
Acceptance – why don’t I like medicine?
I’ve been resisting this feeling for a very long time. In 2015, I began to realise medicine wasn’t for me….
Resources for medics questioning everything.
I’ve been resisting this feeling for a very long time. In 2015, I began to realise medicine wasn’t for me….
Back to step one, but let’s do it properly and in depth. What are the barriers I’m self-imposing in my…
Up until now, choosing my partner has been the only real life decision I’ve properly made. I have a quite…
Woah. 2022 has been a year full of ups and downs. I figured it would have been a year of…
My recent posts have been heavy and a little dark. However, I believe there is a strong power in self…
So yesterday I was speaking with my partner about the same old issues. We kind of run in circles…much to…
If you’ve read my other posts it’s no secret that I want to leave medicine. But why haven’t I done…
I’ve written a similar post about whether I should quit or stay. My previous post was written as if I…
…if I could go back in time The other day I was reflecting on the past few years, and realised…
During internship and residency you start to think about the future. What specialty do you want to do? What job…
It’s been a while since my last post, and a lot has been happening. I’m working as a locum in…
I’ve spoken about the book by ex-doctor Adam Kay This Is Going to Hurt, now it’s time to speak about…
When you decide to become a doctor you’re usually wanting to help others, and maybe even save lives. Caring for…
I’m sure you’ve heard this line before – your life will begin at consultancy. I have to say I’m over…
And here we go again. I’ve fallen back into my old habits. History has a way of repeating itself. My…
It was the end of internship, I had a chronic sore throat, weight loss, no appetite, nausea, and epigastric pain….
There’s a lot of posts about the negative health aspects of doctors. Today I wanted to shift the mindset in…
Imposter syndrome is something we’ve all heard of. It’s often a label thrown around and assigned to people who doubt…
If you’re reading my blog you’re probably a medical student or junior doctor who is struggling with medicine. Maybe you’re…
Being a medical student and junior doctor is tough. With each transition you can be thrown into new uncomfortable experiences…
Troubled sleep, change in mood, intrusive memories, feelings of isolation, excessive worry, changed appetite, difficulty in enjoying what you normally…
Two days ago a junior doctor in Australia left court. She is being charged for being involved in a fatal…
While writing my previous blog post my mind finally clicked. After years of being unsure and clouded about what I…
It’s official. I have been unemployed for two weeks now. Going from full time junior doctoring to no work whatsoever…
As I near the end of residency I’m realising that maybe I’m only saying goodbye to medicine as I know…
These past few weeks I’ve been feeling pretty calm and collected (on my holidays). As my annual leave is about…
When you begin to want to change your current situation in medicine there can be a few fears surrounding this….
I have eleven shifts left, starting Monday. Currently I’m on annual leave and enjoying my final few days before returning…
My family is a collision of ethnicities in the cultural melting pot that is my city. One side having been…
I don’t think anyone in January 2020 could’ve predicted that we’d be in our third year of a global pandemic…
Though a lot of my posts were written after a difficult day at work, medicine isn’t all bad. Today I…
COVID-19 case numbers are rising daily. Worldwide there are over 2.5 million new cases daily. The new variant, Omicron, is…
Since the pandemic started governments around the world have been thanking healthcare workers. A perfect example is the applauding from…
As I start to near the end of my residency I feel strange. It’s what I’ve waited for these past…
Omicron has swept the world this December. First identified in South Africa in late November, it has quickly spread throughout…
The state government has just revealed that they are thinking of lifting COVID-19 isolation for healthcare workers. This is in…
If you’re reading this then you’re probably like me. A doctor rethinking their whole career choice. It can feel lonely…
I’m on the home stretch of finishing my residency, I have exactly 11 shifts left. Before Christmas, New Years and…
As the clinical year comes to an end, it’s a huge time of transition and looking towards the future. Since…
Since my first year in medical school I’ve taken a total of two years off from my medical career. Each…
Australia was doing great, we were at zero cases daily for months. Everyone was out, restaurants were open, even bars….
Multipotentialite, renaissance person, polymath, slashers… I recently watched a TED talk by Emilie Wapnick that explored why not everyone has…
One of the most useful blog posts I’ve read in a while Five Tips for Handling the Emotional Side of…
Today I found myself with that familiar sense of dread I feel before starting a shift in the hospital. I…
Simone Biles has drawn headlines by leaving the all round finals of the Olympic Games in artistic gymnastics. The reigning…
If you’re anything like me, you’re desperately searching for answers. You may also be looking for someone else who feels…
Reflecting on my past two years working as a doctor I’ve realised how important your team is. A supportive team…
Episode One – Physician training to management consulting Are you googling alternative careers for doctors? The list given can be…
When you imagine yourself leaving the world of medicine you often wonder if you have any transferable skills. Inserting an…
When you start to question your career choice it can throw you into emotional turmoil. You may look into the…
One of the hardest things to deal with once you enter the work force is leaving work at work. As…
I have had an okay year so far as a junior doctor. It is better than my intern year. My…
Bullying and discrimination in the medical profession is more common than you think. I believe a lot of people experience…
It was an average day in the emergency department. People waiting, and less than enough doctors rostered to work that…
The rollercoaster ride of being a doctor means that your high moments are a rush of adrenaline, and yet your…
Medicine comes with a lot of challenges, one of them being shift work. My past 1.5 years have been spent…
My four day long weekend has been spent largely in bed, sleeping. Nursing a sore throat and general fatigue, keeping…
I was watching the series Where the Wild Men Are, a show about people who have left the modern world…
I don’t know if you’re also questioning if you like being a doctor. I have been giving it a go…
Following on from my previous post on burnout and the signs of it, I thought it was fitting to write…
Medical error is a name we put to human mistakes in medicine. Mistakes that can lead to a range of…
It’s getting to that point where I am seriously considering not showing up to work tomorrow. I don’t know if…
In the world of medicine this is something we hear all too often. “Just one more year”. Just finish med…
How to recognise the signs of burnout, and what to do. Doctors have been found to have higher rates of…
I was thinking about why you should be careful with telling anyone your new idea. This post is about protecting…
A well meaning family member took me out for lunch the other day, and told me that I was lucky…
Not that you need an example, why not be a trail blazer? But just in case. I decided to research…
Following on from my previous post about living someone else’s dream. Your dream isn’t about what makes you happy. It…
You’re at a dinner party and someone asks you ‘what do you do?’ You realise you need to come out…
I knew my first year as a doctor would probably be one of my toughest. What I didn’t expect was…
Wow, today I had probably one of the best work days of my medical career. I was working in Fast…
So you think you can make a choice of what you want to be when you grow up, and be…
The question The question that was asked to everyone who ever applied for medical school. Every interviewee is sat down…
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