# There is a Place for Passion

## TL;DR

This article explores how passion and morale impact medical education and highlights challenges faced by clinical educators in the UK.

## Contribution

The paper provides personal insights into factors influencing interest in medical education and current challenges in the UK’s National Health Service.

## Key findings

- Passion and positive educational outcomes are crucial for sustaining interest in medical education.
- Low morale among junior doctors and reduced clinical teaching time are significant challenges in the UK’s NHS.

## Abstract

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Passion generates followership. Likewise low morale can be corrosive. This article reflects on the unique circumstances that lead this clinical educator to develop his interest in medical education. Nurture and exposure seem to have been crucial influences in generating interest. Tangible gains and positive educational outcomes sustained it. Some current challenges for clinical educators in the UK’s National Health Service are highlighted. These include pass rates for international doctors in postgraduate exams, gradual erosion of clinical teaching time and low morale among junior doctors.