I.IV.III STABILITY In a study carried out in 2019 by Ridout et al, it was suggested that a doctor’s biological age may accelerate dramatically during their first year of practice – in some measures, by several years within a single calendar year. You’d think that’s an excellent excuse to celebrate a few birthdays at once, only you quickly realise you’re […]
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Foundation Year 1 , Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery – First Day
I.IV.I FIRST DAY There I was, having just started my foundation programme, and suddenly I found myself in the fourth and final quarter of my first foundation year – orthopaedics. On my first day I was met by Emily – a house officer in her second year with whom I’d be sharing the firm’s workload. It didn’t take long for […]