Graduate Entry Medicine
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There was whining in my head when I woke up this evening. It sounded a bit like this… “It’s Friday night FFS! Everyone’s winding down. But I’m headed to work through the weekend in addition to a full-on week.” And after that… “People sleep at night whilst I head to work. Again! It’s not normal.”…
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“Have you ever cured anyone?” I was thumbing through medical notes with my Consultant Psychiatrist (CP) one afternoon, having seen a few too many patients who were perpetually in Mental Health Services. I felt I had no talent for it and out came the question. My CP replied in an affably egalitarian manner, asking me if I had ever seen an Endocrinologist cure diabetes. Psychiatrists,…
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Last summer I set up a twitter account for queries on useful stuff for Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) applications. It’s a tiny space for friends to tweet/ Direct Message their questions, & form a support network if retraining to be a medic is their thing. I must say that the passion and determination folks show for retraining to be a doctor is…
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I was directed by my busy Consultant to take a medical history. So I walked over to this elderly gentleman to find out what had happened to bring him to hospital. He barely answered my questions, choosing instead to tell me all about his wife. I felt my impatience rising. “The Consultant will get called into something else”, I began to…
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My other half, John and I blog about our life as we retrain. John wants to be a teacher and I am training to be a medical doctor. So why do I need this platform? For one simple reason- the blog John and I share is what I see as our home life.There are plenty of lessons, tips, stories, and…
The Chatterjee-Woolmans 