On the transition to 3rd year clinical: “You don’t have a purpose - you have to make your own.”

On neurosurgery: “I haven’t seen my kid since Sunday - and it was Wednesday.”

On choosing a specialty: “There’s a difference between liking the content versus liking the job.”

Welcome back to Humans of Medicine! This started off as an idea to get advice, learnings, and yarns from a range of medical students later on in their degrees, to help new students get acquainted with what’s to come.

This second conversation is with Henry, a 3rd year placed at Westmead. He’s another friendly kiwi who’s always been up for a candid chat about life.

We talk about being realistic with specialties, the journey of learning how to balance medicine with your life, some study tips, and how to not go insane during the grind. Hope you enjoy!

If you want to get in contact with Henry, you can contact him at [email protected].

Timestamps

00:34 3rd Year so Far

03:42 Overtime

04:40 ED and Mental Health

07:06 “Bestmead” and Westmead-specific tips

10:15 Physician vs Surgeon, and choosing a specialty

14:04 Transitioning from Foundations to MSK

15:25 Studying efficiently

17:11 “High Yield vs Low Yield”

20:14 Free time

22:04 Burnout and giving up