Ep 350: Jumping off the treadmill- South Africa edition

Podcast: Medics Money podcast · Medics Money

Opublikowano: 2026-11-03

Cyra is joined by Nina, a South African doctor, how medical training in South Africa works: a six-year degree followed by compulsory government placement of two internship years and one rural community service year before independent practice, while specialist registrar posts are government-only, scarce, and often require years of waiting. Nina shares why she entered medicine after a childhood spinal fusion and admiration for her surgeon, but felt increasingly disconnected from the work, wanted a life outside medicine, and struggled with a broken system, long hours, and unpaid overtime. She nearly quit before community service but finished to keep...