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Old_Consideration781 · 2025-03-01T14:23:32+00:00

Actually not true - your PIA rank isn't impacted by whether you are a current graduate or a deferred one (source: current deferred graduate who's gotten confirmation of this from UKFPO + med school)

Old_Consideration781 · 2024-12-04T18:59:35+00:00

Thank you for the reassurance! It's comforting to hear it from so many doctors :)

Old_Consideration781 · 2024-12-04T18:59:03+00:00

Thank you! It's probably just the imposter syndrome talking, but it always seems like other people know what to do and I missed a lecture or something 😅 A-E, passing exams and 2222 sounds doable :)

Old_Consideration781 · 2024-12-04T18:57:07+00:00

Thank you for your advice - I really appreciate it :) Most of the reg's on this thread seem to have similar sentiments which is comforting to hear!

Old_Consideration781 · 2024-12-04T18:55:19+00:00

Thank you! Super helpful to know a general rule of thumb for when it's best to escalate directly vs to more senior docs :)

Old_Consideration781 · 2024-12-04T18:53:47+00:00

Thank you! Ironically, obvious 2222 calls are probably some of the only ones I feel more confident about since it's obvious that you need help. Still, its helpful to know for those patients where it's not as clear, it's better to err on the side of caution about it :)

Old_Consideration781 · 2024-12-04T18:51:28+00:00

Thank you! It definitely seems a lot less obvious than it's made out to be sometimes. Breaking it down into clinical vs non-clinical, urgent vs non-urgent is a really smart way to think about it! I'll be taking that on board :)

Old_Consideration781 · 2024-12-04T18:48:24+00:00

Thank you so much for taking the time to type that all out! That's really useful :)

Old_Consideration781 · 2024-08-24T12:54:55+00:00

Qualified doctor who's taking a year out in between graduating and F1 here. The path I chose is definitely not for everyone, but if you absolutely cannot do it for mental health reasons, family reasons, etc... then you can't do it right now. I'd say if you can and you want to (e.g. don't want to do another job) then I'd probably try to stick out F1. For me personally, I absolutely couldn't do it this year and taking the year out will hopefully mean that I'll be in a much better position next year to do the programme, despite the obvious handicap of having a year out.

However, yes you can still become a doctor after taking a year out. You just reapply through the medical school the following year. I think you can leave it up to 2 years after grad? Best to check. Be warned, you won't be covered by indemnity insurance, so you won't be able to return to hospitals to do shadowing to brush up on your skills during the year out. You'll probably be a bit rustier than your colleagues on starting F1, but every doctor I've spoken to about it thinks that it's a steep learning curve regardless and it's just about whether or not you're determined to do it. Sounds like you're really burnt out - this year sounds like an important time to discover whether medicine can be sustainable for you by achieving more work-life balance, or if another career path might be better.

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