A theatre assistant pops their head around the coffee room door. “The patient is ready.” A moderate hint of urgency. The snap of a laptop lid and a rustle of fabric as the “in-between-cases” administrative work is hastily stowed. A final sip of water, a quick stretch, and a therapeutic eye rub. It’s time toContinue reading “Skin Knife, Please…”
Author Archives: Vasudev Zaver
Mumbai. 07.11.22.
I’m going to preface this by saying that we didn’t actually see a lot of Mumbai itself for reasons that will become clearer in time. But because this was the beginning of our second leg of traveling, I thought it only appropriate to commence my first travel diary entry from this particular juncture. An additionalContinue reading “Mumbai. 07.11.22.”
Nomadic Musings: Where Am I?
It’s hard to know where to start, to be quite frank. Almost four months have passed since I finished my core surgical training and out of those four months I have been traveling abroad for just shy of ten weeks. Taking time out to travel was something that my fiancée and I had been discussingContinue reading “Nomadic Musings: Where Am I?”
Simplifying Life After CST
It’s been almost nine months since my last journal entry. A lot has happened during that time. Most pertinently, though, I found myself in a bit of a rut with writing. I often contemplated an empty canvas with something potentially akin to disdain but more like anxiety borne of unhinged perfectionism. Yet, I’m not writingContinue reading “Simplifying Life After CST”
My Kit for Night Shifts
Night shifts for me have tended to present opportunities to disappear into various creative rabbit holes and contemplate areas to optimise. Maybe it’s inherent in the increased level of stress caused by this upside-down schedule, rendering my mind a minefield of thoughts whizzing around like excitable electrons. Through serial iterations of the optimal kit listContinue reading “My Kit for Night Shifts”
We All Have The Same 24 Hours in a Day
“We all have the same 24 hours in a day” is a redundant, morally short-sighted, and frankly, derogatory phrase borne of privilege with no real place in modern society let alone motivational speech. Disclaimer: This is currently a very topical issue due to the very reason that inspired the writing of this article. This articleContinue reading “We All Have The Same 24 Hours in a Day”
5 Optimisations I Have Made For Nightshifts
This sounds like a bit of a nonsensical statement. Is there any way to optimise night shifts? Are they not just inherently torturous? Well, in some ways, yes. It is pretty much unanimously regarded as one of the most onerous parts of clinical life as a senior house officer (SHO) in any specialty. A disruptedContinue reading “5 Optimisations I Have Made For Nightshifts”
Cultivations: The Aftermath of Part B
TLDR (Too Long, Don’t Read) Part B was tough. It really puts you through your paces and makes you sweat. Unfortunately, there’s no gentler way to put it. It’s a dizzying brain scorcher of an exam that makes you question anything and everything you’ve ever revised and flips it onto its head until you wonderContinue reading “Cultivations: The Aftermath of Part B”
Contemplations: 1 Week Out From Part B
I’m currently sat in my lounge feeling awful. It’s been a really good day of revision, with lots of good scenarios practiced with good people. Yet I have this uneasy feeling which is not-so-good. It’s like an unshakeable sensation hovering just over my head, like a writhing, amorphous, obscuris-like entity composed of all my stressContinue reading “Contemplations: 1 Week Out From Part B”
Life Update: Exams, Podcast, Life
It’s been a while since I’ve written anything recently. In a way, one could describe it as a lack of creative juice or volition. Yet it’s more likely due to the busy nature of the recent weeks gone by. Whilst life has been busy, I’ve simultaneously had lots of new and exciting things to workContinue reading “Life Update: Exams, Podcast, Life”
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