Breaking into the 'Old Boys Club'

Medicine has traditionally been a profession full of old white men. Even though the way has been well-paved by women before me, training to be a doctor can still be very challenging. Here are the stories of my trials and tribulations...

Saturday, December 02, 2006

The 12 days of Ortho

"On the 12th day of Ortho (OK, it's only been 5, but who's counting), my tutor gave to me:"
12 hip replacements
11 knee replacements
10 ACL repairs
9 arthiritis in the hips
8 arthritis in the knee
7 vague back pain
6 twisted ankles
5 finger dislocations
4 rotator cuff tears
3 elbow dislocations
2 broken pelvises
1 million broken bones!!!!

Here is my day:
7-8am: rounds seeing patients in the hospital
8am-12:30pm: in office doing consults and follow-ups
12:30-5:30pm: 3 surgeries
5:30-7pm: 3 new consults (more broken bones)
7-10:00pm: 2 more surgeries
10pm-12am: 4 more consults
TOMORROW we have 7 or 8 new cases booked for surgery...and more may come in overnight! Wish me luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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