
End of the clinical year, and why I didn’t apply for a job
As the clinical year comes to an end, it’s a huge time of transition and looking towards the future. Since…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A well meaning family member took me out for lunch the other day, and told me that I was lucky…
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…