So A Doc, A Foreign Cuisine & Corona?
Jasmine
‘I am a doc, a foreign cuisine and corona happened!’
As the title says, it is a diary of junior doctor working in the UK during the pandemic.
—I dedicate this diary to all those people out there who have been affected by COVID in many ways. Whether we accept or deny, we are now a part of history. This will be our narrative, these will the exact words that someday I’ll read to my grandchildren. I don’t know if my memories will be this fresh. So in caution, I have put them both on voice and on papers.
-I dedicate these pages to all my Asian colleagues and other foreign doctors whose dream is to study medicine or work in the UK. I bring to you the truth of hardships and fruition of working in the NHS. Especially as a foreign doctor. I hope in my tales you will find some solace should you come to a state where everything feels overwhelming. Remember you are not the only one. I also hope you learn from my experiences the circumstances you need to avoid and the opportunities you need to pursue in your work/ career path here.
- I dedicate these paragraphs to anyone struggling with foreign feeling and identity crisis. Trust me, it will get better. At the end everything that matters is, ‘you’. You don’t have to belong to any group. ‘Be You’. You choose You.
- I devote these words also to my patients whose stories, quirks and individuality inspires me, pushes me to be better and appreciate life as a whole everyday.
- And finally, 'I am but the branch and a leaf of the same root’.
I commit all these words to my parents and the Gurkhas I grew up with. Your stories gives me my voice and I aim to keep your legacies alive.
- I had a dream. And I believe it was my calling.
Categories: Health
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Previous episodes
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96 - 97 - Only words Sat, 11 Jun 2022
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95 - 96 - Right person, wrong time Sat, 11 Jun 2022
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94 - 95 - Queens of the thrones Fri, 03 Jun 2022
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93 - 94 Only beginning ‘dear doctors’ Fri, 03 Jun 2022
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92 - 93- A Covid pledge? Tue, 24 May 2022
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91 - 92- A dog story for tradition Wed, 20 Apr 2022
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90 - 91 - Impressions Wed, 20 Apr 2022
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89 - 90- Finding inner peace Wed, 20 Apr 2022
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88 - 89- Inside the glasses Wed, 20 Apr 2022
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87 - 88- Gurkha Mon, 18 Apr 2022
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86 - 87 - Protect them Wed, 02 Mar 2022
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85 - 86 Finding Mr & Miss Right Wed, 02 Mar 2022
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84 - 85 - Dating today Wed, 02 Mar 2022
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83 - 84 Isolation — 2 Tue, 01 Mar 2022
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82 - 83 Isolation with COVID Tue, 01 Mar 2022
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81 - 82 Lessons learned Tue, 01 Mar 2022
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80 - 81 Take care of you Tue, 01 Mar 2022
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79 - 80 -Move along Mon, 28 Feb 2022
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78 - 78 - Outcast Mon, 28 Feb 2022
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77 - 77 - A Happy Boy Mon, 28 Feb 2022
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76 - 76 - A little sugar and little salt Mon, 28 Feb 2022
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75 - 75 - COVID in pregnancy Mon, 28 Feb 2022
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74 - 74 - Omicron Mon, 28 Feb 2022
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73 - 73 -PIMS Tue, 04 Jan 2022
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72 - 72 - More alternatives Tue, 04 Jan 2022
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71 - 71 -A promise of commitment Tue, 04 Jan 2022
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70 - 70 - Superheroes Tue, 04 Jan 2022
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69 - 69- severely deficient Tue, 04 Jan 2022
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68 - 68– under a magnifying glass Tue, 04 Jan 2022
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67 - 67 - still unrolling Tue, 04 Jan 2022
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66 - 66 - Time is fleeting Tue, 04 Jan 2022
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65 - 65 - Inflated grades Tue, 02 Nov 2021
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64 - 64 - Waste papers Tue, 02 Nov 2021
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63 - 63 - Silver hairs Tue, 02 Nov 2021
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62 - 62 - Breath of fresh air Mon, 01 Nov 2021
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61 - 61 Banksy’s work Mon, 01 Nov 2021
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60 - 60 Black Week Mon, 01 Nov 2021
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59 - 59 Wear scrubs, not at home Mon, 01 Nov 2021
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58 - 58 - Tax, tax and more tax Mon, 01 Nov 2021
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57 - 57 Good Experience Sat, 23 Oct 2021
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56 - 56 Proning Sat, 23 Oct 2021
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55 - 55 Back to Schools Sat, 23 Oct 2021
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54 - 54 Tu me Manques Sat, 23 Oct 2021
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53 - 53 Save Our Moms Sat, 23 Oct 2021
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52 - 52 What is in the name? Sat, 23 Oct 2021
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51 - 51 Fame of Karen’s Sat, 23 Oct 2021
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50 - 50 Anti’s Sat, 23 Oct 2021
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49 - 49 Ongoing developments Tue, 21 Sep 2021
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48 - 48. G.O.A.T Tue, 21 Sep 2021
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47 - 47. Playing catch Olympics 2020 Tue, 21 Sep 2021