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.
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...