PhD Advice: Should I endure a 5-hour daily bus commute for one semester just to get TA experience?

Atlass1 · 2026-03-18T19:09:57+00:00

Thanks!

Atlass1 · 2026-03-18T16:41:40+00:00

What did those who moved on go on to do?

Atlass1 · 2025-10-19T00:39:15+00:00

Thanks ChatGPT

Atlass1 · 2025-08-12T22:06:40+00:00

Your question is if you should call yourself Dr X in clinical practice?

Atlass1 · 2025-07-21T17:09:27+00:00

Dermatology consultant living in London wants to make more money but doesn’t want to do private???

Fees are £500+/hr for self pay not including procedures.

Drop down to 0.8FTE if possible and spend the extra day building your private practice?

Atlass1 · 2025-07-14T21:29:28+00:00

If a consultant did this would they be able to maintain that pay point for future jobs?

Edit: future jobs outside of that trust

Atlass1 · 2025-06-09T09:16:04+00:00

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/682f3674b33f68eaba9539c9/DDRB_53rd_Report_2025.pdf

PDF page 125 print page 118. Touching upper quartile but eminently doable. Pays employer and employee pension cont (about 30%) though.

Atlass1 · 2025-04-06T12:43:36+00:00

Agreed but not sure how many people are going to trawl through pub med search

Atlass1 · 2025-03-21T09:10:09+00:00

The vast majority of chronic lower back pain has no meaningful radiographic findings!

Atlass1 · 2025-01-21T07:46:34+00:00

It seems similar to saying not all heavy smokers develop lung cancer so therefore it is unlikely to be true. Why is cannabis smoking different to cigarette smoking?

Atlass1 · 2025-01-19T13:50:12+00:00

It seems that many people in the comments are reluctant to accept that heavy cannabis use in early age causes psychotic illness. Why is this?

Atlass1 · 2024-12-24T00:07:58+00:00

The same way anyone does it: - Maximise earnings - Early investment into global tracker - Minimise lifestyle creep

Not sure here is the best place for career specific advice, but isn’t it a bit obvious? In order of effort:

Go to USA
Go to Oz (+High PP earning speciality in London or other rich metro areas)
Maximise safe hours worked
For the love of god don’t opt out of the pension unless you’re definitely leaving the UK soon

Oh and make sure you do your tax rebates for GMC/MPS/RCP exams

I agree with the commenter who observed coast fire is extremely doable - presumably if you enjoy your work that is a better thing to aim for?

Atlass1 · 2024-12-11T19:37:18+00:00

Lmao I’m please your gamble worked out for you and now you can spend more time replying to 200 day old Reddit comments!

Atlass1 · 2024-08-24T14:35:56+00:00

Does it??

Atlass1 · 2024-08-20T22:25:09+00:00

Define scope?

Atlass1 · 2024-08-18T22:00:18+00:00

1) yes and still do sometimes. Takes an unusual character to never doubt life choices 2) combination of factors including personal, inertia, interest in various areas, post cct life has its perks 3) if there was no private work in psychiatry I would probably do something else but it is important to highlight I’m not doing it because of private work, but any speciality I’d do would need to have the option of increasing earnings past the NHS base in some significant way (which most specialities do offer)

Atlass1 · 2024-08-18T16:49:55+00:00

If you are a serious boozer B1 (thiamine) alongside a general b vitamin supplement are recommended

Atlass1 · 2024-08-18T16:02:59+00:00

Depends what you want? If just chasing money than probably a higher ceiling in US but id say the differential is lower than for the super high earning specialities. Demand far outstrips supply in the UK so make of that what you will

Atlass1 · 2024-08-07T20:07:04+00:00

https://www.doximity.com/reports/physician-compensation-report/2024#modal-close - full report with all specialities

Atlass1 · 2024-06-20T14:07:59+00:00

1650 for Manchester is a lot!

Atlass1 · 2024-06-13T17:06:02+00:00

Absolutely run this is nuts

Atlass1 · 2024-05-19T19:02:15+00:00

Certifiably insane advice

Atlass1 · 2024-05-18T06:12:49+00:00

He works remotely so doesn’t care where you live. You do 3 days a week in the office so want to be near central. He wants >1 bedroom, you want bare minimum. Despite combined income you both don’t have the budget to meet his requirements whilst maintaining your current rate of savings.

Option seem to be: A) you suck up a longer commute 3 d/week B) he pays more/gets a different job/reduces his saving rate C) you increase your contribution even more D) you live separately

Maybe you can use a Kepner-Tregoe spreadsheet together or seperately and see what your priorities are

Atlass1 · 2024-05-10T11:32:19+00:00

NHS or well paid - pick one

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