I'm back! Life updates and career chats

Hello - I'm finally back! This was a slightly unintentional but very needed break from KZread but I am so excited to get back into it. Let me know what you want to see from me on here :)
⏰ Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:50 Career updates
06:32 Mindset
09:22 Going forward
13:06 Lessons learnt
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About me:
My name is Surina Taneja and I am a junior doctor who trained in the UK. I make videos about being a doctor as well as sharing my insights on the well-being of our mind, body and planet 🧠 💪🏽 🌍
You can find more of me on:
📱 Instagram: / drsurinatan​. .
🐦 Twitter: / drsurinataneja​
🔗 Linkedin: / surina-ta​. .
💌 Email: surinataneja@hotmail.co.uk

Пікірлер: 66

  • @peterkariuki5120
    @peterkariuki51208 ай бұрын

    So relatable. 🤲🏾 I like how she (tongue-in-cheek?) inserts “the more you question, the more you find out.” 😁

  • @ummesalmatahir6745
    @ummesalmatahir67459 ай бұрын

    Happy for you, Surina! Congratulations on getting the training job and all the very best for the future, i think you'll do great 👍

  • @byblispersephone2.094
    @byblispersephone2.09411 ай бұрын

    Totally agree with your view of resilience; sometimes a break is needed to refuel the tank!

  • @Miss_AnGel_
    @Miss_AnGel_10 ай бұрын

    this was such a great update - I know all worked the way you wanted it to but I think you would be a great Medical Lecturer!

  • @kaitlync9568
    @kaitlync956811 ай бұрын

    awwww glad to see ur well surina! love your videos as they are so inspirational 💓

  • @drsurinataneja

    @drsurinataneja

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much!!

  • @jaiveersingh7701
    @jaiveersingh770111 ай бұрын

    finallyyyyyy..... was waiting for ur video since looonggg

  • @suhailanaz
    @suhailanaz11 ай бұрын

    I love how transparent you are with your journey. I, too, want to love my job as it is, and also want it to be flexible enough to dwell with my other life choices. Thank you for putting it out there. All the best for your surgical training!

  • @jj-if6it
    @jj-if6it7 ай бұрын

    I don't know if anyone's ever told you but your voice is very relaxing/AMSR!

  • @cat-tc2kk
    @cat-tc2kk11 ай бұрын

    Welcome back! Congratulations on the training post and your wedding

  • @drsurinataneja

    @drsurinataneja

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you :)

  • @JohnDoe-wu4tt
    @JohnDoe-wu4tt9 ай бұрын

    What a great young lady. I have watched a few videos. Very honest and informative on life as a junior doctor. I have noticed in all her videos she is living in very nice accommodation. I do wonder her family background and how much financial help she gets from her parents.

  • @hunterhealer8022
    @hunterhealer802211 ай бұрын

    As an IMG who have finally set foot in Australia as an SHO in QLD, I can’t thank you enough for your videos. It was tremendously helpful for my move to migrate here. Thank you Surina and God Bless.

  • @zoyamufti833
    @zoyamufti83310 ай бұрын

    This video is therapeutic. All the best for the journey ahead.

  • @drsurinataneja

    @drsurinataneja

    10 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching ☺️

  • @colinsmith1288
    @colinsmith12889 ай бұрын

    I am glad you are back in the uk. The tories have made a dogs dinner of our health service and personally a 35%pay rise seems reasonable for junior doctors who have been short changed for a long time. But now we need doctors like you to help patients get better and make the nhs work properly.

  • @philgreen8374
    @philgreen837411 ай бұрын

    welcome back

  • @EmyIbifik
    @EmyIbifik9 ай бұрын

    This was very helpful .

  • @dhanyajames7127
    @dhanyajames712711 ай бұрын

    Happy to see you back😊

  • @banksiasong
    @banksiasong10 ай бұрын

    Congratulations getting onto a surgical training programme. You may have already done this, but there is a limited period to get your Superannuation back before it goes into consolidated revenue. Good luck with this next stage of your work/life journey.

