Morale on the Western Front (2024) Alice Winn, In Memoriam (2023), https://ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk/podcast/in-memoriam/ Sam Mendes, 1917 (2019), https://ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk/podcast/sam-mendes-1917-and-the-landscape/ Peter Mandler, ‘The Problem with Cultural History', Cultural and Social History, vol.1, no.1 (2004), 94-117. Paul Fussell, The Great War and Modern Memory (1975) Robert Graves, Good-bye to All That (1929) Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front (1929) Rosa Maria Bracco, Merchants of Hope: British Middlebrow Writers and the First World War (1993) Pat Barker, Regeneration (1991) Sebastian Faulks, Birdsong (1993) Alison Light, Forever England: Femininity, Literature, and Conservatism Between the Wars (1991) Jessica Meyer, Chris Kempshall and Markus Pöhlman, ‘Life and Death of Soldiers', 1914-18 Online, 7th February, 2022 Chris Kempshall, The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire (2024) Katherine Arden, The Warm Hands of Ghosts (2024)

In this episode we speak to Major Daljinder Singh Virdee MBE. Major Virdee commissioned into the Royal Army Medical Corps in 2015 as a pharmacist Professionally Qualified Reserve Officer. Following regimental duty with 256 Field Hospital, he re-roled as a Medical Support Officer and went into full-time Reserve service (FTRS). He has since worked in staff roles at Headquarters Regional command, generating forces for deployments and policy and guidance to aid in community engagement and recruiting. Along the way, he developed engagement guides with certain British communities, and codified the dress code for Sikh soldiers.  This episode explores the power of staff work in cultural change and the challenges of teamwork and leadership in the policy environment. We also consider the opportunities for the learning of leadership in the British Army, which is otherwise omitted based on assumption of understanding in some civilian occupations.

In this episode we speak to Major Daljinder Singh Virdee MBE. Major Virdee commissioned into the Royal Army Medical Corps in 2015 as a pharmacist Professionally Qualified Reserve Officer. Following regimental duty with 256 Field Hospital, he re-roled as a Medical Support Officer and went into full-time Reserve service (FTRS). He has since worked in staff roles at Headquarters Regional command, generating forces for deployments and policy and guidance to aid in community engagement and recruiting. Along the way, he developed engagement guides with certain British communities, and codified the dress code for Sikh soldiers.  This episode explores the power of staff work in cultural change and the challenges of teamwork and leadership in the policy environment. We also consider the opportunities for the learning of leadership in the British Army, which is otherwise omitted based on assumption of understanding in some civilian occupations.

In this conversation we will examine the current state of play within UK military medicine, the demographics of modern military capability; that of deployable role 1, 2 and 3 hospitals within the field. We will also examine the lessons learnt from recent conflicts and how they might inform the military medicine of the future. We look at analogues of comparison from the last major British involvement in conflict within Iraq and how innovative aero-medical retrieval (MERT) and damage control surgery from seminal cases such as Camp Bastien can inform future care. We look at the increase in trended patterns of non-combatant injury from drone and missile strikes (that of blast injuries), the ever-present risk of IED insult and injury and finally how we might leverage near-term adaptations of pre-hospital/MERT capabilities for future deployment. To do this we have Major General Tim Hodgetts with us. Tim is the current serving Surgeon General of the United Kingdom Armed Forces, the Master General of the Army Medical Services, and the elected Chair of the Committee of Chiefs of Military Medical Services in NATO. His clinical background is a Professor of Emergency Medicine. Originally qualifying from Westminster Medical School, commissioned in the Royal Army Medical Corps, through to his present-day role of Surgeon General, and is the senior technical authority for all clinical matters in defence.  This podcast is sponsored by PAX.  Whatever kind of challenge you have to face - with PAX backpacks you are well-prepared. Whether on water, on land or in the air - PAX's versatile, flexible backpacks are perfectly suitable for your requirements and can be used in the most demanding of environments. Equally, PAX bags are built for comfort and rapid-access to deliver the right gear at the right time to the right patient. To see more of their innovatively designed product range please click here: ⁠https://www.pax-bags.com/en/⁠

Sally joined the British Army Reserves (previously Territorial Army) in 1998, and served for 22 years, reaching the rank of Major (Maj). Sally was a Physiotherapist within the Royal Army Medical Corps.In this episode Sally talks about joining the Officers' Training Corps, and shares how she also joined the British Army Reserves. She did 8 years as part of the Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS), which included a deployment to Afghanistan in her role as a Physiotherapist, and being the Officer Commanding (OC) for her department.Sally also shares her journey leaving the British Army Reserves, and the challenges she faced with her mental health, after being diagnosed with Recurrent Major Depressive Disorder. Sally is now a National Ambassador for the Army Cadet Force, holds multiple Guinness World Records for marathons around the world, and has an MBE for services to mental health and charities.Watch Episode on YouTubePart 1: youtu.be/2_ZlHP6DR4oPart 2: youtu.be/e869X8F25i8TikTok:tiktok.com/@militaryveteranspodcastInstagram:instagram.com/militaryveteranspodcastTwitter:twitter.com/MilVetPodcastLinkedIn:linkedin.com/company/military-veterans-podcastMerchandise:milvetpodcast.com/merchIf you've enjoyed any episode from the show, please head over to Spotify or Apple Podcasts, and give the show a 5 star rating. It really will help the show be found by others. Many thanks! Message at the end of the recording is from your host Gav, giving you information on how you can support the show through Patreon.Supporting monthly would help the show record future episodes and help with the upkeep of previous recordings. £5 a month will give you access to bonus recordings, where Gav and the guest chat about things that don't make it into the main recording. Thank you.Support the show

SynopsisOn today's date in 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, effectively beginning the First World War. Early in the course of that war, a French composer named Albéric Magnard became a national hero when he died defending his home against invading German troops. Maurice Ravel tried to enlist as a French pilot but was refused because of his poor health. Instead, he became a truck driver stationed at the Verdun front. British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams was too old to be drafted, but he enlisted as a private in the Royal Army Medical Corps. Another British composer, George Butterworth, would be killed by a sniper during the Battle of the Somme.The Austrian violinist and composer Fritz Kreisler served briefly in the Austrian Army in 1914 before being wounded and honorably discharged. He arrived in then-neutral New York on November of 1914 and remained in America through the war years. In 1915, Kreisler made a recording of Bach's Double Violin Concerto, performing with the Russian violinist Efrem Zimbalist. Austria and Russian may have been at war in Europe, but in a cramped New Jersey recording studio, at least, the music of Bach provided a brief island of peace and harmony.Music Played in Today's ProgramJ. S. Bach (1685 - 1750) Double Concerto (recorded 1915) Fritz Kreisler, Efrem Zimbalist, vn;string quartet Buddulph CD 21/22

On this episode on the Zero Limits Podcast I chat with Wes Masters former Royal Army Medical Corps combat medic and recipient of the Military Cross.Wes Masters was awarded the Military Cross by Her Majesty The Queen for his actions on the battlefield in Afghanistan on the 4th of July 2013.The two men were among 12 British soldiers taking part in a pre-dawn raid on the Taliban in their stronghold of Yakshal in Helmand province.Wes ran hundreds of metres across dangerous ground surrounded by Taliban firing points, carrying heavy equipment, in stifling heat to tend to his comrade who had taken a shot in the throat from a Taliban sharp-shooter.  His actions kept the wounded soldier in the fight. That wounded soldier was a sniper, who then went on to have a significant impact on the battle, and undoubtedly preserved the lives of many of his teammates, whilst reducing the threat and capability of the enemy they were fighting.That injured comrade was Simon Moloney, who was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross for his actions on that same day. Simon has told his side of the story in a previous episode of the podcast.Support the show - https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9LG48GC49TW38Website - www.zerolimitspodcast.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/zero.limits.podcast/?hl=en

Welcome to episode 125 with Sally Orange, who is an endurance runner, mental health campaigner and speaker. She holds 11 Guinness World Records, has ran over 70 marathons and has completed 22 years' exemplary service in the Royal Army Medical Corps as a Physiotherapy Officer. This included an operational tour of duty in Afghanistan. She captained the first British female team to complete the relentless Race Across America, the world's toughest cycle race and has also ran the toughest footrace on earth, the Marathon des Sables.  And she's also cycled the length of New Zealand, swam the English Channel relay and skied 250km across the largest plateau in the Arctic Circle.  Most of which she has done dressed as various pieces of fruit to start stigma busting conversations about mental health. In this episode I chat to Sally about her first marathon at the age of 34, why she started running and how it led to these adventures. We talk about her own life long mental health challenges and how she balances looking after herself with taking part in these endurance events. We also talk about fancy dress and starting conversations, her 22 years in the Royal Army Medical Corps and how to dig deep when you need to. It was amazing chatting to Sally about her adventures and equally amazing to hear the mental health story behind them! You can follow her on social media @sallyorange and learn more about her future adventures on her website www.sallyorange.com. You can connect with me on social media @propermentalpodcast and you can connect with me via the website here: www.propermentalpodcast.com Another way to support is to rate, review and subscribe on whatever platform you get your podcasts from! If you or anyone you know needs to find support in your local area, please go to www.hubofhope.co.uk Running Fundamentals is available now at www.movementrestored.co.uk/programs Thanks for listening!

