Helen's Blog : A Malaysian Doctor (IMG) to UK Journey

Do you able to get work balance in UK? My answer : Yes .  You should be back on time as per your work schedule.  My consultant in A&E told me before, in the last hours of your work shift. Do not clerk new patients, start to organize and prepare to go back. Sometimes, we are allowed to go back 30mins before our shift after we had handover. As my consultant understands that you should not exceed work time and that 30minutes you can't clerk new patients. Yet, it is depends on who you are working with.  Tips : Know your bosses' expectations and ways. Apart from work, work-life balance (your time) depends on how much you are eager to do and how much time you are giving yourself (the deadline).  In UK, if you want to become a trainee, you need do-the-service (clinic service/ ward work), learning, and portfolio building Besides, you can explore lots of other opportunities (e.g. academic or non-academic). In you are staying in UK (especially London), you can get anything...

This is a very personal and subjective question. Only you know yourself better. Advice to My Fellow IMG Colleague/ Malaysian Colleague who wants to land in the UK Why? why? why come to UK?  I will strongly advise knowing what you want in your life, as the ground to answer this question.  Please know the work-life balance, life is not all about medicine or a career.  When you feel lost, sit down, calm down, and give yourself time to make a decision, especially if it is a big decision in life.  Search for the information - google and youtube are the best search engine I used daily.  There are different elements in our life - including family, loved ones, friends, and careers or pursuit of "Me myself".  Taken from  https://lastheplace.com/2021/06/24/self-actualization-achieving-ones-full-potential/ . Accessed on 11/8/2022. One person could weigh heavier on one element over another. Don't be jealous of other people's achievements.  Grass is greener on...

  We always need to constantly work on our communication skills.  1. Think about the "Big environment"  - no just thinking about yourself, your situations - consider what your negotiating partner wants 2.  Use "We" rather than "I" - Don't use " I need this....." - Use " We need to work together for...." 3. Ask about the other parties thinking/ have an open conversation - Find a solution for them - Do you think this works for you?  Reference Ashleigh Shelby Rosette (No year).  Negotiation Thinking Communally. Available from  https://leanin.org/education/negotiation-thinking-communally . Accessed on 7/8/2022.  Other topics https://helenngjourney.blogspot.com/2022/08/learn-together-link.html

This outline of the topic under the " Learn Together' project.   What is Smart goal?  https://helenngjourney.blogspot.com/2022/02/what-is-smart-goal.html Health Care Quality Improvement?  https://helenngjourney.blogspot.com/2022/02/health-care-quality-improvement.html Audit/ QIP/ QIA/ PDSA cycle https://helenngjourney.blogspot.com/2022/09/audit-qip-qia-pdsa-cycle.html Swiss Cheese Model (SCM) https://helenngjourney.blogspot.com/2022/02/swiss-cheese-model.html SWOT Analysis https://helenngjourney.blogspot.com/2022/03/swot-analysis.html Bullying, Harassment and Undermining in the Workplace https://helenngjourney.blogspot.com/2022/03/bullying-harassment-and-undermining-in.html Clinical practice Polypharmacy https://helenngjourney.blogspot.com/2022/03/polypharmacy.html How to improve my clinical practice  https://helenngjourney.blogspot.com/2022/06/how-to-improve-my-clinical-practice.html Support for Learning Disability Patients https://helenngjourney.blogspot.com/2...

This is for experience sharing and data gathering.  Special thanks to the author who wrote their experience. I  truly appreciate their effort.  " Every Experience, Good or Bad, Is a Priceless Collection's Item" ----- Issac Marion There are  3 phases Phase 1: Provisional driving license?  Dr. Siddhartha's blog  https://sidukjourney.blogspot.com/p/provisional-driving-license.html Phase 2: Driving theory test My experience / note / collection :  https://helenngjourney.blogspot.com/2022/08/uk-driving-licence-theory-test-and-my.html Phase 3: Practical driving test Driving test center- choose someplace near you, you need to be familiar with the road condition.  Driving Acronym and Driving Tips https://helenngjourney.blogspot.com/2022/12/driving-acronym-and-driving-tips.html Uk Practical Driving Test and My Experience https://helenngjourney.blogspot.com/2022/12/uk-practical-driving-test-and-my.html Youtube videos  1. DGN Driving school 2. Clear...

This is my experience sharing, data collection, and personal note ( done on August 2022).  A. Office Website:  https://www.gov.uk/theory-test/revision-and-practice B. My experience as a Malaysian Driver I recommend studying for 2 weeks if you are working on sfhit.  Take the first weeks to study the book or question bank, then do the mock question bank.  If you are in rush and want to try to be fast, some people even say they can just study for 4 hours or 4 days. Intensive study for the last 1-2 days is strongly recommended.  I personally felt that the traffic law and rules in UK are much more complex than in Malaysia.  Why?  It involved different users like cyclists, pediatricians, cars, public transport, and ANIMAL (horse), which is not common in Malaysia traffic roads.  There are tram and puffin crossing too.  I used 4 in one apps, which cover driving theory tests and hazard perception.  Officially there are three books to read (refer ...