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Dr Marilena Giannoudi interviews Dr Toby Merriman about the role and challenges of being a medical registrar.

In this episode, Dr Marilena Giannoudi talks with Dr Toby Merriman about what it means to be the medical registrar. Based on research during his Masters in Medical Education, Dr Merriman discusses the different ways that people cope with being the medical registrar and some of the benefits of this difficult but rewarding position. Dr Toby Merriman is an Acute Medicine Registrar working in NHS Lothian. While completing a Masters in Medical Education at the University of Dundee, he became interested in professional identity formation and the socialisation factors that influence this complex process. Inspired by his own experience, he studied the professional identity of the medical registrar for his Masters research. Along with his clinical work, he maintains an interest in simulation, clinical education and narrative research. Dr Marilena Giannoudi is a cardiology registrar based in Leeds. She is Co-Chair of the Trainees and Members & Committee, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and is currently undertaking a PhD. Recording date: 24 March 2026 --Links-- JRCPTB Specialties - https://www.thefederation.uk/training/specialties Physician Higher Specialty Training Recruitment…

People in this episode

Host: Dr Marilena Giannoudi

Guest: Dr Toby Merriman

Topics covered

• medical registrar
• professional identity
• medical education
• acute medicine
• clinical education

Keywords

• medical registrar
• professional identity
• acute medicine
• clinical education
• simulation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NHS Lothian, University of Dundee, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, JRCPTB, Higher Education Academy

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