![]() ![]() He also talks about the difficult work life balance of being a junior doctor. He describes the rush he felt when saving a patient’s life for the first time on a night shift and how he subsequently gained confidence over the years. ![]() Kay explains the pros and cons of being a doctor from delivering babies to breaking bad news. In order to protect patient confidentiality, Kay never uses names, instead he uses random initials to describe people. Medical schools have also started bringing this reflective practice into their curriculum so that medical students get used to reflecting upon their experiences.Īs a result of this, Kay had years of encounters written down, ready for the best and funniest stories to be read by the general public. This reflective writing is saved into a portfolio which gets reviewed regularly. Throughout a doctor’s career, they are required to reflect upon their work in order to learn from their mistakes and improve their practice. Kay uses his skills as a comedy writer to turn his experiences as a junior doctor into a hilarious yet disturbing, eye opening book about working as a junior doctor in the NHS. The book talks about his reasons for going into medical school and also his reasons for changing vocations. Adam Kay was a junior doctor in the UK before switching careers to comedy writing, where he has been involved in programmes such as Mrs Browns Boys and Mitchell and Webb. ![]()
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