Archive for the ‘Careering Around’ Category

Flying Shrinks

Saturday, June 9th, 2007

Medicine is both a passport and a visa, permitting access to unknown places and insights into places most will never see. (more…)

It’s your call

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

There’s nothing quite like being interviewed in your pyjamas. Lots of people have emailed, asking for hints and advice about phone interviews. (more…)

Patience, patients

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

Handwashing talks are the same the world over. Last time I wrote about handwashing, I got my wrists slapped by my colleagues in infection control. (more…)

Pastures New

Monday, February 12th, 2007

When the check in clerk told me my excess baggage would cost £1700, I thought she was joking. She wasn’t.   (more…)

The long goodbye

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

All the hassling and waiting came to an abrupt end. My New Zealand Medical Council registration came through and I had a work visa within the hour. I fly tomorrow and look forward to reporting back from the other side.

Tips for jetlag welcome.

Clerical and medical

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

I’m still here. It’s a fiasco. Instead of smugly blogging from summertime Auckland, I’m feeling slightly bitter in bitter-cold London. All warm clothes are packed. I’d hoped the NZ Medical Council registration would have arrived, but alas, I’m still waiting. In my quest to career around this week, I’ve learned two lessons. (more…)

Visa Teaser

Monday, January 15th, 2007

I have found applying for registration with the New Zealand Medical Council to be a bit like the Generation Game. It looks fairly uncomplicated, but quickly turned into a farce. (more…)

New Year. New Hope. New Zealand

Monday, January 8th, 2007

Last Summer I was sitting at my desk with a tongue like a husband in a lingerie shop. A dozen pictures of New Zealand changed my career path in a heartbeat. (more…)