E117: Heather Williams MBE - Consultant Medical Physicist

Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara catch up with Heather Williams MBE as part of the Education and Workforce Development series (part 44).Discussion about Heather’s career, the role of a physicist, and the importance of women and non-binary people in science. To use this podcast as CPD, look at these reflection points: 1) Reflect on how you first found out about your profession and career routes.2) Consider how you can help improve access for women and non-binary people within your profession.3) Look at the Science Grrl website: https://sciencegrrl.co.uk/.Complete this form for your accredited digital badge: https://bit.ly/3GbtR1X.Links from podcast:Wikipedia Heather Williams(physicist) - WikipediaScienceGrrl’s website Home - ScienceGrrlDiscovery of the positron, including THAT photo: Positron - WikipediaNational PET Imaging Platform (using total body PETCT): National PET Imaging Platform | NPIPIntroduction to total body PETCT and the physicists who designed it (also suitable for use in schools): How does physics allow us to look inside the body? - Futurum(futurumcareers.com)Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM): https://www.ipem.ac.uk/STEM ambassadors: https://www.stem.org.uk/stem-ambassadors Society of Radiographers Careers, Promotion and Outreach Group: https://www.sor.org/about/get-involved/special-interest-groups/careers-promotion-and-outreach-groupSociety of Radiographers Promoting the Profession Resources: https://www.sor.org/about/about-radiography/promotional-resourcesIf anyone knows someone they think deserves an MBE, here are details of how you nominate them Nominate someone for an honour or award: Overview - GOV.UK(www.gov.uk)Please like and subscribe to Rad Chat on your podcast library.Our links:Link Tree:https://linktr.ee/radchat Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/RadChatPodcast/ Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/rad__chat/ LinkedIn:https://uk.linkedin.com/company/radtalk Tik Tok:https://www.tiktok.com/@rad_chat Twitter:https://twitter.com/rad__chat?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radchat2259Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke.