Three children and ten years later, I qualified as a doctor

Zoe Blofeld
ByZoe Blofeld
Published28 June 2021
Ten years after completing her first degree, Zoe Blofeld had a big choice to make. Should she return to school to pursue her ambition?

It’s natural to worry that our brains are somehow passed their best and that we will be unable to keep up. I’ve found that the opposite is true.

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Zoe Blofeld

Zoe has just completed her medical degree at St George's on a graduate entry programme. She started the programme after completing a degree in mathematics, then working as a healthcare assistant in between having three children. She is soon to begin work as a foundation doctor in the South Thames deanery. Long term, Zoe is pursuing career in hospital and hopes to combine this with medical education. When Zoe has time outside of studying and raising a family, she likes to get creative and sews and knits most of her own clothes.

Three children and ten years later, I qualified as a doctor