Summary
Jamie Roberts, a former Wales rugby player, is starting a new career as a junior doctor in the NHS after completing his medical degree. He took twelve years to transition from rugby to medicine, having completed postgraduate studies and passed a necessary exam to resume his medical training.
Key Facts
- Jamie Roberts is a former rugby player for Wales and the British and Irish Lions.
- He graduated from Cardiff University's School of Medicine in 2013.
- He played rugby while completing his undergraduate medical degree.
- Roberts retired from rugby in 2022 to focus on his medical career.
- He recently passed an exam to return to medicine and will now train as a junior doctor.
- His medical training will occur in hospitals in South Wales over the next two years.
- He is considering specializing in sports medicine or orthopaedics, which deals with bones and joints.
