What does a typical day look like? It might involve language practice, conversations with local doctors, or perhaps a lecture or training session. Last weekend, at a conference in Tirana with a colleague from Brighton, I demonstrated to Albanian doctors and students how to assess and treat trauma using ATLS...
When we're enjoying our studies, we rarely stop to ask why we're doing medicine. It's only when the course seems difficult, or when we've suffered a setback, that we question whether we should bother to continue. But whatever you currently feel, why not take a few minutes to think through...