Real-life story - switching medical specialties
Dr Zead Said is a psychiatry trainee in Yorkshire and Humberside, and is currently taking a year out of training in a Clinical Leadership and Management Fellow post. After completing foundation training, he commenced specialist training in general practice, but 18 months in he switched to psychiatry. Read his story.
![Dr Zead Said - psychiatry trainee](https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/styles/author_image/public/author_pics/Dr%20Zead.jpg?itok=G8tZT8kE)
Before making a decision I spoke to several people including colleagues, friends and most importantly with my GP supervisor.