Battling cancer takes place in many parts of the world and our next guest has led initiatives to do just that. In Part One of this Oncology, Etc. Podcast episode, Dr. Richard Sullivan, Professor of Cancer and Global Health at King's College London, shares with us his intriguing life trajectory, encompassing a childhood in various parts of the world, aspirations for a veterinary career that turned to basic science, medicine, health policy (4:27), and even a long-term stint with the British Army Intelligence (12:22). Dr. Sullivan, who served as Director of Cancer Research UK for nearly a decade also discusses traits he looks for in a cancer investigator (19:21), and how to be happy (21:16)! Guest Disclosures Dr. Richard Sullivan: Honoraria – Pfizer; Consulting or Advisory Role – Pfizer Dr. David Johnson: Consulting or Advisory Role – Merck, Pfizer, Aileron Therapeutics, Boston University Dr. Patrick Loehrer: Research Funding – Novartis, Lilly Foundation, Taiho Pharmaceutical If you liked this episode, please follow. To explore other episodes, as well as courses visit https://education.asco.org. Contact us at education@asco.org. TRANSCRIPT  Pat Loehrer: Hi, I'm Pat Loehrer. I'm director of the Center of Global Oncology and Health Equity at Indiana University Cancer Center.   Dave Johnson: And I'm Dave Johnson at UT Southwestern in Dallas, Texas.   Pat Loehrer: And this is Oncology, Etc. Dave, what book have you read this last month?   Dave Johnson: I have one I wanted to recommend to you. It's very interesting. It's by Steven Johnson, not of the syndrome fame. It's entitled Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer. You may have heard of this because PBS made a special documentary about this particular book. But in it, Johnson talks about the remarkable increase in human lifespan, especially over the 20th century, and the various factors that contributed to increased years of life from on average in the United States of about 48-49 in 1900 to just about 80 in the year 2000. So that beats anything in the history of mankind before.   And he has a chapter about each of the factors that contribute to this, and some of which I think we all recognize. Things like antibiotics playing a role, but some of the things that I hadn't thought about were improved drug regulation and the development of randomized controlled trials, which all of us have participated in. How important that is.   He also talked about, at least in the United States, the importance of automotive safety. And I'm sure some of us on this podcast are old enough to remember cars that did not have safety belts and certainly not other safety maneuvers that have really improved lifespan in that regard. So I found it a fascinating book. I think our listeners who are interested in medical history would also enjoy this text.   Pat Loehrer: Did he mention this podcast?   Dave Johnson: No, actually it wasn't mentioned, and I thought that was a tremendous oversight. So, I've sent him a letter and recommended that he add it.   Pat Loehrer: We may not live longer, but it just seems like we're living longer. When you listen to this podcast, time stands still.   Pat Loehrer: Well, it's my real great pleasure to introduce our interviewee today, Richard Sullivan. I met Richard several years ago through the late Professor Peter Boyle in Leon, and it's one of the greatest highlights of my life to be able to know Richard.   Professor Richard Sullivan's Research Group studies health systems and particularly chronic disease policy and the impact of conflict on health. He's a professor of cancer and Global Health at King's College in London and director of the Institute of Cancer Policy and Co-director of Conflict and Health Research Group. As well as holding a number of visiting chairs, Richard is an NCD advisor to the WHO, a civil military advisor to the Save the Children Foundation, and a member of the National Cancer Grid of India. His research focuses on global cancer policy and planning and health system strengthening, particularly in conflict ecosystems. He's principal investigative research programs ranging from automated radiotherapy planning for low resource settings to the use of augmented or virtual reality for cancer surgery through the political economy to build affordable equitable cancer control plans around the world.   Richard has led more Lancet Oncology commissions than anyone else. In fact, Lancet is talking about calling it the Sullivan Commissions. He's led five Lancet Oncology commissions and worked on four others. He's currently co-leading the Lancet Oncology Commission on the Future of Cancer Research in Europe and Cancer Care and Conflict in the conflict systems. His research teams have had major programs in capacity building in conflict regions across the Middle East and North Africa. He's done studies on the basic packages of health services in Afghanistan and worked in Pakistan, Syria, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. He's been a member of the British Army, intelligence and security, and in that capacity he's worked many years in biosecurity and counterterrorism issues. I think in some ways, this is the most interesting man in the world, and it's our pleasure today to have Richard join us. Richard, thank you for coming.   Richard Sullivan: Pat, Dave, you're really too kind. Marvelous to be with you. Thank you for the invitation.   Pat Loehrer: Can you tell us a little about your upbringing and early life before you became Dr. James Bond?   Richard Sullivan: I'm not sure that's anywhere close to the truth, sadly. But, yeah, I have had a very interesting, eclectic life. I was born in Aden just on the cusp of where the British Aden Protectorate met a country which actually no longer exists, the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. Because after the British left Aden, essentially the East Germans, and what was then the Soviet Union took over southern Yemen. So I was born in a very unusual part of the world, which sadly, since then has just deteriorated. I spent many years of my life with my parents, who were in the diplomatic service and doing other things, wandering around the globe, mainly in the Middle East and East Africa. We spent quite a lot of time, strangely enough, we washed up on the shores in the USA once as well. Dayton, Ohio, and eventually-   Pat Loehrer:  Not to interrupt you, Richard, there are no shores in Dayton, Ohio. So just correct you there.   Richard Sullivan: That is so true. My memory - cornfields everywhere. I had a wonderful dog then, that's how I remember it so well. And I didn't really come back to the UK until, oh, gosh, I was nearly 10-11 years old. So, coming back to the UK was actually a bit of a culture shock for me. And then relatively classical in terms of the UK, sort of minor public school and then into medical school. In the old days when it was in the 80's. I had a fabulous childhood, going all over the place, seeing lots of things, being exposed to lots of different cultures. I think it remained with me all my life. I never really feel a foreigner in a foreign land. That's nice. That's really unique and it's been marvelous being able to tie in the passion for global health with my upbringing as well. So, yeah, I had a wonderful childhood.   Dave Johnson: Would you mind expanding on your medical training, Richard? Tell us a little bit about that.   Richard Sullivan: Yeah, so when I, when I went to medical school in the UK, we were still running the old system. And by the old system, I mean, you know, these small medical schools with entries of, you know, 70, 80 individuals, particularly in London, you had that St. Mary's Hospital Medical School, which is where I went, Charing Cross, Guy's, St. Thomas', and they were all individual medical schools. Now, most of these now have merged together into these super medical schools. But certainly when I went to medical school, I'll be absolutely honest with you, I wanted to be a vet to begin with, but actually discovered I wasn't bright enough to be a vet. It was harder to become a vet than it was to become a doctor. In my day going into medicine, and people listening to this, or some people who understand the A level system in the UK will recognize if you're offered a BCD, that's quite low grades to get into medical school. So I went to Mary's, to be absolutely honest with you, because I heard that they took people that played rugby, and I came from a rugby-playing school. And sure enough, 90% of the interview was based on my rugby prowess, and that was St. Mary's Hospital Medical School. So it was wonderful.   And we'd already had people going there who were big rugby players. And again, it was, I remember thinking to myself, am I making the right decision here? But it was interesting, as soon as I went into medical school, I realized that was the life for me. I had done myself a favor by not going into veterinary science, which I would have been awful at. We had six years of very, very intensive pre-medicine, the classical medical rotations, and then that movement into the old schools of pre registration house officers, registrar jobs. We were quite an early stage. I kind of slightly went off-piste and started doing more academic work. Interestingly, most of my academic early days academic work was not in health policy and research. It was actually in very hard core cell signaling. So my doctorate was in biochemistry, and we worked on small GTPases, calcium-sensing proteins.   There were some really extraordinary heady days, and I'm talking here about the early nineties and the mid-nineties of tremendous discovery, real innovation. I was at UCL at the time, but mixing and matching that up with a sort of surgical training, and again, surgical training in those days was pretty classical. You went into your general surgery, then sort of specialized. It was really, really interesting but it was full on. I mean, you spent your entire life working. Morning to night so these were the days of 100 hours week rotations. You were doing one in twos, one in threes. That's every other night and every other weekend on call. It was incredibly intense, but there was a lot more diversity and plasticity in those days. You could dip in and out of medicine because of the way you were chosen and how you were recruited. So it suited my personality because I liked moving around and doing different things and that sort of took me through, really until the late 1990s.   Pat Loehrer: You became a urologist, right?   Richard Sullivan: That's right. Exactly. So I trained up until the late 1990s, it was all pretty standard, I would say. And then I decided I was bored and moved into the pharmaceutical industry and I went to work in for Merck Damstadt at the time, which was relatively small. I was going to say family owned, but it was quite family-owned pharmaceutical company that was just moving into oncology. And because I'd done the background in cell signaling and cell signaling was really the backbone of the new era of targeted therapies, this seemed like a great move. To be absolutely blunt with you, I didn't last very long, less than a couple of years, I think, mainly because I just found the whole environment way too constraining. But what it did provide me with was a springboard to meet the wonderful late Gordon McVie, who I met at a conference. And he said to me, ‘You're absolutely wasting your time and life by staying in the pharmaceutical industry. Why don't you come out, get an academic job at University College London and become my head of clinical programs?” - for what was then the Cancer Research Campaign. This Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund were the forerunners of Cancer Research UK. So, you know, this was an offer that was too good to be true.   So I jumped ship immediately, went back into academic life and joined CRC. And really the next ten years was this extraordinary blossoming of the merger of CRC with the Imperial College Research Fund, the creation of Cancer Research UK, and that was Paul Nurse, and obviously Gordon and me, bringing that all together. And it was the heady days of that resurgence of cancer, the importance of cancer care and research in the UK. And coupled with that, of course, it was the blossoming of my interest, really then into the global health aspects of cancer, which really, Gordon, people like you mentioned already, the late, wonderful Peter Boyle, all those individuals were already engaged in and they were the ones that really kind of catapulted me into a more international scene.   Dave Johnson: Did you know Dr. McVie before you met him at this conference, or was it just a chance encounter?   Richard Sullivan: No, he actually met me via John Mendelson, because John had picked up a paper I'd been writing on basically the very early versions of Rituximab that we were working on and we were looking for pharmacodynamic endpoints. And of course, one of the things I noticed with the patients is they were getting all these skin rashes on their faces, and I thought, that's terrific. Just seemed to be the skin rashes seemed to be together with those individuals that had better responses. And I remember writing this paper for Signal, which was a kind of relatively minor journal, and I think it was John Mendelson who picked it up and must have mentioned something to Gordon. Gordon hunted me out down at a particular conference, said, "How on earth do you know about this, that you're not anything more than a surgeon?" He was absolutely right about, goodness sake, what do you know about pharmacodynamic endpoints, and I kind of had to sort of confess that I've gone kind of slightly off-piste by doing biochemistry and cells signaling and working with these extraordinary people. And that's how I essentially met Gordon. He was very good for spotting slightly unusual, eclectic human beings.   Pat Loehrer: I'm very curious about the intersection of your work and how you got into the British Army and Intelligence with medicine and how that even may continue even today. So explain that story, that part of your life a little bit to us.   Richard Sullivan: Yeah, it was very early on, as I went into medical school, one of the key concerns was making money. I looked around for ways of doing something interesting to make money, and most of the jobs on offer were bar jobs, et cetera. Then I thought, what about the Territorial Army, which, in the early days of the 1980s, was, and still is, a very large component of the UK Armed Forces. So I actually joined the Royal Army Medical Corps, as you would expect for someone going into medicine. I thought, okay, I'll join the Royal Army Medical Corps, and I was a combat Medical Training Technician, et cetera. So I went along, signed up, and I think I was about three months into training when I was at a place called Kew Barracks and some chap came up to me and handed me a little bit of paper. It said "Intelligence Security Group" and gave a phone number. He said, "This is more your line of work. Why don't you give them a ring?"   It was interesting because, in those early days, they were looking for analysts who could work on lots of different areas. In those days, most of the work was domestic.. Of course, there was counterterrorism with Northern Ireland, but there was also the Soviet Union, and the fallout from the Warsaw Pact, so they were still actively recruiting into that area. There are lots of details I can't talk about, but it was relatively, to begin with, quite hard work and low level. It was a lot of learning foreign equipment recognition. It was what we consider to be standard combat intelligence. But the more time you spend in it, the more interesting it gets.   One of the areas they were looking to recruit into, which I didn't realize at the time but only later, was bioweapons and biosecurity. They needed people who understood biotechnology and the language of science, and who could be taught the language of infectious disease on top of that. That is quite a difficult combination to find. It's very easy to teach people trade craft and intelligence, it's very hard to teach them subject matter expertise. And they were really missing people who specialized in that area.   It was interesting because it was still a relatively open domain. There was still a lot of work going on in the counterterrorism front with biological weapons, and a lot around the Verification of the Biological Weapons and Toxin Convention. And it was an interesting, and I'd almost say parallel life. But your medical knowledge and the scientific knowledge I had already gained and was gaining was what was being looked for. So that was very early on and it has expanded over the years. More and more now we talk about health security and intelligence so that goes beyond what you would consider classic medical intelligence or Armed Forces - this is more about putting together the disciplines of intelligence with the securitized issues of, for example Ebola. That is a classic example. The big outbreaks in West Africa, the DRC, these are sort of the classic security intelligence issues - even COVID 19 for example - and mostly around the world, what we've seen is the intelligence apparatus taking front and center in that, whether you're looking at states like South Korea, et cetera. So I've moved more into that, and we do a lot of work and research into this as well. So we look at, particularly now, how to improve human intelligence in this area, the pros and cons of signal intelligence collection. And we go as far as to kind of ask sort of deep ethical and moral issues, for example, about how far should these sorts of apparatus of state be applied to public good issues like health. Because at the end of the day, when you're talking about the armed forces security sector, their primary job is for defense of the realm. So applying them in other areas obviously comes with a whole load of moral and ethical challenges. So, yes, it's been a fascinating journey, which, as I said, it extends all the way back to the late 1980s. It's been both complementary and different.   Dave Johnson: So, Richard, there's so many things in your resume that warrant exploration, but you served as Clinical Director of Cancer Research UK for nearly a decade. What was that experience like, and what accomplishment are you most proud of?   Richard Sullivan: It was an enormous privilege. In your life, you always look at some jobs and you think, “How lucky I was to be there at that time with those people.” I think, first of all, enormous respect for the people that ran both Cancer Research Campaign, Imperial Cancer Research Fund – I mean, Paul Nurse and Gordon McVeigh, Richard Treisman – I mean, some extraordinary people who were leading both of these charities. And so to be there at that moment when they both came together, but more importantly as well, they had this most amazing global network of literally the illuminati of cancer research, spanning from basic science all the way through to epidemiology, public health, health systems. And in those days, of course, those individuals would come on site visits to the UK to look at the different units and evaluate them. So you can imagine when you're bringing those sorts of individuals across, you get a chance to go out with them, go drinking, talk to them, learn about their research, and also learn about the extraordinary breadth of research that was there in the UK. So you're condensing almost a lifetime's worth of learning into a few years. It was an absolute privilege to have been able to serve the community like that.   What I'm most proud of? Gosh, I like to think I suspect that most proud of trying to help a lot of the fellows get through to where they were going to actually get the most out of their careers. When I look back, there are lots and lots of names of people who started at a very early stage with funding from Cancer Research Campaign or the Imperial College Research Fund, who are now very, very senior professors and global research leaders. And I like to think that we did a little bit to help them along that way and also help to support individual research programs actually reach their full potential. Because I think research management and planning is often overlooked. People think of this as very transactional – it's not transactional. It's an incredibly important, serious discipline. It requires very careful handling to get the very best out of your research ecosystem. You've really, really got to get under the skin and really have a clear view of how you're going to help people. So I think that's what I'm most proud of – is the individuals who made it all the way through and now these great leaders out there.   But it was also, let's be honest, it was halcyon days. Great innovations, great discoveries, new networks growing, incredible expansion of funding in the UK, in Europe, in the USA. They were very, very good days. And it was, as I said, it was a real privilege to be there almost at the center for nearly a decade.   Dave Johnson: Let me follow up on that, if I may, just for a moment. You have had such an incredible influence. What characteristics do you think are most desired in a cancer investigator? What sorts of things do you look for, especially when you're thinking about funding someone?   Richard Sullivan: Creativity. I think creativity is really important. We talk about the word innovation a lot, and it's an interesting engineering term, but creativity is that spark that you can see it in people, the way they talk about what they're doing. They have this really creative approach. And with that, I think you have to have the passion. Research careers are long and difficult, and I'd probably suggest there's probably more downs than there are ups, and you have to have that passion for it. And I think along with that passion is the belief in what you're doing – that first of all, you have that belief that actually drives you forward, that what you know you're doing is good work, and that you're really dedicated to it. But obviously, hand on heart, when you're looking at researchers, it's that passion and that creativity.   I think it's a brave person to judge how any person's career or program is going to go. I don't think any of us are prophets. Even in our own land. We might be able to see slightly into the future, but there are so many elements that make up  “success”. It's funny when I look back and I think those who've been successful, it's people who've also been generally happy in their lives. They've found their careers in whatever shape or form, fulfilling, and they've generally been happy human beings, and they've managed to create a life around research which has given them meaning.   Pat Loehrer: Richard, you have reinvented yourself a number of times – this transition of going from like a basic scientist, a surgeon, moving into public policy and global policy. Tell me a little bit about the journey that's been in terms of academics. How do you learn? What were the transition points in each of these things to get you now to be, as I mentioned before, kind of the key person for Lancet's commissions to somebody who was a rugby player?   Richard Sullivan: I suppose if you're being mean, you say, he clearly gets bored easily. But it's not that. Actually, I'm not very instrumental about life either. I mean, there are many people you will meet who have got their lives and strategies mapped out. They know they're going to do X next year, Y the following year. And for me, it's never been like that. For me, it's that excitement, that creativity of working on new and interesting things, but also knowing when you've run out of road in a particular area, where it no longer gets you out of bed in the morning, where you no longer feel happy, where you no longer feel you're contributing. All of us talking today have the great privilege of having choice about our lives, about what direction our lives should take. And it's not a privilege one should squander lightly because many people do not have choices about their lives. It's all about chance. And having that choice to be able to move into different areas is really important because I said you can stick in the same thing because you think you have to. And you can become an unhappy, miserable human being. And that makes you a miserable researcher to be around. It makes you a terrible doctor. Probably makes you a terrible person, actually, generally, if you're having a miserable life.   So finding new things, that really you're passionate about how you do it, there's no shortcut in this. It's hard work. Readily admit I went back to law school of economics, retaught myself lots of things. There are no shortcuts for. Deciding if you're going to a new area is learning, learning, practice, practice, practice, and just doing the hard work. I think that's an ethos that was probably drilled into us quite early anyway in medical school, because that's how you approach medicine. That's how you approach science when I was growing up. And it was that idea of humility that you can never have enough learning, you will always learn off other people. That's probably what drove me and how I've managed to change and as I say, who knows what the future is? I don't know. Maybe one day I'll think about doing a bit of poetry.   Dave Johnson: Your comments about happiness and work resonate with Pat and me. I think we both feel like humor is really important for happiness and career success. And, you know, Osler once said, “The master word of medicine is work.” You can't get around that. It is what it is. And I think you just reaffirmed that.   Well, this concludes part one of our interview with Richard Sullivan, professor of Cancer and Global Health at King's College, London and director of the King's Institute of Cancer Policy and co-director of the Conflict and Health Research Group. In the second part of this episode, Professor Sullivan will speak about the progress of global health, especially in conflict areas, and the need for young people to enter into the world of oncology and oncology research.   Thank you to all of our listeners for tuning into Oncology, Etc. This is an ASCO educational podcast where we will talk about just about anything and everything. So if you have an idea for a topic or a guest you would like us to interview, please email us at education@asco.org. Thank you again for listening.  Thank you for listening to the ASCO Education podcast. To stay up to date with the latest episodes, please click subscribe. Let us know what you think by leaving a review. For more information, visit the Comprehensive Education Center at education ASCO.org. The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. This is not a substitute for professional medical care and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions. Guests on this podcast express their own opinions, experience and conclusions. Statements on the podcast do not express the opinions of ASCO. The mention of any product, service, organization, activity or therapy should not be construed as an ASCO endorsement.  