  • @amn1721
    @amn172110 ай бұрын

    Hi! I love hearing you just talk about your journey! I think I could do it for hours ^^ Which exam have you signed up for?

  • @deniedbwayi2477
    @deniedbwayi247711 ай бұрын

    happy to hv u back

  • @hashim_1129
    @hashim_112911 ай бұрын

    hello, just wanted to ask; assuming you chose to go to training in australia not uk, would it have been possible right now or would you (or any img in your position) have to spend more years as non-training job to get into surgical training there?

  • @maxross7319
    @maxross731910 ай бұрын

    Hey! Are you able to take the MSRA exam whilst still in Australia? Or did you need to come back for the UK for it? Same for the interview, was this over zoom? Thanks!

  • @lexiiiwong
    @lexiiiwong9 ай бұрын

    hey Surina! Just curious to know if it is at all possible to request for extra shifts per week in an Australian hospital?

  • @Millenial9882
    @Millenial988211 ай бұрын

    Happy to have you back !! All the best for your training!! if you don't mind, could tell why you left australia?

  • @drsurinataneja

    @drsurinataneja

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Came back mainly to be close to family and friends - Aus was just too far away 😅 Surg training was also relatively more straightforward for me to apply to in the UK

  • @Millenial9882

    @Millenial9882

    11 ай бұрын

    @@drsurinataneja hey! Thank you so much for reply❤️✨ god bless you.

  • @jj-if6it
    @jj-if6it7 ай бұрын

    How nice to be able to earn so much that you can take a proper break

  • @umersiddiqui4736
    @umersiddiqui473611 ай бұрын

    Hey, could you please make a video about maximizing your portfolio for core surgical training? Thanks!

  • @drsurinataneja

    @drsurinataneja

    11 ай бұрын

    I have one on my channel here - kzread.info/dash/bejne/iGugxciHh5bWgLA.html Although the scoring criteria keeps changing the principles of portfolio building remain the same

  • @umersiddiqui4736

    @umersiddiqui4736

    11 ай бұрын

    @@drsurinatanejawill check it out, thanks!

  • @ashishkhadgi9301
    @ashishkhadgi930111 ай бұрын

    its nice to see you again. i had a question, what is the process for an IMG with a masters degree in a surgical subject with GMC registration to work in australia?

  • @drsurinataneja

    @drsurinataneja

    11 ай бұрын

    The GMC registration will alow yotu o get provisional registration with AHRPA in Aus. After one year of working on a provisional you can get a full registration and then apply for surgical training. The masters degree won't play too much of a part in working in Aus

  • @faizanalvi3932
    @faizanalvi39326 ай бұрын

    idk if you notice but if you go back to your old video your accent is totally different and here there's a slight touch of aussie in your accent

  • @gitanjalibabu6691
    @gitanjalibabu669111 ай бұрын

    Congratulations on your wedding and getting into surgical training. ❤ Is this core training or speciality training??

  • @drsurinataneja

    @drsurinataneja

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you :) core training

  • @mc-eo1wh
    @mc-eo1wh11 ай бұрын

    Never a good idea to go to Australia in the middle of your training. Best to move when you're still a fresh graduate with PLAB as an img + 1 year paid work experience as a doctor in the UK (that is, either a training or a non training post, not a locum job ) Surgical training applications are easier in the UK, despite the very poor quality of life in the UK as doctors with relatively no work - life balance.

  • @drsurinataneja

    @drsurinataneja

    11 ай бұрын

    I didn't go in the middle of training - I've only just started training now that I'm back

  • @gotchaboii8499
    @gotchaboii849911 ай бұрын

    I'd just like to ask, how come you shifted back to the UK after moving to australia? Was becoming a surgical trainee there not possible?

