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Isra

@helloimisra

7 months

heartening to see this but absolutely disgusted with parliament #CeasefireForGazaNOW

Shaima Dallali

@ShaimaDallali

7 months

No ceasefire. No vote. We are watching. We will not forget. #CeasefireNowInGaza

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Isra

@helloimisra

2 years

Hi @AllisonPearson , my cohort had a delayed medical school graduation this year. Just dropping you my grad photo so you can tell me if I’m British or not? x

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Isra

@helloimisra

3 years

I don’t think anyone who has worked on a general paediatric ward for longer than a week can argue that CAMHS is adequately funded.

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Isra

@helloimisra

1 year

Still can’t quite believe it but, yesterday that I was offered my DREAM job of an ACF in Paediatrics. Will get to do research I care about, work in a specialty I’m passionate about and be in a city I love. Feeling very lucky and very grateful to so many people. Alhumdulilah. ❤️

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Isra

@helloimisra

10 months

Officially a paediatric trainee! Have wanted to do Paeds since 1st year of medschool so this feels a bit surreal 🥹

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

FiY-done with the classic Tommies photo 😉 so grateful to have been able to work with such fantastic teams and to have survived (or even, enjoyed?!) my first job as a Dr! #FiY1

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@helloimisra

2 years

and just to round this up, unsurprisingly, I didn’t receive a response from her and was blocked (like many others who have questioned her comments) ✌🏽 badge of honour

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Isra

@helloimisra

2 years

as someone w/ major driving anxiety, imma celebrate the small wins: drove to work (first time today as working at the further-out DGH rather than usual hosp) and it went ok!!!

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

Guys, I’m starting my Paeds FY1 job next week, which includes wards, HDU and on calls. Am excited but at the moment, I feel my knowledge extends to ‘this child is sick - pls help’. #PaedsTwitter any advice, tips and/or resources you’d recommend?

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

very few things beat finding out we passed our medical school finals in Sydney... and then having to leave and cry down the phone to our families 🥳 #Alhumdulilah

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

So I’m a doctor now?! In these very strange times, GKT class of 2020 has graduated by email (congrats, everyone!). Now trying to control nerves (read: anxiety) for starting work a lot sooner than expected! 🤭

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

Survived being the only Dr on paediatric ambulatory care and my first ward cover/on call evening in Paeds. Exhausted but urgh I love Paeds 🌞

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Isra

@helloimisra

2 years

My points were: -You can’t tell if someone is British from a photo (Just FYI, my nationality is British - my parents are British nationals and I was born in Hastings ✌🏽, my ethnicity is Indian) -Does it matter if I’m British or not? (it doesn’t)

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Isra

@helloimisra

2 years

Interrupting your doomscroll to say that Tuscany is beautiful and I am loving my F3 year so far aH

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Isra

@helloimisra

2 years

LOVE IS LOVE. Also @xtina was epic ✨ #BrightonPride

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

Graduated via Zoom today!! 🥳 while it wasn’t the graduation we imagined, it was v special and made me miss everyone SO much. Huge thanks to everyone at GKT who has made these six years incredible and thank you to the faculty for advocating for us even after we’ve graduated ❤️

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Isra

@helloimisra

2 years

Definitely wasn’t expecting this tweet to blow up - AP’s comments just made me ragy. Thanks for all the lovely messages! I graduated online in 2020 and so have been working for the last two years - this was our delayed ceremony this summer.

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Isra

@helloimisra

3 years

Feeling very lucky to have been awarded an Andy Bush scholarship and to be at the @LondonPaedResp conference dinner. Met some very inspiring and *very* lovely people, reinforcing that Paeds is the career for me! Thanks so much to the conference faculty for a lovely evening.

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

first Paeds ED shift as a doctor and I still ❤️ Paeds ED

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Isra

@helloimisra

2 years

Allison’s xenophobic comments and (incorrect) sweeping generalisations speak for themselves. Free speech is one thing, but we need to consider *who* we are listening to/ who informs our opinions - does she have the knowledge & expertise to discuss this matter in the first place?

