Kathmandu to Aberdeen: IMT in the Scottish Highlands

PLAB and GMC in 12 months. Worked as a Trust Grade in Acute Medicine for a year. Applied to IMT ranking Scotland first — got Aberdeen. Three years later starting Geriatrics Higher Specialty Training.

The Scottish winter darkness was unexpectedly brutal. I bought a SAD lamp in November of my first year and it genuinely helped my mood.

Choose your first city for support network and lifestyle, not prestige. A happy doctor in Aberdeen passes exams faster than a lonely one in central London.