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Teaching is a privilege

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Teaching a privilege and an honour I hold deeply. I honestly believe we don’t do it well enough in Medicine. The didactic chalkboards and whiteboards have been replaced by the projector and millions of PowerPoint slides with the primary effect of numbing the brain.… Read more

Surgeons vs Anaesthetists Debate

RCH Surgeons vs Anaesthetists Debate:

Actions speak louder than words.

OPPOSITION TEAM.

Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen. A very good evening to our esteemed judges.  It is an absolute honour to be here with you representing the surgical community. It is my promise that we 3 surgeons will continue to be here to support you the anaesthetists when you lose tonight.… Read more

Put on your mask first

img_5545-1Article published on Surgical News, a publication of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Vol 19 No.10, Nov-Dec 2018.

As frequent flyers, many of us will be able to recite the safety briefing routinely broadcast at the start of every flight.… Read more

How to become a Surgeon

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This is an interview I did with the Sydney University Surgical Society about my path towards surgery, also uploaded on their website.

Here’s my Surgical Story:

  1. Who are you and what do you do?

Hi, my name is Eric and I’m an Ear Nose & Throat, Head & Neck Surgeon.… Read more