Our own Dave Strachan become the interviewee and discusses suspension trauma   Top 3 tips  1 Suspension trauma happens quickly so be aware! 2 We, the rescuers, are potentially the cause of some of this so in an MRT or technical rescue think about patient position and getting patients to move their limbs where possible 3 Look at the data! Understanding of this condition is changing rapidly as more research is carried out.   Resources and links  https://www.wemjournal.org/action/showPdf?pii=S1080-6032%2820%2930070-3     https://www.wemjournal.org/action/showPdf?pii=S1080-6032%2819%2930164-4     https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7346344/pdf/cureus-0012-00000008514.pdf     https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6602116/pdf/ham.2018.0089.pdf     https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2658225/pdf/237.pdf    Biography:   Dave started working in pre hospital care in 2006 as an event medic and member of Tayside Mountain Rescue. When he finally graduated from Dundee in 2014 he had spent just enough of the intervening years not having fun in the hills to actually qualify as a Doctor. Currently a Captain in Royal Army Medical Corps, he now holds diplomas in Leadership, the Management of Conflict and Catastrophe and Immediate Medical Care. He has climbed and led expeditions on 5 continents and spent most of the past few years deployed on operational tours and military exercises around the world. At home in Pitlochry, Dave can be found responding for BASICS, playing ‘hide and seek' with the rescue team or running (slowly) around the hills looking for things to climb.  

