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Top tips for radiology applicants - virtual event series: Part 1 24 Nov 2020

This video series consists of four exciting lectures on key topics for applications delivered by highly esteemed radiology consultants, it also includes the live Q&A we hosted during the event. We also had a morning of three interactive workshops with our 'top tips' delivered by radiology trainees from our 'Young professionals and trainee' Special Interest Group (SIG) and other radiology department professionals. This is a high yield video for anyone interested in applying to radiology. 

The session was moderated by:
Dr Meghavi Mashar, Radiology Registrar, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Lauren Matthews, Medicine Teaching Fellow, Northwick Park Hospital

Register for part 2 here:
Top tips for radiology applicants - virtual event series: Part 2 - Wednesday 9 December 2020 
Trainee Top Tips Virtual Workshop - Saturday 12 December 2020 

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Duration:116 mins


Speaker info

Dr Elizabeth Dick

Dr Elizabeth Dick BSc MBBS MRCP FRCR MD has worked as a Consultant Radiologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London since 2002. She completed her radiology training in London at St Bartholomew’s, the Royal Free and Great Ormond Street Hospitals. She undertook a two year Body MRI fellowship at Imperial College, earning her doctorate in the process, followed by a Musculoskeletal Fellowship at Duke University, North Carolina, US, with Professor Clyde Helms. As the Trauma and Emergency Radiology Lead she set up Imperial College as a Major Trauma Centre. She also set up an Imaging-Primary Healthcare Liaison Service for the area. Dr Dick is a Director of Medical Education at Imperial College and leads the Faculty Development Programme as well as running a Maternity Mentorship Scheme for the Trust. She mentors, interviews, recruits and educates future doctors from school age onwards. She was an Examiner for the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) from 2010 to 2014. She has set up several popular national courses including the Fellowship of Royal College of Radiology IIB (FRCR) Royal Free Course and a Body MRI Workshop. She has a keen interest in emerging technology, and set up the first-wave training website for the RCR in 2000. She has published a CD, two books, several chapters and more than 50 peer reviewed and non peer reviewed articles. Dr Dick has a national and international profile, publishing and speaking worldwide. She is Past President of the British Society of Emergency of Radiology (2014-2017) and President Elect of the European Society of Emergency Radiology (ESER). She developed the webinar programmes for the ESER, a key part of the new European Diploma in Emergency Radiology (EDER).

Dr Jeanette Dickson

Dr Jeanette Dickson graduated from Glasgow University and trained in medicine and oncology in Glasgow and Eastbourne. She undertook a MD in “predicting intrinsic radiosensitivity” at the Paterson Institute, Manchester. Jeanette also completed her training at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, where she was appointed a consultant in 2002 and later served as Clinical Director for 5 years. Her main interest is the multimodality management of thoracic malignancies.


Dr Dickson has a significant interest in education, having held a number of roles including RCR Tutor, Clinical Tutor and Training Programme Director, culminating in her becoming the inaugural Head of School of Clinical Oncology for London and Kent Surry Sussex Deaneries for 4 years. She has been closely involved with the RCR for 10 years, holding office first as Medical Director, Professional Practice and then Vice President. She was elected as President from September 1st 2019.