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Isra

@helloimisra

1 year

Time to strike! Very, very grateful to the support from our consultants - we are in this together #JuniorDoctorsStrike

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Isra

@helloimisra

7 years

@raman_xox @BritainFirstSPA It's brilliant, I can't work out if it's real or people are actually like this

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Isra

@helloimisra

2 years

To my complete disbelief, FOP and TAS passed!! 🥳

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Isra

@helloimisra

1 year

Do I pick when my AFP offer was sent out early and had to be rescinded (before being sent out again)? Or this year, when I (and others) had < 72 hours notice before an interview… or when there was no specified time for job offers and they were released at 16:45? #HEE10

NHS England Workforce, Training and Education

@NHSE_WTE

1 year

This is the last week of HEE and we are looking back at what we have achieved over the last 10 years. Share your memories by commenting below with your memory or achievement of working for HEE using #HEE10 Find out more here: #HEE10Event

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

Almost a year ago to date (first day of final year placements) vs today (somehow a Dr???) #FiY1 #LevelUp

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Isra

@helloimisra

11 months

I thought that being an FY3 would mean I’d feel less sentimental at end-of-rotation.. 🥺 The most amazing, eye-opening six months with the *very best* team. I seem to have caught the PICU bug 👀 Looking forward to a relatively relaxed month before starting Paeds training iA!

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Isra

@helloimisra

3 years

Obviously couldn’t stay away from formal education for too long… excited to be studying a PGCert in Paediatrics and Child Health at @BSMSMedSchool during my F2 year! 🥳

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Isra

@helloimisra

2 years

Leaving Liverpool and my heart feels so full. Paediatricians are the BEST. Such an inspiring and engaging three days at #RCPCH22 , yet again confirming I’m making the right career choice. @_leilaellis RCPCH 2023 to continue the tradition?! #paedsrocks

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

can’t believe we’re halfway through this rotation already. someone will have to drag me kicking and screaming from paeds to resp (I rlly like resp, just Paeds has been SO good. resp will bring a harsher rota and COVID 😭)

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Isra

@helloimisra

3 years

On my final year surgical placement at medschool, our ward round was a female consultant, female reg, female SHO and male F1. One patient refused to believe the consultant operated on him and persistently addressed all questions to the F1. I wish this was an isolated incident. 🤦🏽‍♀️

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@100wordproject

3 years

GHLI 15/100 - WORKFORCE @HLA_int #100WP #GHLI #GlobalHealthLocalIssue

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Isra

@helloimisra

1 year

Yesterday, I got the confirmation that I have clinically benchmarked - feels a bit surreal that I’m going to be a paediatric trainee in September iA! 🥹

Isra

@helloimisra

1 year

Still can’t quite believe it but, yesterday that I was offered my DREAM job of an ACF in Paediatrics. Will get to do research I care about, work in a specialty I’m passionate about and be in a city I love. Feeling very lucky and very grateful to so many people. Alhumdulilah. ❤️

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Isra

@helloimisra

1 year

Paeds ST1 clinical interview! ✔️ last hurdle of application szn

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

How to relax before a 64 hour working week...

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

Made it to the end of my first week working as a Dr and tbh it’s actually been great. This is down to our amazing ward team who couldn’t have been more welcoming. For every good week, I know there’ll be plenty of bad ones but for now, I’m going to just be grateful for this one.

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Isra

@helloimisra

3 years

my train journey today. geeked out. (for Harry Potter fans)

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

Is there anything better than heading to the beach after work? I know it’s early days, but I could really get used to this 🌞

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

Provisionally registered with the GMC as of today ✅ now awaiting FiY1 allocations! Any others also waiting? #MedStudentCovid

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Isra

@helloimisra

10 months

Reflections on the last day of my (13-month) ‘F3 year’ - it’s been GREAT. A mix of rest, fun and clinical development in equal measure. Looking forward to starting ST1 tomorrow iA 👀

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Isra

@helloimisra

1 year

First induction day in 10 months… starting a new chapter as a (gulps) clinical fellow in PICU?! 🥹

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Isra

@helloimisra

3 years

Gave myself the needlestick of all needlesticks today when the ABG needle actually went THROUGH my thumb 👀 it’s been that kinda day

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Isra

@helloimisra

3 years

little rewards to complete a night shift on medical ward cover

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

@m_p_gibson Hi! I’m a very new doctor, and am working with children at the moment! Most of my team are female doctors too! ☺️

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

Does YOUR dept decorate their Christmas tree with team photos?! I am *super* sad to move on from Paediatrics and this wonderful team, thank you SO much for an amazing FY1 job @thealexbrighton . Secretly glad for the excuse of my academic block to keep popping back! #paedsrocks

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

@SamuelBS85 In an O&G clinic, the nurse asked me what my name meant and the consultant had a go at me because apparently I was wrong (?)

