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My Experiences and Advice
 My Experiences and Advice ... qualifications? What are the ups and downs of the profession?Newest Review: ... else. But in general practice you get a real chance to build long-term relationships with your patients. You ask them to come back next week or next month. They come back (usually!). You chat to them about their health, but also (more importantly?) their concerns, their lives, their families, what's going on in the news... and then, before you know it, they are thanking you for listening, ... more ... and giving you bottles of whisky for Christmas. You tell me - is that job satisfaction or what?! Bleep free. Hospital doctors dread their bleeps/pagers. Their lives are ruled by them. One of my colleagues broke down at 2 in the morning, after continual...more |
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My Experiences and Advice: Peak Practice it ain't! (935 words)
by chrispitts - written on 11.10.01 (Very useful, 36 readings)
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Let me make this very clear right from the start... I HATED hospital medicine. With a vengeance. There was absolutely nothing I enjoyed about it. No, sorry, one thing - I met my wife during my Accident and Emergency job - I guess that was a bonus! So, having slaved through medical school, suffered house-jobs (and despite what people say, 72 hour on-calls still happen from time to time), and tolerated various specialities (Care of the Elderly, Accident and Emergency, Obs/Gynae, and ENT/Ophthalmology, for anyone interested!), I finally made it to "General Practice Land". If you're picturing General Practice Land as being pink and fluffy, ...
