PROFILE: Wai-Ching Leung

After my house jobs, I obtained experience up to junior registrar level and passed the relevant membership or fellowship examinations in paediatrics, ophthalmology, general practice, and psychiatry. Although I enjoyed the experience in each of these specialties, I decided to broaden my clinical experience, rather than limiting myself to a single specialty at this stage. Many colleagues warned me of the negative perception among senior medical figures of such career moves and of the dangers of being a “rolling stone,” but I felt that the experience in one specialty often enhanced my understanding in others.1 did come across a few supportive consultants, however, and a consultant psychiatrist single handedly guided me to success in my preparation for the Faculty of Public Health Medicine part I examination. Soon afterwards, I entered public health medicine training with the hope of finally …