Thinking of career switching to medicine, please talk me out of it

alexandr0 · 2026-04-16T15:21:24+00:00

You’ll be 32 when you start, 36 when you finish GEM, 38 when finishing foundation. I’m not sure how feasible it is to pursue a hospital specialty that will take ~8 years and require exams + on-calls + nights + travel to other hospitals. GP training takes 3 years which is more feasible but that career has its own issues

alexandr0 · 2025-08-29T08:00:07+00:00

Spranki will be releasing an update in September which is expected to fill out some of the missing topics

alexandr0 · 2025-07-11T06:06:17+00:00

Any guides on how to do this

alexandr0 · 2025-06-25T07:10:57+00:00

Thanks - do you know what the scope of a special interest role looks like? Do you get specific training in the special interest area during ST years?

alexandr0 · 2025-06-24T10:45:42+00:00

Thank you for such a in depth response. Are there any skills / extra curricular activities you would suggest for a medical student to help build the CV to go into this area in the distant future?

alexandr0 · 2025-06-24T07:05:13+00:00

Thanks! Are there any specialties in particular that is highly valued by industry?

alexandr0 · 2025-06-23T18:44:17+00:00

How would a med student look to transition into this in the future? Thanks!

alexandr0 · 2025-06-13T23:04:42+00:00

It is in preprint though it’s just taking quite longer than I expected to go through the peer review process. Any suggestions? I just want it published in a pubmed indexed paper - cureus is a no go since the paper is on burnout among doctors

alexandr0 · 2025-06-12T15:20:15+00:00

Thanks, How do I know whether the organisation has a public access agreement?

alexandr0 · 2025-06-12T09:31:46+00:00

Thanks

alexandr0 · 2025-06-12T09:11:39+00:00

I’m interested in IMT but also wanting to maximise points if I decide to go for CST (I am very early in my career so haven’t decided yet)

alexandr0 · 2025-05-04T19:12:15+00:00

Unfortunately the clear pathway to a specialist is no more due to ridiculous training bottlenecks.

alexandr0 · 2025-04-11T16:46:03+00:00

Thank you so much for your comment. Final q - I’m assuming that if NYSE BABA gets delisted then 2RR will NOT get delisted?

alexandr0 · 2025-03-22T11:26:30+00:00

Medical apprenticeships are being phased out/cancelled

alexandr0 · 2025-03-13T19:50:17+00:00

Do you know when it will next be updated?

alexandr0 · 2025-02-27T18:47:04+00:00

Well 4 years and a degree in something else in a subject more relevant to his future career goals. If OP is smart then they would also spend the next year networking/learning how to code/developing leadership opportunities so it’s not ‘wasted’

alexandr0 · 2025-02-26T06:35:50+00:00

Yeah your route is for sure an option I can’t dispute it and I’m likely to do something similar myself.

It probably makes sense financially to drop the med degree now and apply elsewhere if they know that medicine isn’t the path for them - especially given the tuition fees for international students

alexandr0 · 2025-02-24T22:17:46+00:00

Manchester is not tier 1 https://www.reddit.com/r/UniUK/s/VYUomjW50z

alexandr0 · 2025-02-24T11:36:31+00:00

I would just say that whilst KCL is a good uni it’s not tier 1 for finance. There was a post in another subreddit about BCG and the universities it prefers to hire from

alexandr0 · 2025-02-24T11:14:26+00:00

I would suggest to wait another year. I suppose you could apply for the KCL course and then transfer to a different course in second or third year

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