More interested in medical specialties like cardiology and GP at the moment. Seems like you'd have more interaction with patients in medicine than surgery. Also not sure if I will be able to perform surgeries in the first place. 'Cutting' someone up, even to benefit the patient, seems antagonistic to human nature.
Medicine. I think I'd prefer my patients awake, although what surgeons do is amazing.
At the moment, I am particularly interested in the heart. When I did work experience, my consultant did ward rounds, saw outpatients etc. but he also did things like pacemaker implantation, angioplasties, stenting etc. Perhaps that'd be the best of both worlds?
When I did work experience, my consultant did ward rounds, saw outpatients etc. but he also did things like pacemaker implantation, angioplasties, stenting etc. Perhaps that'd be the best of both worlds?
You realise most (if not all) surgeons do ward rounds and outpatient clinics?
Maybe Paediatrics, but that's probably because I have little experience of most things. I help at a lot of children's groups and enjoy spending time with children. Although I'm sure over the course of med school/foundation years I will change my mind a trillion times.
Medicine. I think I'd prefer my patients awake, although what surgeons do is amazing.
At the moment, I am particularly interested in the heart. When I did work experience, my consultant did ward rounds, saw outpatients etc. but he also did things like pacemaker implantation, angioplasties, stenting etc. Perhaps that'd be the best of both worlds?
Wow where did you get the opportunity to be with a consultant? Ive been trying but no chance
What is ACCS? Is it a speciality in itself, or is it something you do after foundation years to specialise in Emergency Medicine?
Acute Care Common Stem. It is a type of junior postgraduate training route where you get a broad experience in acute medical specialities before deciding whether you want to go on to do straight gas, acute medicine or emergency medicine.
Wow where did you get the opportunity to be with a consultant? Ive been trying but no chance
Papworth (: If you live anywhere near Cambridge, give it a shot there.
I'm also shadowing a consultant cardiac surgeon up in Birmingham at the end of August. I only got that placement because my dad knows a friend of the surgeon's sister - it's an obscure connection, but meant I got his email address and could contact him directly.
More interested in medical specialties like cardiology and GP at the moment. Seems like you'd have more interaction with patients in medicine than surgery. Also not sure if I will be able to perform surgeries in the first place. 'Cutting' someone up, even to benefit the patient, seems antagonistic to human nature.
When I shadowed a surgical team, half the day was spent on rounds and doing procedures with the patient being awake. They spent the other half doing operations in theatre. I was surprised by how much patient contact they got, but I guess it largely depends on your specialty or seniority?
Though I have no idea which I'd like to do yet...got to get accepted on a course first!
When I shadowed a surgical team, half the day was spent on rounds and doing procedures with the patient being awake. They spent the other half doing operations in theatre. I was surprised by how much patient contact they got, but I guess it largely depends on your specialty or seniority?
Though I have no idea which I'd like to do yet...got to get accepted on a course first!