After getting my license to practice medicine, I instantly knew I had to face the looming question lying ahead: Now what? I thought residency was the way to go. Lucky for me, I was able to try two pre-residency programs of two prestigious hospitals in the country. A month and two weeks later after my pre-residency, I found myself licensed, broke and unemployed. Just great. And it doesn’t help that Christmas is just around the corner! But, I count myself really lucky these days. I managed to get my week filled with reliever posts that, though didn’t pay a lot, were sufficient enough to cover the gifts I had to buy this week for my new godchild, my brother and a friend. Actually, I’m still waiting payment for two GP jobs I did last week so I’m well covered financially until next week or so.
A week into moonlighting, I realized that it wouldn’t be so bad if I don’t get lucky enough to get into a residency training program next year. I mean, I am a licensed GP. I can get a job anytime to feed me three times a day. I may or may not get rich, yes, but at least I won’t go hungry. My time is in my hands to control. I can get a job if I want to and take a pseudo-holiday if I feel like it. I can get a regular 8-5 job (Medical Records Assistant Jobs, anyone?) or I can get a more toxic 24-hour tour of duty in a hospital.
See? Life after the licensure exam is not so bad after all. =)