Hello all, my first post on Steemit!

in #introduceyourself7 years ago

Selfie taken while on night shift...

Hello! I am KT and I am a doctor working in Scotland. I grew up in Hong Kong and moved to Singapore with my family when my father found better prospects in a new job back those many years ago. I qualified as a doctor in Scotland and I am interested in embarking on a career in Anaesthesia in the future.

Before studying Medicine here in Scotland, I went to University in Singapore and Beijing, where I studied Biomedical Science and Traditional Chinese Medicine. I was therefore part of the minority of graduate medical students in the UK where medical training is usually an undergraduate course offered to school leavers. Having had this experience, I am now particularly interested in primary medical education targeted at the graduate audience, much like the North American style of medical training. I am also highly supportive of diversifying access to medical training for people with non-conventional education and backgrounds, especially at a time when the medical workforce is worn thin and there is a dire need of doctors globally. I believe every person brings a unique set of talents and values to Medicine, whether they are a straight-As student or a high school drop-out with a brilliant mind and soul.

Outside of my professional life, I am passionate about food (a very typical Asian stereotype, which is unarguably accurate as far as I am concerned), travel and coffee.

My home coffee set-up

I am also fairly into cryptocurrencies, having a small subset of my savings put into a rather diverse portfolio of BTC and altcoins. I consider myself a rational, realistic investor and I invest for long term gains so I only buy into projects which I understand and can see the future potential of. So far, I am pretty happy with the performance of my portfolio and I am in no hurry to cash out any of my profits.

Here on Steemit, I intend to share my thoughts on medical and health-related news published on mainstream media, but I will not be in a position to provide any medical advice on this platform. Anything that I post will only be statements of fact or a reflection of my own personal opinion on the issues and topics covered and do not represent the general sentiment of the medical profession.

In all likelihood though, I'll probably be posting lots of pictures of food and coffee...

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Hello KT ;)
As a medical student only meters away from the finish line of my studies, I sure hope you will post some medical stuff in the #health and #science section!
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Greets!

Hello @theaustrianguy, thanks for the comment and for sharing my post! It's great to see fellow medics on here. All the best to your studies!

Welcome

Welcome on board, wish you a great time here on Steemit! :-)

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Hey doc.

Just went through you post and found it quite passionate and generous. World needs good practitioners for proper diagnostics and medication to avoid such undesired circumstances.. Will be looking for more posts from you doc.

Hello, thanks! That's very kind of you.

Welcome to Steemit and congratulations on all of your hard work. You are clearly a very determined and intelligent person. I admire that.

It's great to have you on Steemit and I look forward to your future posts.

Best of Luck!
Spencer Coffman,
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Thanks for your very kind words!

Welcome to Steemit! Nice to see a healthcare professional on here, look forward to your future posts! They sound interesting. What's for favorite coffee bean and drink?

Thanks for dropping by! My favourite bean changes from time to time, but Ethiopian heirloom beans never go wrong. I make espresso-based drinks most of the time and I like to drink them as flat whites.

I'm going to have to check that out because I usually buy from Costa Rica, Thanks!

Nice to have you here as a new steemian. Dr.s are people also nice to meet you. Love for you

Thanks! Nice to meet you too!

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