In this episode of The Institute talks, we talk about the invaluable experience gained through a paramedic apprenticeship and the range of progression opportunities available. In this podcast, our host Fariba Carr is joined by Justin Honey-Jones, a senior paramedic and a member of our Health and Science route panel. He is also an associate lecturer in Paramedic Science at Anglia Ruskin University. Justin speaks about his own experience from routine calls to the bigger emergencies such as Grenfell Tower and how to decide if an apprenticeship is the best path and where to apply. He also mentions how apprentices on average gain 1600 to 1500 hours of front-line clinical experience per year, whereas university students will have 750 hours per year of frontline experience. All that experience allows apprentices to see the whole system, and as Justin stated: “The paramedic qualification is just the start of a wonderful journey, but it's a golden ticket and it's what you do with that ticket that kind of opens up your path and your aspirations.” Transcript Fariba Carr Hello. I'm sorry, Fariba Carr, head of membership, communities and events at the Institute and your host for this podcast. Today for this Employer podcast. I'm delighted to be joined by Justin Honey Jones, a senior paramedic and a member of our Health and Science Route Panel. Welcome, Justin.   Justin Honey Jones Thanks for having me, Fariba.   Fariba Carr So, give yourself a little bit of an introduction.   Justin Honey Jones I'm Justin, I'm a senior paramedic with east of England Ambulance Service, and since the first of January this year, I started as a clinical educator with St John Ambulance. And also, I'm an associate lecturer in Paramedic Science at Anglia Ruskin University.   Fariba Carr Thank you, I'm so glad that you could join me today. So, let's get started, and perhaps you could tell me a little bit about how you found your way to being a paramedic. What made you choose this profession?   Justin Honey Jones To be honest, there's a few key events really throughout my life, and I've ever since a young child, it's all I ever wanted to do was to be a paramedic. I mean, there was no specific reason. But more more events that happened. I mean, 911 was a key event. I remember being the age of 15, I was doing my work experience and I was at the Fire Service Training College in South Wales. I remember literally over lunch seeing the tragic events that happened at 911. And it was the first experience of seeing quite a large-scale incident of firefighters, paramedics, police officers all working together. It was key public services and I had quite a significant impact and that was also linked with work I was doing as an army cadet at the time outside school. We were learning about first aid and developing first aid competitions and ultimately led to my sort of started my career really as an army reservist with the Royal Army Medical Corps, and I trained as a combat medical technician. That's when I started having my first interactions with paramedics and nurses and doctors, and it kind of cemented my career. I knew that's what I wanted to do.   Fariba Carr Thanks. That was really interesting to hear what inspired you. Do you feel that the career that you've had since then has lived up to what you thought you were going to be doing? Is it is it different in any ways?   Justin Honey Jones You know, it's really interesting. If I think back when I was a child, you know, what you think of a paramedic was what you would see on casualty or E.R. or those type of medical programs. But it's nothing like the TV shows. To actually be a paramedic, you start to see that, you know, it's anything and everything in life. Colleagues and I will frequently say the job is about the circle of life. I remember one of my most significant shifts was when I started in the morning and we delivered this beautiful baby boy who came into the world at 7:00 in the morning, in the back of back of a taxi, which was quite an experience, if you could imagine starting the day and no coffee early. It was quite a shock with this event, and we attended numerous calls throughout the day. And then sadly, we finished off the end of the day and we had a patient that was an older patient that sadly went into a cardiac arrest and didn't survive. And that full shift is a classic example of the anything and everything that you can get as a paramedic. And that's what makes it a wonderful job is you don't know what you're going to do and you have to be prepared for literally anything and everything. It certainly keeps you on your toes, and it never disappoints.   Fariba Carr That's really interesting to hear about that kind of span of activity that you're going to have from one day to another. My 16-year-old and Justin, I know, you know, this is really interested in this and I asked her a little bit about why she wanted to do it and the questions that she might have. So, some of the questions you're going to hear from me today are questions that she would like to have answers to. But I think you're right. You know, episodes of Gray's Anatomy or Casualty can sometimes be the kind of first inspiration to launch someone on their career. But it's important to understand, isn't it, that you know, those kinds of glaring and high-octane emergencies are not necessarily the bulk of what you do as a paramedic. That you attend every sector of society and all of its circumstances, and sometimes you do need to respond to that absolute emergency and sometimes it's more kind of comfort and talking and educating. Is that your experience or is that just a kind of fallacy from an outsider?   Justin Honey Jones No, to be honest I think that's a perfect description of the role. You do deal with trauma, you do deal with medical emergencies, but you do also deal with the social aspects of society where perhaps other services haven't been as effective. Some people do slip through the net and we deal a lot with patients who may be experiencing a mental health crisis, for example. Or, you know, you may have a young mum or dad that just need help, they want to speak to somebody. And 999 is that number that they know that when they dial those digits, that someone will come and help, and that will be they at their time of crisis. So, you do you literally deal with all parts of society and, you know, from trivial problems through to serious problems and it's one of the attractions to the role, it always keeps you on your toes.   Fariba Carr And do you work quite a lot with other emergency services?   Justin Honey Jones Massively. I mean, you know, daily you'll be working with the police. Doing my time with London Ambulance Service Unit, I'll be working with the Metropolitan Police Service or Hertfordshire Constabulary, but I work with my current trust. But you work with the fire service, and you work with other services, whether it be, you know, maternity services or maybe social services, you're always working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. We can't do our role without that. We have a wonderful relationship with our local GP surgeries and we'll make referrals of their patients to them, and we're working with other different organizations in the community. We've got wonderful charities as well as other public services. So it's all about literally everybody working together for the best interest of patients.   Fariba Carr I have a friend who did her paramedic training in Birmingham, and I think she would say that there was a fair amount of crime involved in the call outs that she had, and I wondered whether you have any training that helps you know, how to deal with volatile situations or violent situations? Or do you trust that the police will be on hand to support you in that?   Justin Honey Jones We are we are trained in conflict management and as part of our apprenticeship program, we undertake education and conflict management at both the theoretical side as well as the practical side. We undertake regular refresher training in those skills. But I think one of the key features of being a paramedic is one of your best tools is the ability to communicate. Often there are conflict situations and an often unnoticed because someone may feel that they are not being understood or their needs are not being met. And I found with my seven years' experience of being on the frontline is that sometimes it's just talking and sometimes it's just listening to what the patient is saying in front of you. More often than not, you can prevent a lot of situations from them from escalating into conflict. Having said that, I've had my full array of conflict situations during my career. Some of it I am fully aware of because the information is on my screen telling me what I'm attending. But sometimes I attend an address and I'm presented with conflict that you have to suddenly deal with. Now we've got this wonderful safeguard of our magic red button on our radios. And you know, if the time came that we needed immediate police assistance, you press that button and you know, I'm reassured because I've had to press it once that every police officer will come from every direction to our aid, and the time I get a press it. I had eleven police cars from every direction around. Come and help me at my time of need. There's only so much you can do as a paramedic, and we are aware in the news of the situations of conflict and difficult circumstances were presented with. But we couldn't do our job fully without knowing that the police would be there if we ever needed them.   Fariba Carr Oh yes, absolutely. It's clear to me that what you do day to day can be really stressful, and we've talked about some of those crisis incidents. And I know that a large part of your job is to look after the health of the patient until they're delivered to a longer-term care or facilities to manage their care. So, you won't always get to hear the outcome of your interventions. And I know that your job must be really stressful at times. How do you deal with that?   Justin Honey Jones It is. You are right. It's extremely stressful, and it's one of the difficult aspects because every shift you may deal with, you know, between eight and ten patients per shift, and it's it's very difficult that once they hand it over, you know, legally, you have no right to know any further information about that patient's progress. They enter the other aspects of the wonderful parts of the NHS and some patients they may be called to see again, you know, several weeks or sometimes several years later, and that's when you find out their progress. But there are challenges. And you know, one of my worst ever calls were what every paramedic grades was being called to a baby in cardiac arrest, and we successfully resuscitated the baby, but he was very poorly. But to this day, even several years after the event, I don't know whether that little baby is alive or not. And that does play on your mind because it's there. It's you are a human being doing this job, and it's a hard aspect that you just want answers sometimes. This is why your colleagues are really key that you can talk about those experiences. And you know, if things are on your mind that you can speak to colleagues, we have lots of support available. And you know, if you need counselling, you can have counselling. We've got a wonderful team managers that look after us and we've got wonderful services as well that we can access through, you know, the blue light program. So, there's lots of support available should you need it. I think it's key that you do keep busy, but you do reflect. If certain things are playing on your mind, it's important to talk to somebody about it. And that's really key with my training that we do that.   Fariba Carr Absolutely. And do you think you learn a little bit to compartmentalize and to box off a little bit the experiences that you've had during the day so that they don't carry with you when you set foot over the threshold of your own house?   Justin Honey Jones I wish I could say it happens all the time. You know, a lot of my shifts. It becomes, you know, like a normal working day. You get used to a similar pattern of calls. But there's always those unique calls which do unfortunately, they do come across the matter of your front door because you do bring them home and they do play on your mind. But this is where in my case, I'm very lucky. My wife has been with me all the way through my entire journey. Sometimes you come home when you just need to talk about it. You know, something is playing on your mind. But at the same time, it's how you use that experience. And, you know, quite frequently with all of my students, you know, I use these examples to make our training become real because we're educating our apprentices and all of our students to enter the real world. And we want to give them that context that this is theory, but this is how the theory applies in that practical context. It's quite good sometimes to actually bring the learning experience alive and actually get questions from your students. Well, what did you do? Why did you do that? And it really helps their learning experience. That's why I find that's really quite useful, because you never forget every patient. Every patient is a unique human being that crosses our path, and we cross their path and they all leave a little memory in you. So, you know, every I could be walking down the street, a certain smell, I could go into a certain building, and I've got a memory of some sort of some patient interaction that I've had. So, so every patient touches you literally in a different way.   Fariba Carr Justin, I love that you shared that with us because I think it's very authentic, and I think it will really help those people listening to our podcast who are thinking, how will I know if this is the career for me? And I guess when I think about my 16 year old, I mean, thank goodness we my son did have a pretty spectacular accident a couple of years ago, and I think maybe that's shaped her thinking about what she wants to do. But there'll be a lot of young people who haven't had to experience trauma and thank goodness they haven't. And they might be thinking, OK, how will I know whether I'll be able to cope? Is there a point at which you can say fairly early on, this is really not going to be for me or the in your experience? Do you find that students who step forward are able to kind of dig deep into their resilience so that they're able to manage the stresses of the day to day?   Justin Honey Jones Do you know Fariba that's a really interesting question, and it's something I'm asked quite a lot of by my students quite early on in their careers, and really the only answer is your apprenticeship experience prepares you for that real life journey because someone said to me the other day, You know, when you work in the NHS, you're doing a normal job just like others, but you're doing it in an extraordinary set of situations. And they are some extreme ends of life with some of the things that you see. But because of that experience that you experience those calls with another person, and you have that bond that you share that relationship and that experience wave. And you know, still to this day, if I think of one of the most ever challenging circumstances I ever attended, it was Grenfell Tower. And you know, I was watching when I when I wake in the morning, I asked, you know, I wake up at half four for my shifts and my shift will be at 6:00. And I was literally watching having my breakfast, the TV and I could see the awful events of what was happening on my first call as I arrived on station was to Grenfell Tower. And I'm still to this day I remember looking up at the building, I can still picture those horrendous scenes, but I was with my crew mate and the both of us experienced that together. And you've got that unique bond with the people that you work with so closely. And that's invaluable. And whether you're a student on their apprenticeship journey or a student at a university, you've got their support because you're working with your practice educators, and you help share those stories. You've got time to debrief is what's what we call a hot debrief right after every incident. We effectively strip it back and we look at what we did and what was good. Is there anything that we could have done better? Were there any training needs? You know, how's our mental health? And if there are any issues, we then start access and all of that wonderful support that's freely available through the ombud service itself. So, you develop your resilience bit by bit and every job that you attend will support that resilience development. I think a lot of it is also what you do outside of your role. For some people, you know, fitness is really key for some people, you know, mindfulness is really key, you know, concentrating on their breathing whether it's, you know, reading books or having some quiet time walking their dog. Everyone's got their unique way of coping with the role. It's really comforting to know that if the time ever came that, you know, personally, if I was never coping and I know there's lots of expertise available that I could access to help me get me back on my feet. So, you know, so well, I'd say to anybody who's wondering if this is the career for them and you know, can they be resilient enough? The answer is yes. Yes, you can. And you develop it bit by bit. And you know, I'm a living example of that.   Fariba Carr That's fantastic to hear just in, and I think it will be very reassuring to people who may be a teetering on the brink a little bit and thinking it's something they'd love to do, but will they be able to cope? Can we talk a little bit more now about the career of being a paramedic? Because again, I think when Phoebe and I talked about it, she was interested in How do you progress? And it seems to be more obvious in other parts of health care. So, you start as a nurse, and you can become a nurse in charge of ward sister and matron. What is the progression for a paramedic? You're a senior paramedic, but what does that mean?   Justin Honey Jones If you if we think back, if we go back 25 years ago, paramedics were effectively ambulance drivers and our role was to pick a patient up and take them to a hospital on blue lights and then a doctor and a nurse would do the assessment and the treatment. Fast forward to where we are and you know, the paramedic profession, even though it's cold, you know, the baby of all medical professions, we've proven ourselves to be able to respond to all sorts of incidents and the training has evolved with it and how you qualify. I mean, now we know the routes that we have today will be or whether it's a paramedic apprenticeship degree or whether it's a paramedic degree itself. They are golden tickets because what that paramedic status does is it allows you to look at very different avenues. Everyone, first of all, gets their experience on a frontline emergency ambulance. They will attend 999 calls and as part of that apprenticeship journey, they will experience on average about 6500 to 17 500 hours of front line clinical experience per year of that apprenticeship journey. University students, on the other hand, will have 750 hours per year frontline experience, and that experience allows you to see warts and all, you know, the whole, the whole system. Now, once you qualify, you can continue on frontline emergency ambulances, gaining more front frontline experience and you can progress into different areas. After you're two years post qualification, you can then apply to to follow the different strands. The College of Paramedics called Callister for the four pillars, but we've got we've got a research element, we've got a management element, we've got a clinical element and then we've got an education element. The clinical examples will include working on the Hazardous Area Response Team. You know, these are clinicians who are trained to work in dangerous environments, and they go to, you know, Cox Buildings. They will go to terrorist incidents, they will go to patients that may be collapsed and under rubble, buildings or major trauma or major traumatic incidents and you can then progress and you've got advance paramedics in critical care and they do specialist training and they will they will train to deal with the most critically unwell, injured patients, and they've got extended training and extended equipment and drugs to be able to keep that patient alive and work with other colleagues. But if trauma is not for you, there's options to work in primary care. So, for example, you could be a primary care paramedic working in your local GP surgery, or you could work in an urgent care centre, or you could work in A&E. And there's lots of different roles available. And you know, you've got the prison service, for example. They love paramedics, you've got your local police stations, you as paramedics to look after the two detainees. But it doesn't just end on the clinical side. You've got wonderful roles in terms of teaching. We've got fantastic roles as research paramedics finding out about the latest drugs and finding out about the latest innovations that can be used to improve practice. And then we've also got management roles, whether that's being an incident commander responding to serious incidents, supporting colleagues all the way through up to being a chief executive. You know, the paramedic qualification is just the start of a wonderful journey, but it's a golden ticket and it's what you do with that ticket that kind of opens up your path and your aspirations. And what I'd say far above the final part is you don't have to stay in one of those pillars. You can do a combination of those pillars, for example, I do the clinical pillar and I do the education pillar. Some may do management and clinical, some may do just research or just teaching. It's lots of opportunities depending on your career, your path and your interests.   Fariba Carr Wow. That you've really shared with me some things that I didn't know that, and I think that will really excite a lot of people who are thinking ok, once I've once I've started that, what opportunities might there be? one of the questions that my daughter asked, and everywhere we go just in, you know, we get this, what kind of salary can a paramedic? And then maybe all the way up to a consultant paramedic expect, is it very much the same as you might expect in nursing? Tell me a bit more about that.   Justin Honey Jones To start off with so paramedic when they qualify, they will start on band five, I don't have the exact figures to me, but a typical salary will be around about 25,000 plan to start with then on start in Band five and it's probably similar to nurses. But the difference with paramedics is we will become a band six paramedics within two years of qualifying, so jump quite a big payback. And within two years, your pay is then around the 36,000 pound mark. And if you wish to progress, you know, to go through the system and become a consultant paramedic, then their salaries of the sort of the 75 to 80,000 pound mark. So there's quite a difference and there's lots of different positions and there's lots of different roles. And you know, if you wanted to work, for example, in the GP surgery that's normally paid about seven rates, which usually starts at around about 40,000 or so, and that can be undertaken usually after a few years of qualifying as a paramedic. So, lots of opportunities and lots of this and wonderful. Opportunities ahead. But financially, you can get remunerated for your experience, for your qualifications and your commitment. But it's a progressive salary as well that increases with your experience and your commitment to the role.   Fariba Carr Thank you. And just we've touched on going straight to university to do a degree in paramedic science and we've touched on during an apprenticeship, and I suspect a lot of listeners will be thinking, wow, apprenticeship, all of those extra clinical hours you earn as you learn. But how does somebody go about finding one of those?   Justin Honey Jones So, with all of the apprenticeships so you can start your journey as part of the role and now every ambulance trust across the country has a slightly different terminology. But for my trust with the east of England and service, the ad will say Apprentice Emergency Medical Technician. So, if you go on their website, it will say that they are recruiting for apprentice emergency medical technicians. And that's the start of the journey. And it's the route that I started with the London Ambulance Service. And you undertake that apprenticeship, which typically takes between 18 and 24 months and you're right, you get paid as you learn and you're paid a band full salary whilst you're learning, which APR is about 18 to 20,000 pound per year plus you get all of that experience. You get all of that mentoring and working with a qualified member of staff. Before you do your end point assessment, and you qualify as an emergency medical technician in your own right with all your qualifications. But once you've completed that apprenticeship, you can then apply for the new paramedic apprenticeships, which launched last year. And now that that means that you wanted to take your apprenticeship with your employer, you normally go four blocks of learning for 42 weeks at a time, which will be in partnership with a university. And then you go back on the road practicing those clinical skills with your practice educator for a further two years. And then on qualifying you, you start on your Band five salary, which I mentioned was around the 2420 5000-pound mark. And then after two, after two years, you qualify as a paramedic, you become a Band six commission and a your golden ticket for your career. So ultimately, the journey could take anything from a roundabout sort of four to five years, from starting as an apprentice emergency medical technician to qualifying as a paramedic with a full degree. So, there's lots of opportunities, but it's looking at if the local ambulance services website and seeing what opportunities that they have, but they do recruit very regularly.   Fariba Carr Thank you. And how would that differ if you went to university to do a degree in paramedic science? Do you still need to do the emergency technician? How does that work?   Justin Honey Jones So, you don't? If you apply direct to the university, you will do a three year degree in paramedic science. And during that course you would complete the element of an emergency medical technician, which is a new one. And then the paramedic element is usually you two and three, though you do qualify quicker by going to university. But the university fees and living costs, you know, my students say to me, you know, their average debt at the end of university will be around the 50,000 pound mark. Whereas, you know, when I did my apprenticeship, for example, I don't I didn't pay anything for my qualifications and I got paid a salary all the way through. So you've got to weigh up what's best for you. You know, if you if you want to qualify as a paramedic quicker and you want that university lifestyle and the experience, then in three years, you can be a paramedic. But if you want to earn while you learn, if you want to access more experience, if you want to have more one to one time and learn over a slightly longer period, then that apprenticeship is that that better option for you. But it's weighing up what your aspirations are because, you know, I think personally that it's all about how you learn and what you want to be as an individual and you've got to look at what opportunities are best. And for me, the apprenticeship journey was like for me. But equally, the university experience is right for others, so it's looking at what's best for you and your circumstances. And if you are in doubt, what I'd recommend is that you, you know, go to these universities, see what they have as part of their offering as part of their open days. And if in doubt, find your local ambulance trust and ask them about their own apprenticeships and see what they think, what they say, and try and reach out and find people who've done an apprenticeship and listen to their journey. At least that way, you can make a good. Informed decision.   Fariba Carr That's hugely helpful, thank you for those insights and can I just confirm my own understanding. So, before you can apply either for the apprenticeship route or for the university route, you must have had a full clean driver's license for at least twelve months. Is that right?   Justin Honey Jones It is. I mean, it's really important to check the recruitment information because every trust may be slightly different, but I'm aware of my own trust that you have to be driving for a minimum of twelve months. And it's always advisable to have your C one category on your on your driving license. But a lot of ambulance trusts would be happy if you've got the provisional status and they will either pay or you can pay, and then they pay you back apart, apart fee every single month. So effectively, it's like they pay you back in instalments, but they will. They will pay the full C1 license for you. So, every trust is different and it's important just to check and what they're able to offer.   Fariba Carr That's really helpful, thank you, Justin. I feel very sad that we have run out of time now because I think that we could have at least another couple of hours and carry on what has been an incredibly interesting and useful conversation. But sadly, I think we have run out of time. So, I wanted to say an enormous thank you to you for taking the time to join me and for sharing your insights and your experience to all of the listeners. Thank you for listening and look out for the next episode. Goodbye to everybody.

