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