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Ali's one-year sabbatical from medicine (2020)

project history · status: last documented in 2020 · last event: milestone (2020-12-28 (said on 2020-12-15, implied)) · owner: Ali

Told alongside: Ali's foundation years as a junior doctor at Addenbrooke's Hospital and West Suffolk Hospital (2018) · Ali plans to take the USMLE and move to America for an emergency medicine residency (2020)

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2020-04-17 announced From August 2020 Ali will be unemployed, because he has not applied to a medical training pathway in the UK; that gives him a year to do whatever he wants, and he is thinking about where to travel. Answering your Questions 00:25:18
2020-04-29 milestone Before the coronavirus hit, Ali planned to spend a year travelling the world solo, inspired by Rolf Potts's podcast Deviate and its one-backpack travellers. Productivity, Books and Careers Advice - Ali Abdaal x Noah Kagan // Deep Dive 00:31:58
2020-07-01 announced Ali is taking a one-year sabbatical from medicine from August 2020, which he can do because his businesses and YouTube channel make money on the side. Why Motivation is a Myth 00:10:32
2020-07-03 milestone Ali's travel plan for the break was a friend's wedding in Singapore in September, Southeast Asia, snowboarding in Japan from December to February, then Australia, New Zealand and South America. I'm Moving to America 🇺🇸 - Life Update 00:04:51
2020-07-24 milestone With a couple of weeks left until his final shift at the hospital, Ali documents what he does every morning before a typical shift. My INSANELY Productive Morning Routine video description
2020-08-06 launched After his two foundation years as a junior doctor, Ali has decided to take a break from medicine for at least a year. My Last Day as a Doctor - Reflections 00:02:53
2020-08-06 setback Before the coronavirus pandemic Ali planned to travel the world in his year out; now he is not sure that will be possible and needs to find something else to do with his time. (hedged) My Last Day as a Doctor - Reflections 00:02:53
2020-08-06 milestone Ali would like to work in Australia for a while to gain emergency medicine experience; he is applying for jobs, has a call with an agency the next day, and asks anyone in Australia who would give him a job at their hospital to let him know. My Last Day as a Doctor - Reflections 00:04:20
2020-09-01 milestone About a month into his break from medicine, Ali has not had a single day when he missed being a doctor. Gymshark, Inspirations & Pet Peeves - ONE MILLION Subscribers Q&A 00:10:08
2020-09-27 milestone Ali opens season four of his day-in-the-life vlog, themed the unemployment diaries, one month into his sabbatical from medicine, which lets him spend all his time making videos. Collecting My Tesla Model 3 - Day In The Life 00:00:00
2020-10-04 milestone Ali has taken a break from full-time medicine because his YouTube channel makes so much money that he can afford to travel the world and do what he wants. My BIGGEST Rejections in Life 00:20:27
2020-12-13 milestone When Ali temporarily quit his job as a doctor, he lost some of his sense of identity as a doctor. Love, Money and Relationships - Answering your Assumptions 00:15:37
2020-12-20 milestone Ali will take a further year out of full-time medical training so that he can travel more, hopefully once the coronavirus situation gets better. 20 Lessons that Improved My Life 00:19:05
2020-12-28 (said on 2020-12-15, implied) milestone As of December 2020 Ali has been out of work for four months on a one-year break from full-time medicine; he meant to travel the world, but the pandemic keeps him at home in Cambridge. How Much Money I Earn as a Doctor + YouTuber 00:06:37

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