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Leaving Medicine

  • 06-09-2016 9:03pm
    #1
    Rick Dagless
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭


    Any former Junior Doctors here who have packed it all in?


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  • #2
    Arbie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 882 ✭✭✭Arbie


    Seriously contemplate it every few weeks. Several friends have left clinical medicine for medical education and some others changed completely to IT, management consulting, law, etc. All for different reasons and at different career stages. 1 friend was 6 months away from end of general surgery SpR - took some guts after a decade as an NCHD but it was the right choice for him.


  • #3
    Jentle Grenade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 415 ✭✭Jentle Grenade


    An SHO on my girlfriend's last team left in July. Off to a research role abroad. Pretty ballsy move I think, he seems to be having a ball too so fair play to him.


  • #4
    take everything
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,810 ✭✭✭take everything


    All the time.
    There's some statistic, if i'm not mistaken, that says the majority of doctors that have left the profession are happy that they did.


  • #5
    Rick Dagless
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭Rick Dagless


    It genuinely seems an awful job that's not worth it


  • #6
    whiteandgreen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭whiteandgreen


    Hi, From reading the above, it seems the future of medicine in Ireland is uncertain. I'm a mature student about to embark on a medical course and am trying to be realistic about future prospects. Would you do it all again? or indeed recommend a different career?
    Many thanks


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  • #7
    his_dudeness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 229 ✭✭his_dudeness


    I wouldn't do it again, but glad I've done what I've done. Intern year once is enough.


  • #8
    Nonoperational
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭Nonoperational


    Rick Dagless wrote: »
    It genuinely seems an awful job that's not worth it

    Nonsense.


  • #9
    Icemancometh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 869 ✭✭✭Icemancometh


    Nonoperational wrote: »
    Nonsense.

    Why is that? I got through it, but I know friends of mine who had brutal jobs and nearly packed it in. I know others who did.


  • #10
    Nonoperational
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭Nonoperational


    Icemancometh wrote: »
    Why is that? I got through it, but I know friends of mine who had brutal jobs and nearly packed it in. I know others who did.

    I don't at all agree that it's an awful job. I think it's a great job, I love going to work every day (unless there is OPD :pac:).


  • #11
    Rick Dagless
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭Rick Dagless


    Nonoperational wrote: »
    Nonsense.

    There are good days and there are bad days but overall it's awful. No longer see the attraction


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  • #12
    Nonoperational
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭Nonoperational


    Rick Dagless wrote: »
    There are good days and there are bad days but overall it's awful. No longer see the attraction

    You're obviously not cut out for it, no shame in that. I happen to like it.


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