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In this episode, Martin speaks to Ian Fussell, a Professor and Associate Pro Vice Chancellor at the University of Exeter – and once GP partner. He talks to Martin about combining science with poetry and storytelling at the COP26 and COP27 climate change conferences, making a music album about the climate crisis, using humanities in undergraduate medical education, and the importance of trust.
Episode transcript available at bma.org.uk/inspiringdoctors
You can find information on Exeter as a City of Literature at www.exetercityofliterature.com/
The One Chance Left album can be found on Spotify at https://spoti.fi/3PlIBR9
The two poems mentioned are Forgetfulness, by Billy Collins, available at: poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/37695/forgetfulness
And In The Theatre, by Dannie Abse, available at: poetryfoundation.org/poems/48469/in-the-theatre ; with a reading by the author at: poetrystation.org.uk/poems/in-the-theatre
The interviewees on this podcast are just a selection of those who communicate medicine in fantastic ways. To join the conversation on social media and tell us about doctors whose communication skills inspired you, tag @TheBMA on Twitter and Instagram, and use #InspiringDoctors. For more information visit: bma.org.uk/inspiringdoctors
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