My Journey: From International Medical Graduate to Research Fellowship

Relocating to UK and starting work as an FY1 is an exciting and challenging process. I am a native of […]

What Have You Gained?

Description of poem: I wanted to write a reflective piece on my journey through the Foundation programme – highlighting with […]

On call: panic mode activated

Profoundly dreading my first on-call, that also happened to be my first-ever shift as a doctor. I couldn’t help but […]

Starting F1 as an IMG: A Journey of Growth 

Starting F1 can only be described as wonderfully terrifying and terrifyingly wonderful. Add to that the experience of being an […]

Redefining Progress: My Less Than Full Time (LTFT) Foundation Journey

Having my daughter in my final year of medical school was arguably one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. […]

A Sharp Scratch

You’re going to feel a sharp scratch – don’t  Worry about a thing.  I’m a professional,  I do this every […]

The First Daffodils of Spring: Confirming Death as an FY1

When faced with death one enters this mental space of uninhabited neutrality; Perhaps it’s a form of protection or perhaps […]

Meeting local people through music

14 years ago at age 10 I attended a local brass band concert and was truly inspired, ever since then, […]

FY1 Diary Entries

Entry 1 I sat alone in the doctor’s office staring wryly at the ugly, part- broken bleep I had placed […]

Language, History, and Art. My non-medical side of a doctor’s life

Throughout my artistic career, I have dedicated myself to portraits. was interested in the human form, especially facial expressions. However, […]