Article on Doctors Changing Careers
We came across this article on the Waypoint website. It talks about the main reasons why doctors have difficulty changing careers and ways to overcome them.
It starts:
“Many doctors feel ‘trapped’ in their jobs by expectations from their colleagues, families, and friends. However, perhaps the strongest ‘trap’ is that of one’s expectations of oneself – giving up a respected role in society, pride in one’s achievements – and the fear of having ‘failed’ in medicine and/or not having skills to do other work.
As a trained medical practitioner you have some of the most highly transferable skills sought-after in business and commerce. Your medical degree connotes hard-work, professionalism, education, intelligence, wisdom, and life-experience.”
To read more, please visit the waypoint website.
