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General Practitioner (Doctor)

The first person patients trust with anything

€50k–€110k Demand: High

Start here — your first 30 days

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Shadow a GP for a day if possible — the variety is unlike anything else.

Clinical diagnosis
Patient communication
Medical knowledge

What the work is really like

GPs are the cornerstone of healthcare — diagnosing everything from a cold to cancer, managing chronic illness and being the person patients confide in about things they've never told anyone else.

1Seeing 20 patients in a morning with completely different problems
2Spotting something in a routine checkup that turns out to matter
3Explaining a diagnosis and watching a patient absorb the news
4Coordinating with specialists on a complex case

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Strengths you already bring

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Skills to develop

Clinical diagnosis
Patient communication
Medical knowledge
Differential diagnosis
Chronic disease management
Empathy under pressure

Estimated to job-ready: ~6 months of focused effort.

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