I would first be asking myself what can we do *now* to help 1st year
medical students imagine the job will be worth qualifying for. From
where I sit with a 9 and 6 year old I will feel extreme worry for them
if they indicate a wish to be 'medical'.
Roger Leary. GP, Esher, Surrey
-----Original Message-----
From: Adrian Midgley <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 23 September 1998 17:24
Subject: sadness, pride and resolve
>Driving up to London yesterday with my daughter, Louisa, who is now
>officially a medical student at Kings (having found the bar, but
>still waiting for the first lecture) I reflected that near enough to
>the week 25 years before that I was heading up to London to study
>medicine.
>
>Indeed, in 3 weeks time my lot have their 25 years (since start)
>reunion, to which I am looking forward.
>
>So, in 25 years will Louisa be sending someone up to a medical
>school? And if so, what can we do now to make it a good idea?
>
>
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