Few small steps…
I have been in Oz land
for past 10 months. It is still difficult to see if I have make the
right choice by leaving UK, not that I have a choice to stay back in
UK.
Since arriving in Oz, I
have make some small progress in reestablishing my medical career
over here. Passing Part 1 of the AMC exams is the start.
Unfortunately, it looks like there is a big demand on the AMC
clinical exams slots, I have yet to secure my exam date.
Paediatrics training…
It is a nice experience to be out in a small district hospital, after
working many years in a tertiary center. Most time, I am the only
paediatrics doctor on the ground. Given the size of Mona Vale
hospital, it is surprising the spectrum of disease we see here. 2
Stevens Johnson Syndrome in 6 weeks,intussusception secondary to
Meckel’s Diverticulum, to name a few… This is definitely a great
experience for me…
However, I am really
looking forward to be back in training and back in BIG hospital. I am
lucky to get an offer to work in Sydney Children Hospital, this
July. Even though this will be another Residence job (ie like SHO in
UK, MO in M’sia), but I am still excited to be back in a Children
Hospital.
The RACP have accredited
my training in Belfast, I have been given the green light to sit for
the FRACP exams (part1) next year. FRACP exams is only once a year,
very infrequent compared to MRCP.
The only disappointment
in terms of career, MRCPCH clinical exam is looking far from reach
now… I have one year to fly back to UK to sit for this exam (before
having to take my part 2 again), but being in a different system (and
a small non-teaching hospital) it was difficult to prepare for this
exam. I have definitely underestimated how tough it is to pull myself
together for this exam.
The epic journey… the
struggle is still going on…
