We’re delighted to introduce our newest guest writer, Balanced Medics, a fellow career-questioning doctor and writer who is at the beginning of the transition journey. Love this article? Check out the blog for more or their podcast. It’s been a number of years since I realised that medicine isn’t the profession for me. This process …
Fear of failure and why I haven’t left medicine yet Read More »
When you’re trying to change career, receiving unsolicited advice from people around you is a common and infuriating experience. Ex-doctor Anjalee Perera offers six strategies to deal with it.
I’m having a bit of a nightmare navigating the delicate social quagmire of speaking to another doctor when you’re a patient who also happens to be an ex-doctor. It’s always a bit strange being treated and cared for when your job is to treat and care for others, but now that I’m no longer working clinically, it feels even …
It felt so cool getting my full GMC registration. In a weird, geeky way it felt like the James Bond part of a medical degree – a Licence to Practice! I was strangely proud and excited. But today I gave it up. It was so easy to do – just a simple form to fill …
There’s not long left to vote in the BMA referendum on the new junior contract… but what is the right choice? Yes or No?
I am so pleased to be able to publish this guest blog by River, writer of Hanging Round the Inkwell. She’s a doctor who’s had her fair share of bends in the medical career road, and talking to her is a solace to me. Her reflection is a pithy insight into something every doctor has either thought …
I feel very rested. I’ve just come back from a wonderful skiing holiday in the French Alps, and aside from the terror of voluntarily throwing myself down a frozen mountain, it was a chance for me to relax and reset. I did a bit of soul searching while I was away. There’s something about fresh …
Trouble in Paradise: the Type A personality effect Read More »