# So...looks like I'm going to be a GP! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 18, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-looks-like-im-going-to-be-a-gp/441803 "2008-03-18T18:02:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-looks-like-im-going-to-be-a-gp/441803/1 "2008-03-18T18:02:29Z")
Well, I’ve so far resisted post anything here about the stressful hellishness of applying and interviewing for specialist medical training here. I can no loger resist…I found out today I’ve got the 3 year GP training position in my first choice location. Yeay! As some of you may be aware, I really wanted to be an OB/Gyn, but I didn’t get the 3 year post, only a 1 year post (which would mean fiercer competition next year and the possibility of no job at all in 12months). Anyhow, my back-up plan was GP- nice family-friendly hours, and plenty of antenatal care, family planning and well woman clinics to keep me happy. It wasn’t a great backup because there are 65 jobs for more than 400 applicants in Northern Ireland, but hey it worked out for me! So, after 22 more months of hospital medicine and 18 months of being a junior GP, plus some nasty exams, I’ll be a GP! Woo hoo! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-looks-like-im-going-to-be-a-gp/441803/2 "2008-03-18T18:07:44Z")
Woo hoo! Yay you! ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-looks-like-im-going-to-be-a-gp/441803/3 "2008-03-18T18:38:02Z")
That’s great news! ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-looks-like-im-going-to-be-a-gp/441803/4 "2008-03-18T18:59:17Z")
You can swab my cervix anytime! Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-looks-like-im-going-to-be-a-gp/441803/5 "2008-03-18T19:00:02Z")
So I have this redness on my face that comes and goes . . . what do you suggest, Ms. General Practitioner? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-looks-like-im-going-to-be-a-gp/441803/6 "2008-03-18T19:09:43Z")
Congratulations! It hurts when I do _this_. Do you have any advice? ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-looks-like-im-going-to-be-a-gp/441803/7 "2008-03-18T20:02:49Z")
My tummy hurts! (Congratulations! _pops champagne cork in your honour and toasts_ ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-looks-like-im-going-to-be-a-gp/441803/8 "2008-03-18T20:11:40Z")
Yay for you! ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-looks-like-im-going-to-be-a-gp/441803/9 "2008-03-18T20:11:41Z")
Yay, congratulations!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-looks-like-im-going-to-be-a-gp/441803/10 "2008-03-18T20:34:56Z")
Well done! I know there have been some ghastly messes to do with doctors’ training in recent years, so I’m very glad you have got the right job AND in the right place. Congratulations! 🙂 Now, why does my back hurt, doctor? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-looks-like-im-going-to-be-a-gp/441803/11 "2008-03-18T20:35:57Z")
Congratulations! And I find I suffer from nausea and emesis when I drink over a liter of vodka. What is your diagnosis? ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-looks-like-im-going-to-be-a-gp/441803/12 "2008-03-18T21:08:20Z")
Woo-hoo! Congratulations. Y’know, my kid has this weird thing…you don’t mind just taking a quick look, do you? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-looks-like-im-going-to-be-a-gp/441803/13 "2008-03-18T21:55:46Z")
Wishing you luck and joy in your new career.! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![IrreverentTone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@IrreverentTone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IrreverentTone)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-looks-like-im-going-to-be-a-gp/441803/14 "2008-03-18T22:28:50Z")
Congratulations! Now, about this rash… ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-looks-like-im-going-to-be-a-gp/441803/15 "2008-03-18T23:55:03Z")
Very well done! And, um, should this itch? ---
**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-looks-like-im-going-to-be-a-gp/441803/16 "2008-03-18T23:56:36Z")
I’m glad for you - it’s been a long road for you, hasn’t it? Congratulations on your accomplishment! ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-looks-like-im-going-to-be-a-gp/441803/17 "2008-03-19T00:03:45Z")
Yay!!! I’m so glad to see things are going well. GT ---
**Author:** ![ryobserver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@ryobserver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryobserver)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-looks-like-im-going-to-be-a-gp/441803/18 "2008-03-19T00:09:07Z")
Well done! Good on you! Now _my_ doctor says this is fungus. What do you think? ---
**Author:** ![trupa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@trupa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trupa)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-looks-like-im-going-to-be-a-gp/441803/19 "2008-03-19T01:17:52Z")
[QUOTE=irishgirl] It wasn’t a great backup because there are 65 jobs for more than 400 applicants in Northern Ireland, but hey it worked out for me! Woo hoo! [/QUOTE] Well come to Canada, then, Lass! We’re begging for GPs, and since you’ve gone to a school in the English speaking sphere / commonwealth, they’ll take you no problem… By the way, it hurts when I do this: :smack: what should I do? Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-looks-like-im-going-to-be-a-gp/441803/20 "2008-03-19T01:58:00Z")
[QUOTE=trupa] Well come to Canada, then, Lass! We’re begging for GPs… [/QUOTE] Specifically, come to Bancroft, Ontario: the four-season playground halfway between Ottawa and Toronto. The land is beautiful, the air is fresh, the night sky is incredible on a clear night, the wildlife is plentiful. The town has an art gallery, a playhouse, and a pretty good independent bookshop. And living costs are low, low, low! You can rent a _house_ for $500 a month. My friends and I can show you how to build a house that doesn’t even need a furnace, and has places to grow flowers and vegetables year-round. But we need a doctor. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-looks-like-im-going-to-be-a-gp/441803.md?page=2)