Me: Have you opened your bowels? Mrs Oxford: No. Just a few humble farts. Next day Me: Have you opened […]

Natural Orifice Surgery is creepy. Medical leeches are cool.

Surgical training can be a bit demanding. Sometimes it feels like all you get to do is fulfill external obligations. […]

I took a private jet to work today. I felt like a rock star. We were travelling to a regional […]

The worst thing about surgical training is working long hours with little control of your location, colleagues and roster. The […]

Jetlag is caused by unexpected changes in external time. Your body thinks the time is different to what the clock […]

Last week I started my new rotation. For anyone who needs the explanation, we swap jobs every six months while […]

Me: How are you this morning? Mrs Poestop: I’m OK. My tummy’s a bit sore but that’s because my family […]

Last week of my current general surgical rotation. The colonoscope responds to my touch and winkles gently trough tricky corners […]

We had new interns start last week. Our hospital system is arranged so that interns (first year out of medical […]