Harold Ashton (1875 - 1919) Harold Ashton was the War Correspondent of The Daily News during the First World War and reported extensively on the British army's involvement in the conflict. Whether working alongside the British troops that were fighting on the frontline or in the trenches or accompanying the massive logistics operation behind the lines – be it the transporting of munitions and supplies or seeing at first hand the work of the Royal Army Medical Corps – he reported on the successes and failures, the tragedies and victories over the course of the war. But this book of short stories shows another side of a war-weary reporter and another side of the war. Ashton has created a diverse selection of yarns, some maybe based on a vague semblance of fact whilst others are pure fiction but all of them reflect classic British humour to some degree. Genre(s): Humorous Fiction --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/3daudiobooks0/support

This episode of EMS One Stop is sponsored by Blink; the mobile app helping EMS providers to better communicate with their field staff. Learn more about how Blink's two-way communications features are helping to reduce first responder turnover at www.joinblink.com. In the final EMS One-Stop podcast of the year, the tables are turned on host Rob Lawrence as Lexipol/EMS1 Editorial Director Greg Friese, MS, NRP, takes over the mic and welcomes Rob as the guest. Rob is about to celebrate 30 years in EMS leading both military and civilian prehospital ambulance services and Greg drills into Rob's views on leadership. Having served in the British army and many deployments in the early '80s, Rob was selected for officer training and entered Britain's Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. On receiving the Queen's Commission as a second lieutenant, he joined the Royal Army Medical Corps and the rest – as they say – is history.  Rob and Greg discuss the influences of Sandhurst on Rob's leadership style and how that is carried forward to this day. Topics discussed include pride, integrity, learning, humor, service, courage, communication, trust, training and serving to lead.

This week The TV Boys sit down to talk about the one and only Benny C! Buckle up!

This week I'm talking to the absolutely inspiring and delightful Sally Orange… Sally is the only person on the planet to complete a marathon on every continent in fancy dress (as different pieces of fruit!) She holds multiple Guinness world records and world firsts, has run nearly 70 marathons, completed 8 Ironman triathlons and has completed 22 years' service in the Royal Army Medical Corps as a Physiotherapy Officer, including an tour of duty in Afghanistan. Sally captained the first British female team to complete the relentless Race Across America, and has also ran the toughest footrace on earth, the Marathon des Sables. She's cycled the length of New Zealand, swam the English Channel, climbed mountains in Nepal and Bolivia and even skied 250km across the largest plateau in the Arctic circle! She's also been listed as one of the One Hundred Reasons for Hope by the Captain Tom Foundation, in a new book of beautifully illustrated true stories of everyday heroes. One Hundred Reasons for Hope, is available right now anywhere you get books! Now if this wasn't enough, Sally also have faced her own challenges with severe depression and chronic anxiety, which she speaks openly about in an attempt to remove the associated stigma. She's a huge advocate for encouraging people to manage their own mental well being through healthy eating, physical activity and a positive mindset… AND this was the first podcast we've recorded in person in our studio since December 2020 so I am certain you're going to enjoy this as much as I did… sallyorange.com Sally's IG - @Sally0range Sally's Twitter - @sally0range Sally's Facebook -- This episode is sponsored by MANSCAPED and Northern Powerhouse Media. MANSCAPED are the world's champions in men's below-the-waist grooming - get 20% off AND free shipping worldwide at manscaped.com using the promo code SODSPOD - Your balls will thank you! To find out more about Northern Powerhouse Media's extensive range of products, go to npmedia.co.uk. Use promo code SODSPOD25 for a 25% introductory discount on your first order. If you'd like to support Sod's Law you can become a Sod's Law patron at patreon.com/sodspod from as little as £1 /$1 a month - there are different tiers including ad-free episodes, giveaways and more!

Susan Burge interviews Terence Ryan, consultant dermatologist and emeritus professor of dermatology, 18 November 2020. Topics discussed include: (00:00:25) reasons for becoming a doctor, school days during Second World War; (00:03:10) coming to Oxford University; (00:04:20) entrance paper, first impressions of Oxford, Worcester College and medical school as a student; (00:07:05) clinical studies 1953, role as president of Osler House and Tingewick society pantomime; (00:08:47) house jobs, national service with Royal Army Medical Corps; (00:11:20) interest in dermatology; (00:13:21) dermatologist membership difficulties; (00:14:52) publishing papers early in career on blood vessels and growth of epidermis; (00:16:59) British Association for Dermatology; (00:18:03) vascular laboratory at St John's, London; returning to Oxford in 1971 as consultant; (00:20:11) Graham Weddell and leprosy patients and studies in Oxford; (00:23:04) links with the Radcliffe Infirmary, dermatology interaction with other medics and colleagues; (00:27:37) technicians in dermatology, the Slade Hospital and nurses, interest in the development of nurses in wound healing; (00:30:28) the importance of dermatology nursing, starting and developing the British Dermatology Nursing Group and International Skincare Nursing group, international work including Africa, Central America and China; (00:42:13) changes in Oxford hospitals through career, outpatient facilities at John Radcliffe compared to Radcliffe Infirmary and changes to dermatology department including surgery and facilities at the Slade Hospital; (00:47:19) colleagues in the department, support of Rosemary Rue; (00:49:30) relationships with infectious diseases department; (00:52:20) watercolour paintings, interest in Japanese paintings and buying and making décor for Oxford hospitals; (00:57:18) being contacted to organise St John's Ambulance presence at Winston Churchill's funeral; (01:00:54) continuation of international travel after retirement. Note the following section of audio is redacted: 00:17:08-00:17:14.

On today's Zero Limits Podcast episode we chat to Adnan Nazar  former Royal Army Medical Corps Combat Medic / Current Private Security Contractor. Joined the RAMC royal army medical corps 1994 as a combat medic. Postings Germany, UK, Brunei Jungle warfare wing as the medic for JWIC jungle warfare instructors course and trackers courses. Operational tours of Bosnia 1996, Kosovo 1999 and Iraq - Telic 1 2003 as armoured Med section commander Telic 3. Naz discharged from the army in 2004 and pursued a career in the private security industry  working on many commercial and diplomatic contracts in the 14 years he spent in Iraq.Started CP in Iraq May 2005Convoys 2005 countrywideArmour group 2006Erinys 20062007 Aegis to 2012 Tikrit MosulAus embassy 2012 - 2019UNMAS 2019 Iraq Syrian border mine clearance medic and CP2020 medical Coordinator for an oil and gas company.Let's Go!

Pete and Gary explore the Royal Army Medical Corps and their contribution to the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Presenters: Peter Hart and Gary Bain Publisher: Mat McLachlan Producer: Jess Stebnicki For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTV Pete & Gary's Military History is a Living History production.

Dr. Sarah Kennea is the founder of Whistler Medical Aesthetics in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Discover the fascinating medical journey that guided her to the world of medical aesthetics and her motivation to help people feel healthier plus look and feel beautiful both on the inside and out. Listen to Dr. Sarah, Blair and Theresa discuss how success is all about excellence in the professional field as well as finding balance in life. There is more to medical aesthetics than you think and it can even positively impact your mental health (just ask Blair). About our Guest: Dr. Sarah Kennea studied at Glasgow University, graduating in 2001 with a Medical Degree and a simultaneous BSc Degree in Immunology, as well as completing an Undergraduate Course at Yale University, Connecticut. Prior to establishing her own practice in the Channel Islands, Dr. Kennea was commissioned as a an officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She served at a field hospital in Iraq during the conflict in 2003 winning the Iraq service medal. She is a published Member of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine, and returned to Glasgow University to achieve a Diploma in Forensic Medical Science from the Society of Apothecaries in London, as well as a diploma in and Medical Jurisprudence. In 2013 Dr. Kennea made Whistler her family home where she still lives with her husband Paul, two children and three dogs! Alongside her husband, Sarah founded Whistler Medical Aesthetics. Her vision for how medical aesthetics should look. Dr. Kennea strongly believes the ‘Hollywood' glamorous image of aesthetics is misplaced and strives to destigmatize this imagery.  Dr. Kennea has been internationally recognized for her expertise in Aesthetic Injectables. She is one of only seven physicians in Canada to be selected to form the Canadian Faculty, and become a mentee ofhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00266-020-01762-7#:~:text=The%20MD%20Codes%E2%84%A2%20(or,age%2C%20gender%2C%20or%20ethnicity. ( Dr. Mauricio De Maio.) Dr. De Maio is a world renowned plastic surgeon, who is the founder and creator of the MD Codes. The MD Codes is the modern template designed to enable a modern approach to facial aesthetics. Dr. Kennea's work has brought her film actors, whose careers depend on natural results which do not affect full mobility. Her work on an actor's face is guided by a study of their face in action on the screen. Patients appreciate her precise eye for detail coupled with subtle, natural outcomes that enhance their natural features. IG https://www.instagram.com/whistleraesthetics/ (@whistleraesthetics ) Website: https://www.whistlermedicalaesthetics.com/ (https://www.whistlermedicalaesthetics.com/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drsarahkennea/ (https://www.facebook.com/drsarahkennea/) About the Hosts: Blair Kaplan Venables is an expert in social media marketing and the president of Blair Kaplan Communications, a British Columbia-based PR agency. As a pioneer in the industry, she brings more than a decade of experience to her clients, which include global wellness, entertainment and lifestyle brands. Blair has helped her customers grow their followers into the tens of thousands in just one month, win integrative marketing awards and more. She has spoken on national stages and her expertise has been featured in media outlets including Forbes, CBC Radio, CEOWORLD Magazine, She Owns It and Thrive Global. Blair is also the #1 best selling author of Pulsing Through My Veins: Raw and Real Stories from an Entrepreneur. When she's not working on the board for her local chamber of commerce, you can find Blair growing the “I Am Resilient Project,” an online community where users share their stories of overcoming life's most difficult moments. https://www.blairkaplan.ca/ (https://www.blairkaplan.ca/)  Theresa Lambert is a High-Performance Lifestyle and Success Coach, Speaker and...

Join us as we speak to Jessica Meyer about their groundbreaking book ‘An Equal Burden: The Men of the Royal Army Medical Corps in the First World War'. If you'd like to get in touch, you can find us on Twitter @KhakiMalarkey. Edited by Zack O'Leary (@zickzack142). Hosted by Phoebe Style (@ph0ebestyle) and Olivia Smith (OliviaSmithHist).

Neil Hallsworth is a former Combat Medical Technician in the Royal Army Medical Corps who deployed on multiple operations. He is the owner of Explorer Coffees. Become a patron of H-Hour at https://patreon.com/hkpodcasts

