What am I going to do when I grow up...?

Spent the last two days with a British surgeon. A really nice guy, he taught lots about the old surgery... and my knowledge levels are definitely up. But even more interestingly I've had the chance to have a peek to around 10ish years in the future... might I want to come back once I've grown up?

Well, working as a doc here would certainly be a clinical challenge... a whole load of new diseases, people presenting at a much later stage of their disease, having to charge for services and turn away those who can't afford... but what of the non-clinical aspects? Well, skills like managing a workforce, accounting, and knowledge of drug procurement aren't things I've learnt so far at medical school but it looks like they'd definitely come in handy... maybe that's where the dreaded international NGOs come in handy, in doing all that stuff for you.

I think I'd like to come back... it's too difficult being here and having to just watch.