Leaving medicine: How to Quit Without Ruining Your Life

Episode Question:

How do you quit medicine and what does it actually involve?

In this week's episode, I spent some quality time with Dr. Lauretta Ihonor;  a medical doctor who realised very early on that Medicine wasn't for her and left to eventually become a Content Strategist, Health Tech Consultant and wellness entrepreneur.. with lots of exciting hats on the way to include Fashion designer and CNN producer!

 

We are also joined with our new Founders Associate and dual trained medical Consultant Dr. Ola Abbas.

 

In this episode, Lauretta shares:

•  Why she continued to pursue a career in Medicine despite knowing that it wasn't right for her.
•  How she went about quitting her job and the Psychiatric evaluation she was asked to do in relation to this.
•  How she explored unrelated fields beyond medicine and ended up in Fashion and later as a producer for CNN.
•  Advice she has for doctors who are currently looking at quitting Medicine for good.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Fashion was an experience that was completely opposite to medicine
• If you are moving into a completely different field study opens up internships you can only access as a student
• Age and prior experience helped turn the internship into a job
• Coming from a disadvantaged background can make you seek visibility and external validation
• Put a plan into place before you make a move from your current role
• Understand your motivations and get clear about what you want to do before you move
• If your current job is stressing you out, change to another interim job. As a doctor, you can work remotely and be paid well even if it isn’t your end goal
• There is a door you choose to go through and you can always go back

 

BEST MOMENTS

‘My contract told you everything except how to quit your job’

‘I’ve always been interested and passionate about natural health’

‘For me, the undertone has always been health and communication’

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https://uk.linkedin.com/in/abeynajones 

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ABOUT THE HOST

Dr. Abeyna Bubbers-Jones is a practising medical doctor and Founder of Medic Footprints: the global platform connecting doctors with diverse career opportunities beyond conventional medicine.

Her mission is to dramatically elevate health outcomes in the world by connecting 1 million doctors with diverse careers by 2030.

Continually exploring her own path off the medical treadmill, she has developed a wealth of expertise in specialist recruitment connecting industry & health tech companies with talented doctors, whilst supporting & coaching doctors in their own career development and wellbeing.

She is an award-winning entrepreneur, Consultant Occupational Health Physician, BBC Expert Voice, Public Speaker, Musician and not-so-good boulderer!

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