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I started my surgical internship today. Covid has had an impact on many things. Including the ability to visit places to see what they are like which pre-covid was something very important for me. Whilst I had spoken to several people via video I never had a chance to visit so arrived with no expectations.…
Sometimes it is being in the right place at the right time that allows one to achieve wonders. 100,000 Hearts tells the story of Denton Cooley one of the pioneers of heart surgery and founder of the Texas Heart Institute. Denton was the first person to implant a total artificial heart into a patient which…
A little different to my normal reading, however it popped up in my amazon suggested list so it ended up on my reading pile as I’ve randomly stumbled across Sgt Tangye’s blog previously. This is an autobiography full of humour, and a look at how one spends 30 years within the police force along with…
Recently a friend applied for a job, and was sent a link to do a video interview. Except that it wasn’t with a person, random questions appeared on screen and their response was recorded. They didn’t get past this stage even though they would have been exceptional at the job. I was gobsmacked that this…
When I was a student seeing practice I used to long for the phone to ring, another patient to arrive and the chance to learn. Since graduation this can be either welcome or unwelcome depending on what is going on and how the shift is looking. Most of the time through normal working hours there…
Sometimes you get a piece of paper that seems so insignificant. Yet represents so much. I’ve got a few of these now. Sometimes they come with special ceremonies, though most of these I’ve skipped where possible. I am not keen on the fuss. And have never really seen the point. I remember back when I…
As a vet I make mistakes, most of the time these do not cause harm, however there is potential for mistakes I make to have disastrous consequences. For me reducing the chance of a mistake happening is extremely important. This requires understanding how mistakes happen, and how as humans we are fallible. Flying lessons Pilots…
This book appeared in my amazon suggestions the other evening and was so ordered to go into my reading pile. However when it arrived as I often do I skimmed the first few pages and was trapped. I sat down yesterday and read unable to put the book down. As a vet on the new…
I have a limited support network, and for me twitter can be a place for me to share though often I limit what I share. Often I can go through an entire week of nights speaking to just a single other person other than patients. Especially with covid and being in a new place. It…
The media are very good at selling papers or getting viewers using sensationalist stories. Hired: Six Months Undercover in Low-Wage Britain is not a sensationalist story. It is the account of James Bloodworth as he attempts to live on the breadline. Initially the intro put me off, rambling politics and injustices just are not my…