John Durkacz

After qualifying in medicine I spent some time working in hospitals in England then came back to Scotland and was in general practice for many years. I now work 3 days a week as a medical advisor to the DWP. My spare time is spent on beekeeping activities which helps keep me active most of the time. When I look back at the subjects we learned at school I think of those that have been of most enduring value to me; I come up with Latin (for basic understanding of all languages), arithmetic and geometry (for all my DIY), map reading with 'Rocky' (for my hill walking and cycling) and basic algebra (for trying to think logically about almost everything). After nearly 50 years I can still remember some of them!