Balancing emergency medicine training with life, relationships, and identity – navigating chaos, routine, and unexpected love outside hospital walls.
Restarting
Back in the emergency department after a year away, I tackle my first patient, shake off the rust, and realise exactly where I belong.
The Big Return
Back in scrubs after a year away, I return to emergency medicine expecting anxiety and chaos, only to find an unexpected welcome.
T -1
An unexpected email turns a calm afternoon into panic, marking the sudden start of emergency medicine training and a life-changing hospital switch.
START OF BST 1
Start of BST1: a chaotic return to hospital life, battling bureaucracy, onboarding hurdles, and the reality of entering emergency medicine training.
FOREWORD
A journey through ambition, burnout, and rediscovery as a doctor steps back into medicine to rebuild identity, purpose, and a fuller life.
AFTERWORD
I reflect on how medicine changed me, teaching me to care deeply for patients while embracing a life beyond the hospital.
END OF FY 2
I finish the Foundation Programme, reflect on two transformative years and step forward as a fully warranted doctor.
Emergency Medicine – Journal Entries
Journal entries from my rotation in emergency medicine.
Crossroads
I fail MRCS Part B, choose a gap year and step away from medicine to travel the world before returning stronger.