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Learning Resilience in a Fast-Paced World

Learning Resilience in a Fast-Paced World

The world we live in has never moved as fast as it does now..... Changes are happening all around us at a great pace..... Who would have imagined 5 years ago that the worlds largest taxi company would own no taxis (Uber)? or that the largest telecommunication company...

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Overcome the Odds and Achieve Your GOALS!

Overcome the Odds and Achieve Your GOALS!

Have you ever had a goal that you wanted to achieve so badly, that you would do whatever it takes to achieve it? That is the sum of my story of becoming a doctor, in 23 words. Growing up in the poverty stricken and gang infested streets of Shreveport, Louisiana, the...

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Re-Sits: No-One Cares

Re-Sits: No-One Cares

When retaking the year, you're told so many times that retaking isn't the end of the world. You're told that some famous Professor failed a year of med school, that a lovely GP they know failed a year of med school and look at them now, and so on. None of that tallies...

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A Letter to My Patient with Cancer

A Letter to My Patient with Cancer

Dear patient, I hope this letter finds you well. It seems foolish to ask if you remember me. I'm sure you couldn't forget me if you tried. I'm the centrepiece of the worst memory of your life. I was the doctor who broke the news you were dreading, that you had cancer....

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