This week we're traveling back to Ancient Egypt AND 1920s Egypt in 1999's The Mummy! Join us for a discussion of mummification, bandoliers, just what the heck is that invasion in the beginning of the film, female Egyptologists, and more! Sources: Libyan Invasion? David Johnson, "Egypt's 1919 Revolution," Socialist Alternative, available at https://www.socialistalternative.org/2019/04/03/egypts-1919-revolution/ Ellis Goldberg, "Peasants in Revolt: Egypt 1919," International Journal of Middle East Studies 24, 2 (1992) Libya, Encyclopedia Britannica, available at https://www.britannica.com/place/Libya/History Federica Saini Fasanotti, "Libyans Haven't Forgotten History," Brookings Institute, available at https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2017/01/18/libyans-havent-forgotten-history/ "The Second Italo-Sanussi War," available at http://countrystudies.us/libya/21.htm Mummification: Joshua J Mark, "Mummification in Ancient Egypt," Ancient History Encyclopedia, available at https://www.ancient.eu/article/44/mummification-in-ancient-egypt/ Arthur Aufderheide et al, "Human Mummification Practices at Ismant El Kharab," Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 85, (1999) David Lorton, "The Treatment of Criminals in Ancient Egypt," Journal of Economic and Social History of the Orient, 20, 1 (1977) Koichiro Wada, "Provincial Society and Cemetary Organization in the New Kingdom," Studien zur Altagyptischen Kultur 36 (2007) Ichiro Hori, "Self-Mummified Buddhas in Japan: An Aspect of the Shugen-do (Mountain Ascetic) Sect," History of Religions 1, 2 (1962) Davey Young, "The Monks Who Spent Years Turning Themselves into Mummies," Atlas Obscura, available at https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/sokushinbutsu Bandoliers: dictionary def: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandolier "A Modified Equipment for the Royal Army Medical Corps" (1911) http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jramc-16-02-08 "Bandolier, also bandoleer," The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military (Oxford University Press, 2002). Stuart Reid, "1335 Bandoliers," Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research 70:281 (Spring 1992): 64. Anitra Nettleton, "Crossing the chest: bandoliers with and without bullets in imaging the 'Zulu'," Southern African Humanities 30 (December 2017): 125-43. Henrik Langeluddecke, "'The Chiefest Strength and Glory of This Kingdom': Arming and Training the 'Perfect Militia' in the 1630s," The English Historical Review 118:479 (Nov. 2003): 1264-1303. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3490593 Saheed Aderinto, Guns and Society in Colonial Nigeria: Firearms, Culture, and Public Order (Indiana University Press, 2018). https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt2204p6x.13 Sophie Esch, Modernity at Gunpoint: Firearms, Politics, and Culture in Mexico and Central America (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2018). https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv7r40t7.5 Belinda Linn Rincon, Bodies at War: Genealogies of Militarism in Chicana Literature and Culture (University of Arizona Press, 2017). https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1t89kqs.10 Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin, Black against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party (University of California Press, 2016). https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctv1xxsj1.18 Jonathan Endelman, "Displaying the state: visual signs and colonial construction in Jordan," Theory and Society 44:3 (May 2015): 199-218. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43694757 Jane Tynan, "Images of Insurgency: Reading the Cuban Revolution through Military Aesthetics and Embodiment," in Making War on Bodies: Militarisation, Aesthetics and Embodiment in International Politics ed. Catherine Baker, 213-41 (Edinburgh University Press, 2020). https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3366/j.ctv10kmf1g.15 Film Background: Clark Collis, "Snakes, sandstorms, and strangulations: The making of 1999's The Mummy" Entertainment Weekly (13 August 2019) https://ew.com/movies/2019/08/13/the-mummy-making-of-brendan-fraser-stephen-sommers/ Wiki: "The Mummy (1999 film)," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mummy_(1999_film) Roger Ebert, "The Mummy," (7 May 1999) https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-mummy-1999 . Female Egyptologists: Ruth Whitehouse, "Margaret Murray (1863-1963): Pioneer Egyptologist, Feminist and First Female Archaeology Lecturer," Archaeology International 16 (2012-13): 120-127. http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ai.1608 Eliza Apperly, "The unsung women of Egyptology," Thames & Hudson (7 October 2020). https://thamesandhudson.com/news/the-unsung-women-of-egyptology/ Wiki: "Mary Brodrick" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Brodrick Amara Thornton, Archaeologists in Print (UCL Press, 2018). https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv3hvc9k.6

Here are some facts about Sally...ONLY PERSON to run a marathon in every Continent in fancy dress8 Iron Man TriathlonsCaptained the first British female team to complete the relentless Race Across America, the worlds toughest cycle race.Completed the toughest footrace on earth - The Marathon Des Sables is six day, 251km (156 miles) Ultramarathon across the Sahara DesertSkied 250km across the largest plateau in the Arctic circle22 years in the Royal Army Medical Corps as a Physiotherapy Officer Tour of Afghanistan.Now a champion of Mental Health, Sally talks through the challenges of today, how to live with purpose and the art of comparing yourself to yourself! Connect & watch Sarah's journey;Insta: @sally0rangeTwitter: @sally0rangeFacebook: Sally Orange

In this episode, I look at the work of the Royal Army Medical Corps as it evacuated casualties from the battlefield. We see how triage was carried out as the wounded were moved along along the casualty clearing chain. I discuss the organisation of the medical help at each stage, including the Regimental Aid Post, the Divisional Collecting Post, the Advanced Dressing Station, the Main Dressing Station, the Casualty Clearing Station, the Walking Wounded Collecting Station and the Rest Station. I also explain how the casualties were moved between the various medical facilities.

In this episode, I look at how the Royal Army Medical Corps handled an injured man's recovery. I start with  the ambulance trains and canal boats which transported the casualties to the French coast. I explain how the men expected to recover quickly were looked after at the Base Hospitals and Convalescent Depots before they returned to their units. I then look at the work of the hospital ships which took the seriously wounded across the Channel to England. Then we see how trains distributed casualties across Britain, so they could be treated near their homes. I also discuss the different types of British hospitals and how they were staffed. We see how the men's health was monitored in the trenches. Finally, i take a brief look at how the thousands of horses and mules were cared for.

Staff Sergeant Jamie Ferguson served as a combat medic with the British Army, deploying to multiple operational theatres including Iraq and Afghanistan. He also spent a significant period of his career supporting Special Forces. On 18th June 2020 he took his own life. His widow, Sammi, requested to appear on this podcast in order to help others avert, or cope with, the most severe impacts of mental ill-health.

Dr Natalie Taylor is a member of the Royal Army Medical Corps, Girl Guide leader, enthusiastic athlete and was named one of Marie Claire's 'Women at the Top' in 2015. In November 2020, Dr Natalie is embarking upon an incredible adventure with Anisa al Raisi, the pair forming the incredible YallaGo team!YallaGo follows two adventurers embark on a journey of a lifetime, trekking 1,200km across the spine of Oman. UK-born Dr Natalie Taylor and Oman-born Anisa al Raisi will venture from the remote islands of Musandam to the streets of Salalah, aiming to inspire young generations to seek new adventures and reconnect with the visceral world around them. Through teamwork and shared motivation, YallaGo will stimulate, strengthen and solidify the relationship between the two nations.Website: http://www.yallago2020.com/Instagram: @yallago_2020 ; @taylor_ntaylor ; @anisa.alraissiFacebook: YallaGo_________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Dale Walker and Uzo Ehiogu are the founders of Bulletproof Bodies, a sports medicine and physiotherapy company providing service and support for adventure racers, event organisers and athletes who require healthcare professionals that understand the demands of arduous events. Their ethos is to keep you on the field of play by any means necessary using a comprehensive system of preventative and restorative cutting edge physiotherapy, massage and rehabilitation. Dale Walker is a University Lecturer in Physiotherapy and an adventure athlete. He is a former Army Physical Training Instructor, Royal Marines Commando and British Army Physiotherapy Officer. He has over 23 years of Military service, with operational tours of Iraq and Afghanistan and is currently serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps as a Reservist. He has a special interest in CrossFit, working as the Physiotherapist for most of the major UK and European CrossFit competitions, including Regionals. Dale currently holds a Master's of Science Degree in Exercise & Sports Medicine, with Bachelor Degrees in Exercise Physiology & Nutrition and Physiotherapy. He is a full member of the UK Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (CSP) and has a CrossFit Level 1 certificate. Uzo Ehiogu is a Specialist Physiotherapist with an interest in CrossFit and strength and conditioning. He is a former Royal Marines Commando, Special operations solider and British Army Physiotherapy Officer, who has a Masters of Science Degree in Physiotherapy and Bachelor Degrees in Applied Sports Science and Physiotherapy. He is a full member of the UK Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP) and a visiting lecturer at several Universities in the UK. Uzo is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association and is a conditioning coach with over 15 years of personal training experience. In this episode Dale and Uzo talk about: Their career paths in to physiotherapy and the Royal Army Medical Corps. Working at Headley Court during military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The role of a Physiotherapist whilst on deployment. Multidisciplinary teams - the need for subject matter experts but also the blurring of lines between roles. How their own practice and philosophy have developed over time. Their views on using research literature to guide and inform practice but also not being shackled by it. Resources discussed: Marcus Filly - Functional bodybuilding, available at revival-strength.com Jeremy Lewis - shoulder courses Paul Chek - Holistic lifestyle coaching available at https://chekinstitute.com/chek-holistic-lifestyle-coach-program/ You can keep up to date with Both Dale and Uzo through their social media channels at: Facebook - bulletprooffizzy0 Instagram - bulletproofbodies1 Twitter - bulletprooffiz0 Youtube - Bulletproof physio As well as through their website at www.bulletproofbodies.co.uk Keep up to date with Monarch Human Performance via our website at www.monarchhumanperformance.com, as well as our Facebook and Instagram pages @monarchhumanperformance.

On July 28, 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, effectively beginning the First World War. Early in the course of that war, a French composer named Albéric Magnard became a national hero when he died defending his home against invading German troops. Maurice Ravel tried to enlist as a French pilot, but was refused because of his poor health. Instead, he became a truck driver stationed at the Verdun front. British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams was too old to be drafted, but he enlisted as a private in the Royal Army Medical Corps. Another British composer, George Butterworth, would be killed by a sniper during the Battle of the Somme. The total number of military and civilian casualties in World War I is estimated at 37 million. Empires fell. National borders were redefined. Old systems of values seemed shattered forever. The Austrian violinist and composer Fritz Kreisler served briefly in the Austrian Army in 1914 before being wounded and honorably discharged. He arrived in then-neutral New York on November of 1914, and remained in America through the war years. In 1915, Kreisler made a recording of Bach's Double Violin Concerto, performing with the Russian violinist Efrem Zimbalist. Austria and Russian may have been at war in Europe, but in a cramped New Jersey recording studio, at least, the music of Bach provided a brief island of peace and harmony.

This week's guest is Brigadier Toby Rowland, who is an officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps and who is currently Head of Defence Healthcare Education and Training at the Ministry of Defence. Toby has worked in roles ranging from operational planning to training delivery, interagency and international engagement to resource and risk management. On his journey Toby has developed a passion for transformative action as well as how to champion new projects and enhance existing systems. Toby's approach holds in focus the strategic perspective whilst taking time to understand organisational culture and, through engagement and consultation, the people that comprise it. Alex and Toby discuss the importance of innovation and adaptability in delivering training, the role of simulation technology and the importance of building multi-disciplinary teams with strong leaders. To see how the Defence Medical Services use high fidelity simulation in the development of healthcare teams and systems, the following clip shows emergency response training provided by 2nd Medical Brigade to NHS teams from York and Scarborough Hospital Trusts: https://youtu.be/-c-CeWvLCnE To learn more about the work of the sociologist Jack Mezirow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Mezirow The application of Mezirow's theory of Transformative Learning to the development of the individual within their workplace is published in: Corrie, I. and Lawson, R., 2017. Transformative executive coaching: Considerations for an expanding field of research. Journal of Transformative Learning (JoTL), 4(1), pp.50-59 and is available at: https://jotl.uco.edu/index.php/jotl/article/view/193 For any questions, comments or feedback, Toby can be contacted via LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tobylloydrowland Tweet Virti: @virtimed Contact Virti: https://virti.com

Dale is a co-founder of Bulletproofbodies UK, a University Lecturer in Physiotherapy and an adventure athlete. He is a former Army Physical Training Instructor, Royal Marines Commando and British Army Physiotherapy Officer. He has over 21 years of Military service, with operational tours of Iraq and Afghanistan and is currently serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps as a Reservist. He has a special interest in CrossFit, working as the Physiotherapist for most of the major UK and European CrossFit competitions, including Regionals. Currently, Dale exclusively works with Tactical and CrossFit Athletes. Links: EBook: https://bulletproofbodies.blogspot.com/ Website: https://www.bulletproofbodiessffit.com/ Therapy Expo Talk on "Injuries associated with CrossFit" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC9kABhryPE&t=1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blIBXaU7oNc&t=4s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppfb94x4jd8&t=123s Instagram - Dalejwalker or Bulletproofbodies1 Facebook - @BulletproofFizzy0 Twitter - @djwalker587 or @BulletproofFiz0

Veterans for Peace Coordinator for the UK, Phillip Clarke is also a former member of the Intelligence Corps and the Royal Army Medical Corps.Read the postH+54 Phillip Clarke

Do you want to live a remarkable life? During our 300th unique show I share some observations from interviewing many remarkable guests over the years whilst talking with someone who is leading a remarkable life: Rob Wainwright studied medicine at Magdalene College (Cambridge University) and gained Blues in both Boxing and Rugby. He went on to gain 37 caps for Scotland. He captained the national side 16 times and in 1997 toured with the British and Irish Lions to South Africa. Meanwhile Rob pursued his medical career with the Royal Army Medical Corps, reaching the rank of Major. On leaving the Army and retiring from rugby, Rob and his wife Romayne decided on a change of scene, moving to the Isle of Coll in the Hebrides with their 4 children where they now run an extensive mixed livestock farm. Join us to reflect on living a remarkable life with Rob's story which included Rugby (and boxing) star to feeling fulfilled as a livestock farmer in a remote Scottish community.

Do you want to live a remarkable life? During our 300th unique show I share some observations from interviewing many remarkable guests over the years whilst talking with someone who is leading a remarkable life: Rob Wainwright studied medicine at Magdalene College (Cambridge University) and gained Blues in both Boxing and Rugby. He went on to gain 37 caps for Scotland. He captained the national side 16 times and in 1997 toured with the British and Irish Lions to South Africa. Meanwhile Rob pursued his medical career with the Royal Army Medical Corps, reaching the rank of Major. On leaving the Army and retiring from rugby, Rob and his wife Romayne decided on a change of scene, moving to the Isle of Coll in the Hebrides with their 4 children where they now run an extensive mixed livestock farm. Join us to reflect on living a remarkable life with Rob's story which included Rugby (and boxing) star to feeling fulfilled as a livestock farmer in a remote Scottish community.