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Isra

@helloimisra

1 year

Voted ✔️ make sure you have your say for #PayRestoration #BMADoctorsVoteYes

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Isra

@helloimisra

3 years

hospital views >>>

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Isra

@helloimisra

3 years

1 year to the day since I started my first job as a doctor and still very pleasantly surprised at just how much I prefer it to being a medical student.

Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

Almost a year ago to date (first day of final year placements) vs today (somehow a Dr???) #FiY1 #LevelUp

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Isra

@helloimisra

3 years

Tbh that’s one of the things I find saddest about paediatrics.

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Isra

@helloimisra

1 year

Chilling at an airport and reflecting on an absolutely amazing month travelling around the Philippines. (& yes, beaches have been a common theme) #F3life

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

didn’t realise quite how much I needed my first bit of annual leave

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Isra

@helloimisra

2 years

Better late than never - GKT class of 2020 graduated today and it was actually a pretty amazing day. A great way to celebrate the end of Foundation training 🥳

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Isra

@helloimisra

2 years

Clinical Paeds application in! No more thinking about applications (and ‘the future’) until at least January 🤞🏽

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Isra

@helloimisra

1 year

Thanks for an epic 2.5 years Brighton! See you in six months!

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Isra

@helloimisra

3 years

Exploring Oxford… first time here I royally messed up the medschool interview 9 years ago. Needless to say, this has been a much better trip.

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Isra

@helloimisra

2 years

I know this is tiny compared to you lot who manage half marathons/full marathons… but I just managed my first 5k run in MONTHS and it feels amazing. Nothing like the fear of a 10k lined up to motivate me…

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Isra

@helloimisra

3 years

Despite having done only 4 shifts and sometimes feeling like I don’t have a clue what I’m doing… GUM is a DREAMY FY2 job. Independent consultations, supportive MDT and +++education. Would recommend. (ignoring the included medical on calls and nights right now 👀)

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

DONE WITH FINALS 🎈🎈🎈

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

Thank to (admittedly not much) persuasion from some of the other F1s, after work today I went swimming in the sea for the first time in MONTHS and man, it felt so good. Also, definitely didn’t scream when I felt how cold the water was.

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

FY1 induction day 1 - new Trust, new hospital, new city (but miss wearing scrubs already!)

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

This is gonna sound lame AF but just got home from work and feeling incredibly lucky to work with such lovely and caring people. For the nth time, do I realllllyy have to leave Paeds?!

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Isra

@helloimisra

3 years

This is not a hot take but... going to work and seeing how much pressure everyone’s under and how patients are suffering because of it makes me SO MAD at this shitty excuse we have of a government

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Isra

@helloimisra

3 years

Not gonna lie, I am loving being single. My grandma, however, is catfishing on my behalf on a ‘doctors dating’ website she found on Google. Literally can’t make this up.

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

Hi everyone, I’m Isra, an incoming FiY1 doctor from King’s, and have recently joined the @BecomingaDr AFP team! Looking forward to hearing about #MedStudentCovid initiatives worldwide. Hope everyone is safe and doing OK in these stressful times 🐙

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Isra

@helloimisra

5 years

Take home message from Dr Dan Lumsden: children with medical complexity have enough ‘-ologists’ - their medical care is excellent, it’s the other bits we need to work on. #RCPCH19

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Isra

@helloimisra

11 months

❤️ This is 28! Feeling so very loved after a beautiful few days of celebrations with my people (hashtag-lucky-girl 🙄)

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

bye UK!! hope to see u in March iA/hope I don’t have to come back next week 🤞🏽 #electivetime

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Isra

@helloimisra

1 year

we’re in this together lads 💪🏽 #JuniorDoctorsStrike #fullpayrestoration

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Isra

@helloimisra

5 years

kinda done with the ‘competitive’ and ‘out to get each other’ vibe that sometimes emerges at medschool. srsly though, can we just support each other.

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Isra

@helloimisra

3 years

Reasons to live in Brighton: sea swims between night shifts (yes my Twitter belongs to the sea, deal with it)

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Isra

@helloimisra

5 years

Foundation job applications: SUBMITTED ✔️ feels a teeny bit surreal...

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

beautiful Brighton - to help with distraction from election/COVID anxiety 💙

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Isra

@helloimisra

5 years

Never thought I would be able to say this but... I passed my driving test!!

