Posted by Evgenia Galinskaya on 02 April, 2015
When it comes to considering alternative careers, for many doctors there are two main stumbling blocks. Even if you’ve got the answer to the question “What would I do instead?”, the second (possibly even bigger) obstacle is “Can I afford the transition?”. ‘Doctors and money matters’ is a complex topic, which is not discussed openly, […]
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Posted by Evgenia Galinskaya on 17 January, 2015
When I was leaving Medicine, there were three types of reactions from others: (a) “Are you mad? After all those years of training? What’s wrong with you?” (b) “Mmm… I can see why… I wish I could do the same…” (c) “Amazing! Go for it!” One of the hardest things during my career transition was […]
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Posted by Evgenia Galinskaya on 24 June, 2014
So it turned out that bringing out the best in people and helping them realise their potential was my calling all along. I had always wanted to make a difference in the world by “helping people”. My career in Medicine facilitated that to some extent, but something did not sit right with me, despite trying out multiple specialties or working within different teams.
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Posted by Evgenia Galinskaya on 20 May, 2014
So there I am looking through the glass of the door to the Registrar’s Room. I am about to enter to collect my bag before going home. I hesitate. I stop. I observe curiously. It is eight o’clock on a Friday evening. Behind that door is my senior colleague, still in her theatre scrubs, sitting crossed-legged on the chair facing away from the door and staring at…
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Posted by Evgenia Galinskaya on 25 April, 2014
Do you remember the day when you found out you passed your finals? You are looking at the list of all those in your class who made it. You see your name…
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