S2, Ep 5: How This Perseverant IMG Pivoted His British Career To A Successful Match

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The IMG Residency Match Podcast

Shawna-Kaye Lester

26 episodes

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S2, Ep 5: How This Perseverant IMG Pivoted His British Career To A Successful Match

The IMG Residency Match Podcast

41 minutes 13 seconds

3 months ago

S2, Ep 5: How This Perseverant IMG Pivoted His British Career To A Successful Match

If you knocked on the Match door and it didn't open, would you stop? Or would you pivot, adapt, and grow stronger? In this honest and insightful conversation, Dr. Brian Brereton shares how a childhood dream of saving hearts led him on a global medical journey from Jamaica to the United Kingdom, and finally to a United States residency in internal medicine.

But his story isn’t just about geography, it’s about mindset. Dr. Brereton opens up about coming out of a small town as a child and being shocked by the big city, trying another door when one doesn't open after three tries, building community in unlikely places, and achieving an enviable roster of research publications as a full-time physician and Master's student. He also talks about discovering why, after all, his circuitous route was an advantageous one. His advice for you as an IMG? Never underestimate the strength of your medical training.

This is priceless motivation for any IMG wondering: Is it still worth it? Can I still make it? Am I enough? Yes, you can make it. And Dr. Brereton's blueprint of perseverance and excellence shows you exactly how. Listen now!

00:00 Introduction

00:54 Welcome to the IMG Residency Match Podcast

01:34 Dr. Brian Brereton's Journey Begins

02:48 Life in Barbados and Jamaica

04:41 Challenges and Growth in the UK

05:48 Residency in the US

10:50 The Importance of Lifelong Friendships

13:49 Choosing Medicine and Internal Medicine

29:47 Why Cardiology?

32:20 Advice for Future IMGs

38:13 Conclusion and Gratitude