RELOCATE TO THE UK AS A DOCTOR: A STEP-BY-STEP E-GUIDE ON HOW TO MOVE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND WORK AS A DOCTOR IN THE NHS

T O      E V E R Y O N E      W H O      W A N T S      T O      M A K E      A      C H A N G E,      T A K E            A      L E A P      OF F AIT H,      IM P R O V E,      A N D      G O      A B O V E      A N D            B E Y O N D      IN            T H E      A R T      O F

MEDICINE      AND      HEALING.

RELOCATETOTHEUKASADOCTOR

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DOCTOR      IN      THE      NHS

BYALBERTVAMANU

RELOCATETOTHEUK AS A DOCTOR

ASTEP-BY-STEPE-GUIDEONHOWTOMOVETOTHEUNITEDKINGDOMANDWORKASADOCTOR

ByAlbertVamanu

Toeveryonewhowantstomakeachange,takealeapoffaith,improve,andgo above and beyond in the art of medicine and healing.

Preface

Three years ago, I found myself at a crossroads, utterly unhappy with the career I had chosen and continuously thinking about what would have happened if I had chosen differently. Personal circumstances guided me to choose information technologyinsteadofmedicine,thinkingIwasnotreadyordidnothavethefunding topowersuchadream.ButallthistimeIkeptonbeingdrawntomedicineoneway or another, and for a divine reason my passion reignited.

I stopped everything and decided to pursue medicine. Making such a shift was not easy, but as I started volunteering at one of the London hospitals, COVID-19 happened.Throughoutthepandemicwhileworking,experiencing,andpreparingfor my future career as a doctor, I witnessed loads of sickness, death, and tears in the hospital. I have realised what I missed all this time: nurturing my soul and passion, knowing what dedication means through the work of amazing healthcare professionals,seeingcolleaguesspendendlesshoursonshift–sometimesjustgoing

home for a change of clothes. That is what dedication and love for one’s own craft means. I want to do that; I want to become that.

Ihavelearntthattheimageofabutterflyontheroomwindowmeansthepatientdid not