What is the worse that could happen if I don’t sit exams?
Recently I have been feeling like what is the point of all this time spent studying… don’t get me wrong I am extremely grateful for my job. However, it no longer feels sustainable to keep giving everything I have to a career which for various reasons leaves me feeling like a strained out dirty rag.
I have been dreaming about building a business outside of medicine so that I can some day work LTFT because I want to not because I need to. I feel like the returns of using my time outside of work to build this business could be far greater than if I use this time studying for expensive exams that won’t even guarantee a training post somewhere close to home come ST4.
So I had the idea of not even bothering to sit the exams untill I have completed CT3. This way I can use my time and money on building something outside of medicine. Then… Take some form of non- training post or locum for how ever long it takes to pass exams if my side quest hasn’t taken by then.
If it completely fails, atleast I tried and can eventually progress once exams are completed albeit with a delay as I am aware I can’t enter ST4 without paper A and B and CASC.
I’m wondering if this will cause any problems with progression through to CT3 before applying for ST4. Would it cause any problems with supervisors? I would still use study leave to slowly prepare for exams e.g. creating notes/ attending courses with any study fund/ building portfolio.
It’s just that progression doesn’t feel guaranteed anymore so why not make the most of my time instead of fretting about it.