01/04/2026
Finally it’s framed!
13 years this took me from start of Medical School to becoming a GP.
Seems a bit surreal now I see the membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners certificate framed in my little home clinic room.
All I ever wanted to be since I was 4, in reception at school, was a doctor. I remember sitting in a circle having to say what we wanted to be when we grew up and I wanted to be a family doctor, like my own family doctor (and sort of envisaged working in a little village practice with my dog under the desk!) 🐶
It’s not quite that idyllic but I do have my little dog sat on the chair in my home clinic room as I write this!
Getting into medical school wasn’t an easy ride because I had 2 A’s and a C in my A-levels so I took a different route and did a Biomedical science degree and worked as a care co-ordinator in the NHS for a couple of years before finally getting into medical school on my 5th attempt! But from there I passed all my exams first time and I’m not sure it made me any worse a student than my peers who had 4A’s at A-level!
So, if there’s something you want to do then stick at it - there are many routes to get there and tenacity pays off!
Don’t give up. Keep trying.