Highlights 100 Years ago: About President Woodrow Wilson | @01:45 Special Guest: John Milton Cooper Jr. | @07:45 War in The Sky: Introducing General Billy Mitchell | @15:45 American Emerges: Baseball on the Polo Grounds - Dr. Edward Lengel | @16:40 European view of the war: Mike Shuster | @22:10 Special Commemorative Coin and Service Medallion Collector Sets | @27:05 A Century In The Making: Joe Weishaar | @28:25 Speaking WWI: Acronym flips RAMC and REPS | @34:25 Spotlight In The Media: Director Peter Jackson | @35:45 100C/100M: The City of Nitro, West Virginia - Rich Hively and Mayor Dave Casebolt | @38:50 WW1 War Tech: Tankgewehr - David O’Neal | @44:45 The Buzz: Social Media - Katherine Akey | @51:05 ----more---- Opening Welcome to World War 1 centennial News - episode #56 - It’s about WW1 THEN - what was happening 100 years ago this week  - and it’s about WW1 NOW - news and updates about the centennial and the commemoration. Today is January 26th, 2018 and our guests for this week include: John Milton Cooper Jr. giving deeper insight into President Woodrow Wilson Dr. Ed Lengel, with our new segment: America Emerges - Military stories from WWI Mike Shuster, from the great war project blog looking at growing discontent in Europe Joe Weishaar in our “A century in the Making” - an Eagle Scout’s perspective Rich Hively and Mayor Dave Casebolt from the WW1 memorial restoration effort in Nitro, West Virginia David O’Neal and the restoration of a WW1 anti-tank gun And Katherine Akey, with some selections from the centennial of WWI in social media All that and more --- this week -- on WW1 Centennial News -- which is brought to you by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission, the Pritzker Military Museum and Library and the Starr foundation. I’m Theo Mayer - the Chief Technologist for the Commission and your host. Welcome to the show. [MUSIC] Preface [MUSIC] Woodrow Wilson - an academic and learned man, president of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910 - a progressive Democrat seeking and winning the governorship of New Jersey - then running for and being elected to his first term as president of the United states in 1912 - two years before war broke out in Europe… His progressive agenda and accomplishments in his first term are near legendary. His personal life is equally dynamic, losing his first wife to illness in 1914, and barely more than a year later - re-marrying while still in office. By his second term campaign in 1916 - the war in Europe was in full swing, the Germans had sunk the Lusitania, and Wilson ran for office on a platforms of “America First” - and “He kept us out of the war”. Within months of being sworn in to a second term, he leads the nation to war and into an unprecedented transformation, politically, legally, economically, socially and  Internationally. Wilson takes broad powers and wields sledge hammer transformations, nationalizes industries, quashes freedoms, and when congress does not do his bidding, used executive orders to move the nation into the war effort. Earlier this month 100 years ago, Wilson presents an agenda for a new international world order - instantly thrusting America into a new role as a world leader. With that as an overview, let’s jump into our wayback machine and go back 100 years to the third week of January 1918 in the war that changed the world! World War One THEN 100 Year Ago This Week [MUSIC SOUND EFFECT TRANSITION] It is mid-january 1918. With the Wilson administration ruling as much as governing - some seek to depose his power. Once such incident takes place this week.   [SOUND EFFECT] Dateline: January 20, 1918 A headline in the New York Times reads: War Cabinet Bill Ready For Senate; To give control to council of three… Backing Chamberlain’s Stand - Senate Military Committee Demands Reorganization of War work… This is what is happening…. Oregon’s Democratic Senator George Earle Chamberlain, who serves on the Senate Military Affairs Committee,  makes a speech in New York and states: “the military establishment of America has fallen down because of inefficiency in every bureau and department of the government of the United States... “ And he introduces a bill into the Senate that would retake the powers of the executive and the cabinet back into the legislative branch - specifically the Senate. The White House and the Wilson Administration fires back... [SOUND EFFECT] Dateline: January 22, 1918 From the headline of the Official Bulletin  - The government’s war gazette published by George Creel at the order of the President. President Wilson Answers Criticism by Senator Chamberlain Concerning Departmental Management of War - Claims he was not consulted on proposed legislation And the story includes: "When the President's attention was called to the speech made by Senator Chamberlain at a luncheon in New York on Saturday, he immediately inquired of Senator Chamberlain whether he had been correctly reported, and upon ascertaining from the Senator that he had been, the President felt it his duty to make the following statement:" [WILSON] Senator Chamberlain's statement as to the present inaction and ineffectiveness of the Government is an astonishing and absolutely unjustifiable distortion of the truth. As a matter of fact, the War Department has performed a task of unparallelled magnitude and difficulty with extraordinary promptness and efficiency. There have been delays and disappointments and partial miscarriages of plans, all of which have been drawn into the foreground and exaggerated by the investigations which have been in progress since the Congress assembled-investigators --- these drew indispensable officials of the department constantly away from their work and officers from their commands and contributed a great deal to such delay and confusion as had inevitably arisen. But, by comparison with what has been accomplished, these things, much as they were to be regretted, were Insignificant, and no mistake has been made which has been repeated. President Wilson closes with: My association and constant conference with the secretary of War have tought me to regard him as one of the ablest public officials I have ever known. It will soon be learned whether HE or his critics understand the business at hand. To say, as Senator Chamberlain did, that there is inefficiency in every department and bureau of the Government is to show such ignorance of actual conditions as to make it impossible to attach any importance to his statement. I am bound to infer that the statement sprang out of opposition to the administration's whole policy rather than out of any serious intention to reform its practice. John cooper interview President Woodrow Wilson is truly one of the most remarkable leaders this nation has had. In order to help us get to know him better we have invited John Milton Cooper Jr, an American historian, author, educator, and Former Senior Scholar at the Wilson Center to speak with us today. Welcome, John! [greetings] [Q1: John, Woodrow Wilson is considered one of the greatest American President ever - Was he? And why? ] [Q2: setup John.. Wilson seems like a bundles of contrasting ideas - He campaigns to keep America out of war - but then leads a declaration of war and fields on of the most intense war build ups and efforts in our history. He wants America to fight for freedom and liberty as he nationalized industries, gags dissent and attacks freedom of speech. ============= Q: How do all these contrasting ideas reconcile? ==============] [Q3: This is a man who had a huge effect on the nation and indeed on the world - what would you say his most remarkable achievement was as a President?] [Q4: As we hear the ongoing story of WWI on this podcast, what else should be understand about Wilson to help us keep it all --- and him in context?] [goodbyes] John Milton Cooper Jr is an American historian, author, and educator. Links to his biography of President Wilson and to the Wilson Center are in the podcast notes. Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/person/john-milton-cooper https://www.amazon.com/Woodrow-Wilson-John-Milton-Cooper/dp/0307277909 http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9F0CEED7133FE433A25752C2A9679C946996D6CF http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9F02E2D6133FE433A25751C2A9679C946996D6CF http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B02E3DF103FE433A25757C2A9679C946996D6CF http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=950CEEDF103FE433A25756C2A9679C946996D6CF http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9505E1D8143AEF33A25754C2A9679C946996D6CF http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9E02E1D8143AEF33A25754C2A9679C946996D6CF http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A07E4D7143AEF33A25754C2A9679C946996D6CF War in the Sky This week in War in the sky - we want to introduce you to General Billy Mitchell… a pretty extraordinary man. As World War 1 broke out, Billy Mitchell recognized the importance of aviation.  So in 1916, he learned to fly on his own nickel.  Heading to Europe, On January 20, 1918, Mitchell, now a Colonel - was promoted to Chief of the Air Service of the First Army. Colonel Mitchell found himself in command of more than 1,500 British, French and American aircraft - the largest "air force" ever assembled.   We will learn more about this leader and flyer over the coming months - a man who became the chief of air services this month 100 years ago in the war in the sky. See the podcast notes to learn more. Link: http://www.mitchellgallery.org/gen-mitchell/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Mitchell https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/the-billy-mitchell-court-martial-136828592/ https://www.army.mil/article/33680/william_billy_mitchell_the_father_of_the_united_states_air_force America Emerges: Military Stories from WW1 Welcome to the second installment of our new series: America Emerges: Military Stories from WWI --- with Military Historian, author and storyteller, Dr. Edward Lengel. Hi Ed [Exchange greeting] Ed - Your story this weeks rolls us back to September 1917 when America celebrated National Draft Day - the draft not being the most popular new law of the land - In New York there was a baseball game. We look forward to hearing the story! [ED LENGEL] Ed.. What are you going to tell us about next week? [ED LENGEL] Ed Lengel is an American military historian, author, and our new segment host for America Emerges: Military Stories from WWI. There are links in the podcast notes to Ed’s post about baseball? and his website as an author. Links:http://www.edwardlengel.com/doughboys-baseball-classic-game-polo-grounds-1917/ https://www.facebook.com/EdwardLengelAuthor/ http://www.edwardlengel.com/about/ [SOUND EFFECT] Great War Project Mike: Your story this week is about how the war is being considered in Europe as we roll into 1918. What is the headline? [MIKE POST] Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog. LINK: http://greatwarproject.org/2018/01/21/americans-now-in-german-gun-sites/ [SOUND EFFECT] The Great War Channel For videos on WWI go see our friends at  “The Great War Channel” on Youtube. This week’s new episodes include Assassination attempt on Lenin Central powers occupation of Italy British Pistols of WW1 And finally - Road Trips 2018 Next month, we have invited the host of The Great Wall Channel, Indy Neidell to join us and talk about how hosting this youtube channel for the past 4+ years has affected him… Meanwhile - Follow the link in the podcast notes or search for “the great war” on youtube. Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar World War One NOW It is time to fast forward into the present with WW1 Centennial News NOW - [SOUND EFFECT] this section is not about history, but rather - it explores what is happening NOW to commemorate the centennial of the War that changed the world! Commission News: Collective Sets In commission news: As we mentioned last week, the US mint has released a special 2018 WWI commemorative silver dollar - but also -- they created WWI service medallions commemorating the five military branches that fought in WWI - The Army, the Navy, The Marine Corps, the brand new Air Corps - later to become the Airforce, and the Coast Guard. These five special collector sets of Commemorative Silver Dollar and Service  medallions are being minted in very limited quantities and the only time in history - ever - that you will be able to buy them is between RIGHT NOW and February 20th, 2018… So you have less than a month to snag a piece of history with a collectors set - get one, get all five, but get them now. Go to WW1CC.org/coin that is / c o i n… or click on the link in the podcast notes. If you are listening to this podcast, clearly you already have some interest or connection to the centennial of WWI - this is the remembrance of this centennial you will want to keep and pass on to the next generation. But you have to do it NOW. link:www.ww1cc.org/Coin https://catalog.usmint.gov/coins/commemoratives/ A century in the making - America’s WW1 Memorial in Washington DC It’s time for our new 2018 segment: A century in the making - America’s WW1 Memorial in Washington DC. As our regular listeners know, we are building a national WWI Memorial at Pershing Park in the nation’s capitol. It’s a big project. It’s complicated. It’s hard. It’s been a long time coming. So in this segment we are bringing you along on an insider’s journey that explores this grand undertaking, the adventure, and the people behind it. Joe Weishaar - is our brilliant young visionary, who won the international design competition for this memorial -- He is also an Eagle Scout… a designation that just predates WWI. In fact, it turns out that the first Eagle Scout award was given to scout Arthur Rose Eldred in 1912. Now - Eldred actually goes on to join the Navy during WW1. He serves on convoys in the Atlantic and on a submarine chaser in the Mediterranean, surviving both a sinking ship and the Spanish Flu. Last week, Joe spoke at the Boy Scout’s annual midwest regional fundraiser. As an Eagle Scout himself, Joe helps us continue to strengthen the connection between the Boy Scouts and WW1. Welcome, Joe! [greetings] [Joe: when you spoke at the event last week - was it scouts, scout leadership or others? Who was the audience?] [How were you and your story received? [Joe: Do you think that your scouting experience influenced you or prepared you in entering and ultimately prevailing and winning the international design competition for the National WWI Memorial?] [Do you think the scouts are aware of the connections of scouting and WWI?] Something interesting came up this week in our research about WWI 100 years ago… Let me read you an excerpt from the January 21st, 1918 issue of the New York Times… The headline reads: WAR TASK FOR BOY SCOUTS Will Be Dispatch Bearers for Public Information Committee And the story reads: President Wilson has sent the following letter to Colin H. Livingstone, President of the Scout’s National Council: My Dear Mr. Livingstone: I desire to entrust the Boy Scouts of America with a new and important commission - to make them the government dispatch bearers in carrying to the homes of their community the pamphlets on the war prepared by the committee for Public Information. The excellent services performed by the Boy Scouts in the past encourages me to believe that this new task will be cheerfully and faithfully discharged. Your sincerely, President Woodrow Wilson http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9801E7D6133FE433A25752C2A9679C946996D6CF [Joe - any thoughts or comments on the story?] [goodbyes] Joe Weishaar is the winning designer of the international design competition for National WW1 Memorial in DC - The design lead for the project …. and an Eagle Scout! We are going to continue to bring you an insider’s view with stories about the epic undertaking to create America’s WWI memorial in our nation’s capital. Learn more at ww1cc.org/memorial Link: www.ww1cc.org/memorial http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/3968-designer-of-national-wwi-memorial-visits-joplin-for-scouting-event.html [SOUND EFFECT] Speaking WW1 And now for our feature “Speaking World War 1” - Where we explore the words & phrases that are rooted in the war  --- Soldiers in war treasure the personal effects they carry with them into battle-- photographs of loved ones, letters from home, trench art they spent hours creating, cigarettes, and souvenirs found on the battlefield. It’s their precious connection to the OTHER reality…. In the heat of battle, it’s easy to misplace or lose your trinkets, especially when a soldier is wounded and gets moved from the front by stretcher bearers and other men of the medical services.   For the British in WWI, with typical english wrye humor - they renamed their Royal Army Medical Corps - the RAMC to -  Rob All My Comrades! They gave a similar treatment to their mail services - the Royal Engineers Postal Services - the REPS - they got recast as postal pilferers with REPS - Rob Every Poor Soldier. Trench humor... Rob All My Comrades - and Rob Every Poor Soldier - recast acronyms from the trenches of WWI and this week’s speaking WWI phrases - See the podcast notes to learn more! link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nicknames_of_British_Army_regiments [SOUND EFFECT] Spotlight in the Media For our Spotlight in The Media section we have an exciting story this week. England’s Imperial War Museum has teamed up with famed Director Peter Jackson and asked him how he would tell the story of WWI. The director of the Lord of The Rings trilogy took on the challenge and announced the new project this week. Here is Peter Jackson speaking about telling the WWI story in a new and innovative way. [Peter Jackson interview] Follow the link in the podcast notes to see some sample footage of what Peter Jackson was talking about and to learn more about the project. Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePxpbDmykD4 https://www.facebook.com/iwm.london/videos/10155880426025479/ http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/peter-jackson-world-war-one-film-ww1-1202670953/ [SOUND EFFECT] 100 Cities/100 Memorials Moving on to our 100 Cities / 100 Memorials segment about the $200,000 matching grant challenge to rescue and focus on our local WWI memorials. This week we are profiling the Living Memorial to WW1 in Nitro, West Virginia  -- This project is in the 2nd round of grant application now being reviewed. With us tell us about their city and their WWI project is Rich Hively, president of the Nitro Historic Commission and Dave Casebolt, Mayor of the City of Nitro Welcome gentlemen! [greetings] [Mayor Casebolt, why do you call the city of Nitro a “Living Memorial to WW1” and where does the name Nitro come from?] [Rich, what are you proposing for the 100 Cities / 100 Memorials program?] [It sounds like a fascinating place - If I come to the city of Nitro - what will my experience be? ] [Thank you so much for being with us today!] [goodbyes] Rich Hively is president of Nitro Historic Commission and Dave Casebolt is Mayor of the city of Nitro, West Virginia. Learn more about the 100 Cities/100 Memorials project, and the Living WW1 Memorial in Nitro, by visiting the link at the podcast notes. Link: www.ww1cc.org/100memorials https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/nitro-to-build-world-war-i-memorial-park/article_5123ba42-d88e-55a7-aeb6-76ad82b248a1.html http://historyofnitro.com/ http://wchsnetwork.com/city-of-nitro-installs-wwi-doughboy-statue-at-new-living-memorial-park/ Link: www.ww1cc.org/100cities WW1 War Tech This week we starting another new segment for 2018, WW1 War Tech. We so frequently come across technology from the war that is utterly fascinating, and we look forward to sharing some of these technological curiosities with you -- not just weapons but also medical, communications and other tech that sprang up at that time. But today - it’s all about a “bigger than an elephant gun” shoulder fired german behemoth designed to … shoot tanks! With us is David L. O’Neal, creator of the “WWI Preservation Collection”, who very recently finished restoring this 1918 Tankgewehr, or Tank Gun! Welcome, David! [greetings] [To start, Before we get to this mean Mauser - how did you get into restoring WW1 era machines?] [Tell us about the 1918 Mauser -- how did you come across the one that you restored, and what makes this a unique and special tech of the era?] [On your website, you can see many images of the gun at every stage of repair and rebuild -- tell us about the process? Did you use any high tech to restore the WWI tech?] [Audience appeal to the restoration] [What happens to the Mauser now?] [Last quick question - What is your next project? ] [goodbyes] David L. O’Neal is the creator of the WWI Preservation Collection. Learn more about the Collection, and view images from the Tankgewehr restoration, by following the link in the podcast notes. Link: http://www.ww1history.com/parking-lot.html The Buzz - WW1 in Social Media Posts And that brings us to the buzz - the centennial of WW1 this week in social media with Katherine Akey - Katherine, what do you have for us this week? Hi Theo! Atlas Obscura Both of our stories this week take us down into the trenches. First, we’ll head over to Atlas Obscura to an article about a rare example of a well preserved World War One trench.  The trench is part of the British lines in Sanctuary Wood, also known as Hill 62. The Belgian Farmer who once owned the land returned to it after the war and chose to leave the trenches as he found them. Sanctuary Wood now operates as a memorial and museum. When you visit you can climb down into the ruins of the original trenches, and the museum includes many items the farmer found and collected over the years on the property: rifles encrusted with mud, German steel helmets riddled with bullet holes, and a collection of period stereoscope photographs of the battlefield. See images of the trenches, dugouts and shell holes by visiting the link in the podcast notes. link:https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/sanctuary-wood-museum School Maneuvers Lastly for the week, we’ll head to Kent, Ohio, where school children recently got a very hands-on lesson about WW1. Armed with homemade cardboard pistols, rifles and machine guns, (and a few snowballs here and there), ninth-grade students of Theodore Roosevelt High School waged a mock battle complete with generals barking orders and medics running over to attend to the “wounded”, dragging them away from the battle on sleds over the snow. This exercise was a first for the school, involving 50 advanced world history students divided into French and German forces. Each student received a card with their role and tasks to execute during the simulation--and after. Generals who designed battle plans and fortifications would have to write condolence letters for lost troops. Soldiers would pen journals and medics would record their cases and actions, while journalists would assemble a newspaper account of the action and interviews. After the battle, the students enjoyed hot chocolate and genuine Army MREs -- meals-ready-to-eat. Read more about this unique project by following the link in the podcast notes. That’s it this week for the Buzz! link:http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/01/cold_lessons_of_trench_warfare.html Outro Thank you for listening to another episode of WW1 Centennial News. We also want to thank our guests... John Milton Cooper Jr, author, educator and historian Ed Lengel, military historian, author and storyteller Mike Shuster curator for the Great War Project Blog Joe Weishaar, architect and National WW1 Memorial designer Rich Hively from the WW1 Living memorial in Nitro, West Virginia David O’Neal, creator of the WWI Preservation Collection Katherine Akey, the shows line producer and the commission's social media director… And I am Theo Mayer - your host. The US World War One Centennial Commission was created by Congress to honor, commemorate and educate about WW1. Our programs are to-- inspire a national conversation and awareness about WW1; this podcast is a part of that…. Thank you! We are bringing the lessons of the 100 years ago into today's classrooms; We are helping to restore WW1 memorials in communities of all sizes across our country; and of course we are building America’s National WW1 Memorial in Washington DC. We want to thank commission’s founding sponsor the Pritzker Military Museum and Library and the Starr foundation for their support. The podcast can be found on our website at ww1cc.org/cn   on  iTunes and google play ww1 Centennial News, and on Amazon Echo or other Alexa enabled devices. Just say: Alexa: Play W W One Centennial News Podcast. Our twitter and instagram handles are both @ww1cc and we are on facebook @ww1centennial. Thank you for joining us. And don’t forget to share the stories you are hearing here today about the war that changed the world! [music] REPS -  Royal Engineers Postal Service --- OR Really Exceptions Podcast Stories! I love acronyms! So long!

