I've spent most of an evening, and my Ritalin, on procrastinating through this essay instead of preparing a presentation for tomorrow. But very well:
FY1: Interns in their first year. They do two, total, in the NHS.
Med Reg: The gentleman, or lady, who is the single most overworked person in the hospital. Senior enough to know what they're doing, not senior enough to negotiate humane hours.
ARCP: An annual review that gates further progression in training. A perennial cause of stress.
Junior Registrar: Someone pretending they're any better than an intern. In other words, me.
Senior Registrar: Some doing a better job of pretending. They'd be a fully qualified senior doctor most places of the globe, but the NHS will wring you for all you're worth while you're climbing up the ladder.
I've spent most of an evening, and my Ritalin, on procrastinating through this essay instead of preparing a presentation for tomorrow. But very well:
FY1: Interns in their first year. They do two, total, in the NHS.
Med Reg: The gentleman, or lady, who is the single most overworked person in the hospital. Senior enough to know what they're doing, not senior enough to negotiate humane hours.
ARCP: An annual review that gates further progression in training. A perennial cause of stress.
Junior Registrar: Someone pretending they're any better than an intern. In other words, me.
Senior Registrar: Some doing a better job of pretending. They'd be a fully qualified senior doctor most places of the globe, but the NHS will wring you for all you're worth while you're climbing up the ladder.
Consultant: I'd prefer you ask termites instead.
I really enjoy your doctor stories.
>On day one I told them that stupid questions do exist, and that I was issuing everyone a month of exemptions.
This is a great line too. I hope I get the opportunity to use it one day.
How hard is it to get an aus/NZ visa? My fiancé (jr reg) works with a lot of NHS refugees and man it sounds bad over there.