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Isra

@helloimisra

7 years

@BritainFirstSPA @raman_xox lol Raman wtf is this page, hilarious

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Isra

@helloimisra

5 years

On the train home after a hectic, but fantastic, few days (and nights) at RCPCH conference! Feeling very lucky to have won a medical student prize and to have had this opportunity, thank you @RCPCHtweets 🌟 #RCPCH2019

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Isra

@helloimisra

2 years

Liverpool bound today for #RCPCH22 ! Say hi if you’re going too ☺️ #PaedsTwitter

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Isra

@helloimisra

3 years

how to kickstart annual leave (obvs keeping it very local)

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Isra

@helloimisra

3 years

mornings like these are my favourites

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

Celebrating the weekend by having my first dose of the COVID vaccine - thank you @BSUH_NHS for making this so easy to arrange! A light at the end of a very dark tunnel - amazing when 1y ago, most of us hadn’t even *heard* of COVID.

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Isra

@helloimisra

2 years

Gonna go back to my beach-related content now because it took me embarrassingly long to tear myself away from this view last night 💘

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

First day of work tomorrow. Back to London tonight.

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Isra

@helloimisra

3 years

Last day today at @BH_SHAC . Actually quite emotional. Feel so lucky to have had this job and to have worked with the most genuinely lovely and supportive team. Rotating sucks. 😭 #F2life

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

Worked the last 8 days out of 9 and my brain now resembles that of a sloth... but week 4 of FiY1 done! Pleasantly surprised to also have an induction timetable and rota for FY1 (which is now scarily close), thanks Brighton 👍🏽

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Isra

@helloimisra

3 years

Idiotic things done on night shifts: I accidentally bleeped myself (multiple times) this morning and got annoyed with the lack of response🤦🏽‍♀️

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Isra

@helloimisra

2 years

Just finished my last shift of F2!Foundation Programme ✔️ F3 life begins…

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Isra

@helloimisra

1 year

Day 3 #juniordoctorstrikes Amazing turnout at the Budget Day March. Complete solidarity with all striking workers 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

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Isra

@helloimisra

3 years

F1 ARCP ✔️ halfway through general surgery! Wasn’t going to make the generic ‘can I have the rest of the year off pls’ joke but 👀

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Isra

@helloimisra

5 years

When Paeds placement is actually just letting 7 year olds paint your face with makeup and glitter ☺️ #happyplace

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Isra

@helloimisra

3 years

Perks of the ALS course: free dessert

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Isra

@helloimisra

8 months

Planned to keep working on the side (research, exam revision) during annual leave in Mauritius.. But I got over myself and ended up actually taking a proper break to celebrate a close friend’s wedding and explore this beautiful island And I’m SO glad I did 🇲🇺

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Isra

@helloimisra

3 years

Today, I’m thankful for +++ supportive consultants, who text to check up on you and recognise when you need a chat. (I also no longer work in their dept 💛) #teampaeds

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Isra

@helloimisra

5 years

reminder to self and everyone else who needs it: I am not defined by whether or not I get an AFP interview (and repeat 10x)

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

I love London more than anywhere but also, I really REALLY can’t wait to live by the sea for the next 2 years

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Isra

@helloimisra

3 years

Last shift of general surgery, last shift of FY1! There’ve been amazing bits, there’ve been shit bits, but overall it’s been a really enjoyable year! Wouldn’t have been survivable without the Brighton F1 lot. So happy to be hanging around here for FY2 (starting tomorrow!)✌🏽

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Isra

@helloimisra

3 years

Congrats to those of you guys with SFP interviews. Echoing sentiments of many, many others but, if anyone wants SFP interview advice/prep, am very happy to help (academic F2 in Lon&KSS AUoA). Don’t feel you have to pay for it guys, there are lots of us happy to help for free!

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

how do I get better at taking bloods/doing cannulas on babies & children?! asking for a Paeds F1 x #sendhelp

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Isra

@helloimisra

2 years

@mariaalcoptia strong agree!!! tbh have felt the most comfortable in myself and body since turning 25/the last 2 years

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Isra

@helloimisra

9 months

Can’t strike today because I’m on nights (and therefore part of Christmas Day Cover).. but I fully support everyone who IS striking - junior doctors and consultants (and would be striking if I could!). Heartening to see us standing together 💛 #JuniorDoctorsStrike #PayUsorLoseUs

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Isra

@helloimisra

4 years

hashtag self care

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Isra

@helloimisra

2 years

First Paeds shift in 16 months… so good to back!! 🥳

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Isra

@helloimisra

2 years

feels about starting academic rotation tomorrow: excited to actually the time to do stuff that I’ve been trying to cram in alongside full-on rotas! also MORE PAEDS ❤️

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Isra

@helloimisra

3 years

can I ever live somewhere again where I can’t walk home along the beach? probs not

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