Matt Morgan: Medicine, the never ending video game

Sonic the Hedgehog was the first computer game I actually managed to complete. Although I may not have collected every one of the rings and I certainly died a lot while trying, I defeated Dr Robotnik in the final scene. Eventually. I felt a brief sense of achievement, but it was followed by a chasm of loss: what now? As I was 12 years old, my sense of purpose was quickly replaced by sports, riding my bike, and Street Fighter II . A career in medicine can feel rather like a computer game. …