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UndoctoredBy Adam Kay

In a Nutshell

In his 2022 memoir, author Adam Kay combines humor and heartbreak to depict life after quitting his career in medicine.

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It's a job that means he'll see some really f*cked up stuff be utterly normalised, in a health service kept running by the superhuman efforts of the people who work within it, at incalculable cost to themselves.

Adam Kay

Introduction

In his 2022 memoir Undoctored, former NHS doctor Adam Kay talks about his life after giving up medicine.

Journeying between past and present, Kay's book explores his time at medical school and the trauma of being a doctor.

Kay also describes how he rebuilt his personal and professional lives after divorcing his wife, coming out as gay, and pursuing a new career.

Today, Kay is a comedian and the bestselling author of This is Going to Hurt, a memoir that has sold millions of copies worldwide and been made into a BBC comedy-drama.

Once a physician in obstetrics and gynecology, Kay exposes the deep dysfunctions of the NHS while spotlighting the individuals struggling to keep it afloat.

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