There are many different healthcare professions that aim to keep the people of an ever changing population fit and healthy. Podiatrists are healthcare professionals that provide preventative care, diagnosis and treatment of patients with foot and lower limb injuries and abnormalities in order to improve mobility.

Is your career goal to run a successful business or work as an NHS or private consultant, work part time or train as a surgeon? Perhaps you want to get a management position or work with children, become a medical researcher, work abroad or even work with a professional sports team.

Deepak Prasher, Professor of Audiology at the UCL Ear Institute and author of the recent Widex UK Noise Report talks to Get Smaart about bionic ears and the challenges and excitement of a career in audiology.

What is Audiology?

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Get Smaart talk to Yemisi Solanke, a BSc Hons in Applied Biology and Pharmacology Graduate from North London, about her role as a Research Scientist. I work within a 40 strong Biology department at GlaxoSmithKline, one of the worlds largest pharmaceutical companies.

When you are looking for information on a career as an Audiologist it is very confusing because we are known by many different titles such as: Physiological Measurement Technician (PMT), Medical Technical Officer (MTO), and Clinical Physiologist.