I wrote this on 27th December 2013 on my ‘anonymous’ blog. Interesting reading one and a half years later.
I joined twitter 3 years and 4 months ago. I did it twice. The first time as an observer-explorer, but gave up on it.… Read more
Category: ENT & Surgery
5 Reasons Why Surgeons are better at Tweeting
I wrote this on 20th November 2011 on my previous anonymous blog. This was meant to poke fun at surgeons and Twitter. what do you think today?
A/Prof Katherine Chretien and team has recently published a landmark study on Twitter Physicians.
What will greet me this Christmas: ENT Emergencies.
I’ve been told many times, “You’re doing ENT, that’s great. Early Nights and Tennis. Easy life with no emergencies, right?”. I’ve also been asked many times, “Is there such thing as an ENT emergency?”
Well, let me list some of the emergencies I’ve personally been involved with over the last few years.… Read more
Day 31: Fill in the blanks
This is it. The last day of this 31 day challenge to better doctoring. If you have traveled with me this far, I sincerely thank you. I hope you have had as much fun as I had in going through these little daily challenges.… Read more
Day 30: Love your work
Someone said that the secret to happiness is not in doing what you love, but in loving what you do. As doctors, we are in such privileged positions. We get to practice our art and help others along the way. As medical students, we fell in love with medicine.… Read more
Day 29: Teach, teach, teach
‘Doctor’ comes from the Latin word ‘docere’, meaning ‘teacher’. ‘Surgery’ comes from the Latin ‘chirurgia’, or Greek ‘kheirourgia’, meaning ‘working with hands’.
I believe as a surgeon I am called to be a teacher who works with my hands.
The primary duty of a doctor/surgeon is to teach.… Read more
Day 28: Thank the boss
Throughout my training I’ve found that even the hardest bosses are really softies at heart. Some of the nastiest surgeons I’ve met turn out to be very reasonable and friendly mentors once you get to spend time with them. It’s just that they don’t let too many people come close to them and they demand perfection from everyone working with them.… Read more
Day 27: Record some rights
Which is harder? Writing down the bad stuff you’ve done, or the good ones? Yesterday you wrote about the things that you could have done to improve your game. The wrongs that could have been made better. Today, write down the events in the past week where you have done well.… Read more
Day 26: Record some wrongs
To err is human. Doctoring is human. If we are honest with ourselves, there will always be mistakes we can admit to and things we can do better. We are trained in this. As a trainee surgeon, in particular, I am trained to continually audit my performance.… Read more
Day 25: Hold your tongue
Hospitals are pressure cookers. Working in hospitals involve dealing with pressures at all times: time pressures, clinical demands, urgent matters, sick patients, excessive workload, mounting paperwork, challenging procedures, etc. In the midst of high tension and pressure situations, egos get rubbed, tempers flare, and sharp, hurtful words get thrown about.… Read more