Listen to the 5th episode of Global Careers Calls in which we will explore the Tropical Medicine and Infectious diseases sector accompanied as usual by the deputy head of the University of London Career service, Laura Brammar. Chris currently works as senior consultant based at Sheffield Hospital NHS Trust besides being a senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Sheffield. His special interests include OPAT, viral hepatitis, tropical infection, and bone and joint infection.

He received his medical degree from University of Ilorin in Nigeria; successively he completed his PGDip and MSc in Infectious Diseases in 2011 and 2013 from the University of London and finally he also carried out a specialty training in infectious diseases and medical microbiology in Cardiff.

We hope you enjoy it!

Key points

[01:24] - What and when did you studied at the University of London?

[01:46] - How will you describe yourself when you enrolled for your course: a career starter, a career developer or a career changer?

[02:18] - How did you become a consultant physician for an NHS hospital?

[03:47] - In which countries and cities have you practiced your profession as a Trop Med doctor?

[04:30] - Chris previous work experience in Nigeria, his native country

[05:43] - How to deal with unexpected changes in the workplace?

[08:11] - Are there any organizations in this field that our students could join?

[13:15] - Placement and working opportunities offered by professional organizations

[14:37] - What advice would you give to a younger version of yourself looking to embark on this professional route? 

[16:16] - Does your professional field and NHS give space to multidisciplinary work?

Notes and links:

ESCMID - European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Its mission is to improve the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infection-related diseases. This is achieved by promoting and supporting research, education, training, and good medical practice.

ESCMID offers many benefits to members and accepts new worldwide membership applications.

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