Episode 11: Drs Dipesh Gopal and Ebrahim Mulla | March 2019
So exciting to bring you this latest episode, recorded in March 2019, just before I embarked an an adventure of my own living and working in Berlin.
This episode was with two very inspiring and positive academic GP trainees, Dipesh Gopal and Ebrahim Mulla. We delved into why this isn't always seen as an attractive career move for people coming into General Practice, as well as a bit about perceptions about General Practice in medical schools and secondary care.
We also talk about a subject close to their hearts - finding happiness, purpose and work-life balance. They navigate through some really insightful stuff, bringing their own experiences and some excellent resources for people who might be interested in finding out more.
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Some of the Resources mentioned:
Article | Wass Report - By Choice, Not by Chance
Article | How about a Career in General Practice?
Article | How to Launch a career in academic General Practice
Article | What makes us healthy? (on the social determinants of health)
Video | Ayan Panja TEDx talk | The Power of Generalism
Video | Jon Griffiths TEDx talk | Choosing to be a Jack of all trades
Book | Simon Sinek | Start with Why
TED Talk | Simon Sinek | Why, How Great Leaders inspire action
Podcast | 2 GPs in a Pod episode - Farrah Jarral - on Resilience as a mutated, dirty word. Also her Radio 4 piece about this.
Book|Covey|7 habits of highly successful people
TED Talk Video | Dan Gilbert | The Surprising Science of Happiness
TED Talk Video | Dan Pink | The Puzzle of Motivation
Podcast | Lewis Howes | Happiness
Video | Gary Veynerchuk - Life Goals
Book |Matthew Syed | Black Box Thinking
Video | Mike Evans | Happiness
In a rush?
Here's some bookmarked placeholders for this episode:
Intro
Wass Report - 5:30
Perceptions of GP, of Academia - can a stronger academic base help?
On Generalists vs Specialists (?Partialists?)
Tribalism Primary vs Secondary Care - breaking barriers - 15:25
Dan Pink - Intrinsic vs Extrinsic motivators - 18:00
Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose
Simon Sinek - Start with Why
How GP training education sessions could change - 20:10
Work, Life - how do we balance these - 22:00
The common thread/root of all content around wellbeing/purpose, happiness - 24:00
Resilience - a dirty word. Signpost to podcast with Farrah. 25:00
7 habits of highly successful people, emotional bank account - 25:47
Self Investment: Separate Personal Development and Professional Development
Dan Gilbert, the hedonistic treadmill - 34:10
What is happiness, where does it come from - 36:00
Daily gratitude, confronting mortality
Resources 42:40
Lewis Howes
Gary Veynerchuk - ice cream shop mentality
High hopes, low expectations! 48:30
Relationship with failure - Black box thinking, Matthew Syed
What is a life well lived, in the context of medicine? 52:00