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Many of us have interests outside clinical work, but struggle to find the time to pursue them. Heerani Woodun dances, has a YouTube channel, and won the Queen Miss Africa UK competition. In this episode, she tells me how she manages to combine clinical work with those outside interests. For her it's not about having either clinical or non-clinical activity, it's about having both, and the secret is to plan ahead, and to adjust your activities based on what the demands are at different points in your career. And it's important to remember that far from the non-clinical activities being a drain for the clinical work, they fuel your energy and make your clinical career better in the long term.

Dr Heerani Woodun is an aspiring ENT surgeon, and currently a clinical teaching fellow in Nottingham. The extracurricular activities help in her work life balance. She recently won as Miss Africa UK 2023 representing her island of origin Mauritius. She enjoys dance classes and performances as a Bollywood dance artist. Her youtube channel is at https://www.youtube.com/@heeraniwoodun and you can also find her at https://www.instagram.com/heerani_w/?hl=en.