This is one of the main reasons why I became a doctor! Frustratingly, my debts are such that I couldn’t afford the time off earning to do this and that is likely to be the situation for several years to come unless I pay it off. I could work as a locum for a year as that would help me make more than a dent in the debt but it may not be a very good career move. I’m working in the developed world in the meantime but hopefully some day in the not too distant future I should be able to work for MSF.