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Some good news

Postby Vic » Sat 04 Oct 2008 10:09 am

I just found out yesterday that I passed my last lot of medical Finals exams and am thus now finally qualified as a doctor :D I'm so excited and relieved, I can't believe that finally after 6 and a half long years it's over and I've finally done it. But done it is, and as soon as I can get my GMC registration, I'll be starting work as Dr Victoria. It's going to be a fantastic weekend!
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Re: Some good news

Postby Ozfiz » Sat 04 Oct 2008 2:32 pm

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
"I always knew I was a star And now, the rest of the world seems to agree with me." - Freddie Mercury.

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Re: Some good news

Postby Andrew MacLean » Sat 04 Oct 2008 3:33 pm

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Well done Doc. Maybe you can help me, I've got this .. ... .... ..... :D

CONGRATULATIONS!

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Re: Some good news

Postby pepepepe » Sat 04 Oct 2008 5:14 pm

Your patients are going to have one great Dr who really does understand the treatment frustrations from the other side of the desk ! Fantastic and well done! :D

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Re: Some good news

Postby rosemary johnson » Sat 04 Oct 2008 7:29 pm

Well done, Vic!
COngratulations and all best wishes in the new job.
Virtual bubbly all round.
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Re: Some good news

Postby Vic » Sun 16 Nov 2008 11:23 am

Thanks everyone!
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Re: Some good news

Postby Amarpal » Wed 19 Nov 2008 7:29 pm

I'm a bit late with the congrats, but anyway, congratulations! Are you enjoying your foundation placement? Have you decided if you want to specialise in anything? All the best to you.
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Re: Some good news

Postby Andrew MacLean » Thu 20 Nov 2008 1:31 pm

Amarpal

At what point do you medics make decisions about specialisms? I suppose that there is a general exposure to the range of medical (and surgical?) disciplines during your medical education, and that people probably emerge from the process with an idea of where they want to go, but when do young doctors actually make the choices they confront between psycho-geriatrics and GUM?

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Re: Some good news

Postby Amarpal » Fri 21 Nov 2008 7:25 pm

Andrew, yeh thats right. It depends really. Some people go into medical school knowing exactly what sort of doctor they want to be, others havent decided yet. There are 2 years of foundation training after medical school, where you change departments every few months (as far as I remember) and I think it is in the second year that you apply for your specialist training (is that right Vic?). Some doctors say its good to have an idea of what you want to do early on, but then others say to us to keep an open mind during medical school. I personally think it helps to know what you want to do - helps you to prepare in advance... although I've not firmly decided yet!
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Re: Some good news

Postby Andrew MacLean » Sat 22 Nov 2008 6:21 pm

I have a pal who went onto Ophthalmology and then spent years travelling round the world on that aeroplane that fixes people's eyes. ... You know, the Orbis project.

Anyhow he once spent time on a Scottish mountain side on his hands and knees looking for my displaced lens, but then I realized that it hadn't come out but had only slid round to the top of my eye. May be that is why he headed for the skies.

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