In this episode, we'll trace the ancient history of cataract treatments, leading to the modern revolutionary invention of the intraocular lens implant. As well, the story of Sir Harold Ridley and his inspiration for inventing this implant will be told, including the connection to WWII royal air force fighter pilots.  Correction: In the podcast, the date given for joining the Royal Army Medical Corps was erroneously given as 1931. It was, in fact, 1941.

Dr Jessica Meyer (Leeds) gives a talk for the Globalising and Localising the Great War seminar series.

This week we will feature an interview with Tug Hartley who is portrayed as the main squad medic in the newly released movie Kilo Two Bravo. Tug was born into an Army family in 1980 and raised in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. He joined the Royal Engineers September 1997 (Age17) specialised in mine warfare, demolishions and communications. Tug then transferred to the Royal Army Medical Corps in 2003 and posted to 23 Air Assault Medical Sqn to support the Parachute Battalions.He has had combat operational tours in Afghanistan-2004, Oman-2005, Afghanistan-2006, Lebanon-2006 and Afghanistan again in 2006 Tug is now working in the security sector as a risk mitigation and medical instructor and is supporting a number of military charities. Tug is happily married and they have three great sons.   

Libby Purves meets journalist Andrew Davidson; jazz musician Courtney Pine; actor Rula Lenska and Sikh chaplain Amrik Singh. Andrew Davidson's grandfather Fred was a doctor who served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War. Posted to the Western Front with the 1st Battalion Cameronians, he packed his folding camera alongside his medical equipment and began to secretly document life in the trenches. Andrew's book, Fred's War, gives a rare insight into life on the front line during the early stages of the Great War. Fred Davidson was one of the first medics to win the Military Cross. Fred's War - A Doctor in the Trenches is published by Short Books. Jazz saxophonist Courtney Pine CBE has spent the past 20 years taking jazz out of its purist confines to a wider audience. Performing his album House of Legends, Courtney is appearing at the EFG London Jazz Festival. The album features his soprano saxophone exclusively for the first time and draws on his African-Caribbean roots, spotlighting the musical styles of merengue, ska, mento and calypso. House of Legends is on Destin-E World Records. Actor Rula Lenska was born Roza Maria Laura Leopoldyna Lubienska to Polish aristocrats - refugees who fled the country during the Second World War. Rula found fame in the 1970s as 'Q' in the television series Rock Follies and her career has included roles in Minder, To the Manor Born, Doctor Who and Coronation Street. On stage she appeared in the Vagina Monologues and Calendar Girls. Rula - My Colourful Life, is published by Biteback Publishing. Amrik Singh is a Sikh chaplain at London's Heathrow Airport. Between his chaplaincy and his role as a Heathrow ramp agent, he lives his life according to Sikh philosophies and traditions and shares his Sikhism with his co-workers and passengers. He recently appeared on 4thought, a moral, religious and ethical TV series on Channel 4. Producer: Paula McGinley.

This week Libby Purves is joined by Professor Chris Rapley, Boyd Clack, Elisabeth Parry and Jamelia. Professor Chris Rapley MBE is the Director of the Science Museum in London. Before that he was Director of the British Antarctic Survey. The new high tech, interactive 'Atmosphere' gallery opened last week and aims to outline the basics of climate science and explain about human activity and our impact on weather patterns. The Science Museum will be the first and only museum in the UK to display an Antarctic ice core, an object many scientists consider to be pivotal in the study of climate science. The 'Atmosphere' gallery is at the Science Museum, London SW7. Boyd Clack is a Welsh actor, writer and musician. In his memoir 'Kisses Sweeter Than Wine' he tells of how an ordinary lad from Tonyrefail via Vancouver learns to cope with the early loss of his father and abandonment by his widowed mother. After leaving the Welsh valleys to seek fame and fortune in Australia and Canada, it was a chance audition at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff that ultimately changed his life and set him on a course to become a cult actor. 'Kisses Sweeter Than Wine' is published by Parthian Books. Elisabeth Parry sang with the Staff Band of the Royal Army Medical Corps as a soprano soloist during the Second World War and toured with them in Britain and the Middle East. She was voted Forces sweetheart for Paiforce (Pacific and Iraq Force). She went on to launch the Wigmore Hall Lunch Hour Concerts for young musicians, sang for a Glyndebourne First Night and set up and ran her own opera touring company for fifty-six years. Her memoir Thirty Men & A Girl - A Singer's Memoirs of War, Mountains, Travel, and always Music is published by Allegra. Jamelia is the MOBO award-winning R&B singer songwriter. She features in a new Channel Four series 'The House That Made Me' in which celebrities examine how the past has shaped the person they are today. They visit their former homes, which have been transformed to look as they did when they were teenagers and are reunited with family and old friends and acquaintances, some of whom they haven't seen since they left home. 'The House That Made Me' is on Channel Four.