The Definitive Guide to Choosing Your Specialty | Frameworks and Tools

In this video, I am inspired by one of the comments from my ‘day in a life’ vlog. Instead of going through reasons of why I chose GP, I go through frameworks and tools which will enable you to come to your own decision about what specialty to choose. When choosing as specialty, as with any career decision, there is much more to consider than solely what you find interesting. I hope this video stimulates self-reflection and brings clarity not only regarding your career, but also what living your best and fullest life looks like to you! Please note this video is geared towards medical training in the UK. If you are training elsewhere, please research your local medical training programmes as these can vary significantly between countries. ⏳ Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:43 - Why I’m making this video 02:53 - What medical specialties are there? 03:19 - Seven questions for brainstorming 08:10 - Mental exercises 08:37 - What am I like? 09:18 - Wait But Why 10:09 - The Yearning Octopus 11:50 - The Yearning Hierarchy 12:27 - The Interrogation Room 12:58 - Bringing it all together 13:39 - Cognitive biases 15:59 - Outro 🔗 Useful links: List of specialties/person specifications - https://specialtytraining.hee.nhs.uk/... Competition ratios - https://specialtytraining.hee.nhs.uk/... Wait But Why article - https://waitbutwhy.com/2018/04/pickin... (full credit goes to Wait But Why for most of the graphics in this video!) 🎶 Music by: Mark Generous - Velvet Kiss - https://thmatc.co/?l=D27035FB Tarious Hill - Spending Time With You - https://thmatc.co/?l=6DA6B4FC Adam Angeles - Sleepless - https://thmatc.co/?l=9B870F80 Naomi - Clouds - https://thmatc.co/?l=A851B224 Mark Generous - In A Honda Civic - https://thmatc.co/?l=FACB4E03