Category: Humans of the Foundation Programme
When the Hospital Follows You Home: finding purpose from transitioning from medical student to resident doctor
As a foundation year two doctor, I reflect on my evolving relationship with medicine and the complex interplay between identity, […]
The Yellow Wallpaper and the Baby Blues: A Book Review with Historical Context
‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a ten-page short story chronicling a new mother’s descent into postpartum depression […]
The Left Field Shift: embracing the unexpected opportunities of rural medicine
Moving to Aberystwyth for Foundation Training was quite an unexpected plot twist to say the least. I was hoping to […]
A love letter to Grief
A love letter to Grief because you’ve taught me more about love than life ever could. You’ve made me realise […]
The Impostor Among Us
I put on my badge, my name clear and true, Foundation Doctor, FY2. I know the rota, the ward, the […]
The Childhood Dream vs Reality
When I was younger, I jumped between a few career options. “I want to be a doctor, I like this […]
Captain
Reflection This poem was written in my FY1 year, after the first time I saw a patient die, which was […]
Through a glass darkly, but then face-to-face: Parkinson’s post-pandemic
SURFACE TENSION Parkinson’s is a clinical diagnosis. There are no blood tests, or signs on a scan which can conclusively […]
What does a 175g of plastic have to do with being a doctor?
Often when people ask what I do outside of medicine, I tell them I play frisbee, and will often get […]
FAO FY2- Are we doing enough to make ourselves understood?
I was inspired to write a piece about medical acronyms and jargon. On an elderly care ward round, an experienced […]