After reading about the stress endured by Lauren Phillips, a fellow Old Girl and previous pupil of mine, I felt that unfortunately that stress may well be part of the cause of her disappearance. I therefore decided to try to set up a community for Old Girls who have entered the medical profession so that they might support each other. Support
Community for
Reassurance - to
Uplift
Beseiged
Spirits
Becoming a doctor requires travelling a stressful route that none of us non-medics can truly apprecaite.
Public attitude towards medics varies from:
Which of the above prevails depends on your choice of newspaper and the mood of the newspaper editor at the time.... I propose that Old Girls who are studying to be medical doctors or nurses and those who are now fully qualified have a private forum where they can discuss the problems that they can discuss (I know some can't be discussed because their workplace will not let them - but we Old Girls can find ways around anything!). I want it to be a forum where, when overwhelmed by stress or just plain disheartened, they can talk to others from a similar educational background (the Good Old School) and hear from others who have lived through a period of time like they are having.... Sometimes you need to talk to someone who is remote from your situation but can understand where you're coming from. I think that speaking to others from school could help - or at least not do any harm.... There is a 'closed group' called S.C.R.U.B.S on Face book which has been set up for you to mingle with others in your professional calling.... |
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