r/PsychiatryDoctorsUK

I had a crush on a psychiatrist. I figured out which pharmacy he went to via word of mouth. I now work at the pharmacy. Every friday he goes to the pharmacy; today he went with his daughter. I think i just got caught out bc the pharmacisist said 'funny every time he's here you're here'. I'm leaving this all behind and starting a new chapter. This is just way too embarassing. He also didn't talk to me this time, so i think he knows. Oh god.

NOTE: IM NOT A PHARMACIST

So I’m going to be starting CT training in the summer and have not used my study budget that I have for Foundation Training. Has anyone got any cool ideas on how I can use this to develop my portfolio use it to standout etc or just make the most out of the study budget.

Keep seeing ads for this. Doubt it’s very good or they wouldn’t have so many ads but just wondering how much do priory pay for “visiting” psychiatrists. No info on their rates at all that I can find …

Hi,

I am really sorry if this may not be the right place to post, I’m not sure where else to (please signpost me where to go if there’s somewhere more appropriate)

I’m 16, and I’m really really struggling- I don’t have any support and it’s becoming so hard for me to manage on my own

I have complex medical problems and it’s really been affecting my mental health,

it’s extremely difficult for me to access help anywhere, or accessing most helplines and I’m turning to Reddit because I don’t know where else to go,

I really don’t know what to do, but I’m so depleted and and I feel like I can’t keep going

I finally managed to see to a psychiatrist a few days ago and have another appointment with them again soon, but I’m finding it really hard to talk to them

if anyone can suggest any where for me to try and get help or what I can do, I’d appreciate it a lot, I feel like I’m reaching a breaking point and I can’t cope anymore

(I’m not asking for medical advice, I’m just trying to find out where I can get help from since I can’t keep trying on my own anymore)

Same thing happened last year. Very frustrating given that paper B is less than 2 weeks away. It seems to me that despite the inflated pricing and presumably increasing demand, that the infrastructure is not keeping up with the users. Dr SPMM drop some of that cash and fix your antiquated website!

Thought others could vent their frustration about SPMM and living life in the questionbank. I assume it’s down for everyone.

Hello all. I am an IMG. I have an MD psychiatry degree. I have one year of post MD experience. I have cleared MRCPSYCH paper A and B.

Around 2 years ago there used to be a lot of international SAS Fellowships with GMC sponsorship. I am unable to find such jobs anymore. Been looking since almost 6 months now on trac jobs and nhs jobs

If anyone in UK and quite familiar with the scenario can give me an idea about what's going on. It will be very helpful to me.

Thank you.

What can I do as a doctor who’s interested in academia but hates quantitative research?

For context, I’m a first year core trainee in psychiatry and I really do enjoy psychiatry but at the same time, I am slowly losing the enthusiasm to becoming a consultant who works on the same ward 5 days a week 9-5 for years and years dealing with similar presentations time and time again. Ironically, I am enjoying training so far because it's so dynamic (at least in psychiatry you're off the ward doing other bits quite often).

In contrast to this, I really enjoy the variety and dynamism of academia. I enjoy going to conferences, academic life, and taking part in research. With that said, I don’t want to abandon clinical medicine entirely and a hybrid setup would be ideal, like where you would be clinical for 2-3 days a week and academic for the other 2-3 days. The obvious caveat is that I really despise quantitative research (having done some of it during my training) and a lot (if not all) of the funded PhDs in psychiatry are quantitative and so are academic jobs in medicine.

Does anyone have any experience in transitioning from clinical to hybrid/research and if so, has anyone had any experience in doing so into qualitative research? If you exist or know somebody who has done so, what advice would you have? I’m still in my first year of core training so I am slightly flexible.

I was wondering if anybody has experience of exceeding 14 days out of training while a core trainee in psychiatry?

I am due to complete core training this August and have an SpR post lined up.

Due to a combination of strikes and sickness, I have had 22 days absence since my last ARCP. If my portfolio is complete, are they likely to suggest extending my training? And if so, what would happen to my SpR post?

Has anyone done a part time masters during full time core training?

I’m entertaining the idea of an msc in philosophy and mental health or psychotherapy.

Would you guys recommend taking time out of training, ltft or is the work manageable?

Thanks

Is 8 weeks enough to study for Paper A if you have not started at all?

Please be brutally honest and if it is possible how many hours per day are we talking?

Thanks

Hi,

Me and my partner are feeling like we're ready to start trying for a baby, but I still need to sit my CASC and hoping to this september.

Owing to lots of different factors, this is a good time for us to start trying for a baby, but I am nervous about revising in first trimester (after hearing how exhausting it can be!) and then sitting it pregnant as well. Just wondered if anyone has done this