  • @aaliyahhhhhhh335

    @aaliyahhhhhhh335

    11 ай бұрын

    I was thinking this too. - why is she back in the UK

  • @noor200SM

    @noor200SM

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@aaliyahhhhhhh335 The same question And as I know Australia gives good salary compared to UK

  • @hunterhealer8022

    @hunterhealer8022

    11 ай бұрын

    As an IMG, it was definitely much more difficult to get into training, but certainly not impossible.

  • @drsurinataneja

    @drsurinataneja

    11 ай бұрын

    Came back mainly to be close to family and friends - Aus was just too far away 😅 Surg training was also relatively more straightforward for me to apply to in the UK

  • @noor200SM

    @noor200SM

    11 ай бұрын

    @@hunterhealer8022 So I'm internship doctor What's should I do to inter to core surgical training or it's impossible

  • @cat-tc2kk
    @cat-tc2kk11 ай бұрын

    How is specialty training different in Aus vs the UK?

  • @drsurinataneja

    @drsurinataneja

    11 ай бұрын

    1. Usually shorter 2. But usually takes longer to get on to for some more competitive specialities like surgery, anaesthetics, O&G 3. More nepotistic - who you know matters and helps you get on to training programmes 4. Aus is huge so you could be working in a variety of different places e.g. surgical training can place you in Aus and in NZ

  • @user-yh1si5vk4x

    @user-yh1si5vk4x

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@drsurinatanejapoint 3 cancels out everything and favors uk alot more

  • @heliumneonlights2770
    @heliumneonlights277011 ай бұрын

    What motivated you to choose surgical training in UK vs Australia? Is it harder in Aus than the UK?

  • @Smart_Tamaha
    @Smart_Tamaha10 ай бұрын

    If you had moved to Canada, I am sure you would have not regret it. Especially, if you choose to live in a place like British Columbia in Canada, you would not miss UK. Canada is only 6 hours away from the UK. Canada needs a lot of family doctors. A family doctor in Canada makes at least $250K.

  • @jj-if6it

    @jj-if6it

    7 ай бұрын

    She would still miss home, it's not just about the distance. As nice as Canada is

  • @jj-if6it
    @jj-if6it7 ай бұрын

    How on earth do you prepare a portfolio as a doctor...I'm used to photography or advertising portfolios but that just sounds bizarre to me!

  • @user-js8uo9oz6b
    @user-js8uo9oz6b11 ай бұрын

    Why don't you consider USA. The pay for Doctors is very good there.

  • @drsurinataneja

    @drsurinataneja

    11 ай бұрын

    So I've heard. Harder to go there as requires more exams etc which Australia didn't. Work life balance seems worse from what I have heard and also not a big fan of the healthcare system there personally. Plus Australia was also somewhere I wanted to travel around hence made sense to try and work there to facilitate that too!

  • @user-js8uo9oz6b

    @user-js8uo9oz6b

    11 ай бұрын

    @@drsurinataneja Yes, I understand. NHS is getting worse. Now, they are trying to recruit more Doctors from abroad. They seem to be very happy with the pay and they don't really have huge amount of student loan to be repaid like us. I had a conversation with a doctor from India and he told me they do 40 hours shift in 3 days. So, we should not be complaining in the UK. It is getting very competitive. Personally, I feel there is no future in the UK for Doctors graduated in the UK.

  • @steveward4432
    @steveward443210 ай бұрын

    Interesting that despite all the NHS chaos and junior Dr moaning, medical undergrad applications still significantly exceed the number of places available. Consultants are still guaranteed to be within the top 10% of earners and the pension is still far better than private options available.

  • @Tahsin_Hussain
    @Tahsin_Hussain9 ай бұрын

    You will end up becoming a GP after 2 years 😅🤣😂😁😁😁👍

  • @Deniz-kl9jk
    @Deniz-kl9jk10 ай бұрын

    Your insta link doesn't work!