The Western Isles hold some of the most beautiful and untouched scenery Scotland has to offer. From the sprawling white beaches to the ragged hilly landscapes, it is rich with unparalleled beauty and photographic potential.
Looking back, it is hard to pinpoint exactly where my excitement and drive for rural medicine evolved from.
Moving further away from home to the Western Isles in the middle of a global pandemic was perhaps a bit of a surprising decision to some people, but after feeling trapped in a city for months of lockdown I didn’t have to think too hard about it. I did worry about the potential isolation, but as it turned out, that wasn’t an issue at all.
As cliché as it may sound, time really does fly. I can still vividly remember how excited and, of course, nervous I was the night before starting my first day as an FY1. Now in less than a month, I will be moving on to FY2. It has been quite a rollercoaster ride for the past year, but I am glad that I did it with this bunch of people in Dumfries.
Thank you, ScotGEM Stories team, for inviting me to write something for your blog! It was great to meet some of you in Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary. I’ve decided to write some reflections about what led me to my current post at DGRI as a Clinical Teaching Fellow, and what I’ve learned over the past few months.
