When we started Hippocratic Adventures, we assumed every physician’s move-abroad story would be completely different.
Different countries. Different specialties. Different families. Different reasons for leaving.
And in many ways, they are.
But after six years, more than 14,000 physicians in our community, hundreds of physician stories, countless Facebook conversations, and our own move to Portugal, something unexpected kept happening.
The same lessons kept showing up.
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In this episode, we share the biggest lessons we’ve learned from watching hundreds of physicians navigate the leap abroad, including:
✔️ Why uncertainty keeps more physicians stuck than licensing requirements
✔️ Why community matters more than climate
✔️ Why nobody regrets moving as much as they fear they’ll regret moving
✔️ Why your kids will probably surprise you
✔️ Why the perfect time never arrives
And perhaps most importantly:
✔️ The question physicians should ask before choosing a country
Some of these lessons took us years to learn.
A few took us moving across an ocean.
What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learned from living abroad, moving abroad, or even just considering it? Let us know in the comments below.
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