Just Do It
Have you ever had an urge to DO SOMETHING, anything – to write a blog, to connect with someone on Linkedin, to start up a conversation with a stranger – but the more you thought about it and the more time went by, the less of an “urge” it became? Until – perhaps the next day […]
Are You a Doctor Stuck for Alternative Career Options (Beyond Pharma and Management Consulting)? Do THIS!!
When clinical work no longer appeals, doctors and other healthcare professionals often wonder “What other options do I have so that I could still use my medical / healthcare background?” Let me share a 3-step approach to finding roles that you may not have considered before. For clarity’s sake, I am going to use 2 big employer […]
Doctors Leaving Medicine Have Wasted Taxpayers’ Money!
One of the most ridiculous comments I hear about doctors leaving clinical practice is “Doctors who leave medicine have wasted taxpayers’ money”. This statement is invariably followed by a guesstimate “Doesn’t it take more than £500k to train one doctor?”. Whenever someone spends 5-6 years at medical school, plus however many years as a junior doctor, but […]
How to get “unstuck” in your career.
Many people get “stuck” thinking about their next job or career move. It’s easier to know what you don’t want in your working life, but can be more difficult to define what you do want. And as we’ve heard from Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland”, if you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there. So don’t leave important […]
Why Every Doctor Must Use Linkedin
While more and more professionals leverage the power of Linkedin, most medical doctors remain sceptical – at least in the UK. There are plenty of reasons for this, which I will explore in the near future. In this article, I’d like to share just a few reasons why every doctor should actively use Linkedin. 1) It’s massive […]
Run, Doctors, Run! (While You Still Can)
The Department of Health (DoH) is proposing to lock newly qualified doctors into working for the NHS for a period of time, potentially 5 years. This “Medical Conscription” policy will see doctors who quit working for the NHS before the end of that lock-in period “paying back” the cost of their training. The public consultation on this matter […]