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Achieving a healthy work-life balance

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ByAmana Qayum
Published17 January 2022
Amana Qayum, a fourth-year from Manchester, on the importance of rest, hobbies and a social life throughout medical school.

In my third year I was so focused on my course that halfway through the year I’d burnt out.

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Amana Qayum
Medical student

Amana Qayum is a fifth-year medical student from Manchester, currently studying at the Medical University of Sofia (MUS). Amana is aiming to pursue a career in surgery, as this specialty has always interested her the most. Amana is co-founder of her MUS clinical skills society, and when she is not studying or documenting her medical journey on Instagram or her blog, she enjoys sketching, painting, calligraphy, badminton and tennis, and can be found spending time with her family.

Achieving a healthy work life balance as a medical student
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