This episode we have Dr Bishan Rajapakse on. He is an Emergency Medicine Specialist, writer, educator, and advocate for wellbeing, culture, and safety. Bishan came on to share his story & wisdom. This episode is great to show us all how there is no rush to the consultant finish line. We all do life at our own pace and that is more than okay.
We discuss:
- Bishan’s scenic route to specialisation
- How he lived his life with what made sense to him (instead of what makes sense to others)
- Following your ‘gut’ and your values
- How Bishan considered leaving medicine at one point, and then reconnected to his why
- Changing specialties
- Taking time off during training
- The “medical treadmill” (and hopping off it)
- Not feeling like you fit the mould of medicine and certain specialties
- Failure!!! & medical shame
- Valuing who WE ARE, over what we do
For coaching with Isabella - balancedmedics.com/coaching
Read Bishan’s blog post in Life in the Fast Lane
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