It's Always Sunny in Surgery

• Versions of Surgeons (Part 1)

  This week has us scoping out surgeons in the media and our favourite examples. Are these portrayals accurate? Where exactly do they come from? Which ones are based on just pure stereotypes and which ones must be getting that insider information?We discuss:The historical hassle of having to arrange out of hours imaging 🩻Every surgeon’s dream ward round 🏃🏽‍♂️💨Art imitating life 🎨The little details that make these programmes particularly poignant 🚰The worst examples never show the admin we do! 📑No matter how over the top, there’s no smoke without fire 🔥And, as a little extra (keep tuned to the end!) some people getting it all mixed up 🙃Also, some of the joys of a decent hairdresser 💇‍♂️, a proper brew ☕️, and a chance to offload 🗣️There are SO many examples that we didn’t get to cover, so we will probably come back to this topic again.Here’s some of the source material we discussed in the episode:Simon Bramhall liver guy with the initials in the liver https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-59954321Psycho plastics guy Nottingham stabbing his colleague https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3d8nymg12zoScrubs - Turk doing rounds https://youtu.be/JOZK1qD9usU?si=vrn-6SZXCPs1lRVsEmail us: [email protected]: @NW_surgical (www.twitter.com/NW_surgical)Reddit: u/surgicalcareersNW (www.reddit.com/u/surgicalcareersNW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• "The heart of a lion, the eyes of an eagle, and the hands of a lady..."

  It has oft been said that “The heart of a lion, the eyes of an eagle, and the hands of a lady maketh the surgeon.” Well then, time to get into it! Who or what are surgeons? What makes us tick? Do we really need the ❤️ of a 🦁, the 👀 of an 🦅 or the 💅of a👩‍💼 to do the job well?Are the characteristics needed to be a surgeon hardwired into us? 🧬 If surgeons were made to wear the Harry Potter sorting hat, what house would we be, and what does that say about us…?🐍We get introspective about our own personalities and how we fit into this work persona 🔬 🤓How much crossover is there between us and psychopaths? 🫣Are we really more attractive than other types of doctors? 💁‍♀️What does it all really boil down to…? 🔪🙏———————————————————-Additional sources discussed in this episode:Well, we're not gonna argue! 😏 https://newsfeed.time.com/2013/08/30/survey-surgeons-are-the-most-attractive-doctors/Yikes 😬 https://publishing.rcseng.ac.uk/doi/pdf/10.1308/rcsbull.2015.331If you say so...https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/44562/some-surgeons-may-be-psychopathsbut-thats-no-bad-thingEmail us: [email protected]: @NW_surgical (www.twitter.com/NW_surgical)Reddit: u/surgicalcareersNW (www.reddit.com/u/surgicalcareersNW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• I cut; therefore I am.

  We're back after a very lengthy break! In that time we talk about:Snow days and the joys therein ☃️Moonlighting when you're off the clock / back-street quackery 🦆Pumping those logbook numbers up! ⬆️Flirting with disaster...😅But essentially, we're using this episode to mark our transition into what we have planned for this season, and that is to get all existential and explore who or what are surgeons? What makes us tick? What makes us cut? Is there an archetypal surgeon? How relevant is that in today's workplace? 🤔All / probably some of these things will be explored in the forthcoming season.....ARCP pending. Ha.(As mentioned previously, we have to reduce the frequency of episodes to monthly for our own sanity, well-being and to ensure we still have our training numbers 🤞) Email us: [email protected]: @NW_surgical (www.twitter.com/NW_surgical)Reddit: u/surgicalcareersNW (www.reddit.com/u/surgicalcareersNW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Steri-Strips & Wound Glue

  And so, we are closing up again. We discuss some of the other finer points of this specialty series:The ability to amuse oneself is one of the purest joys Audiences in new placesNearly a full house of specialties.......However, it's harder to remain anonymous in smaller circlesWe re-affirm our commitment to bringing you solid content......But our lives and our jobs are getting more serious now..Our plans for next seasonEmail us: [email protected]: @NW_surgical (www.twitter.com/NW_surgical)Reddit: u/surgicalcareersNW (www.reddit.com/u/surgicalcareersNW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Surgical Specialty Smackdown World Title Fight

  This is it folks! This is what we have been building to for the last 6 months! All the uppercuts, all the low blows, all of the urine extracted from orthopaedics 🦴 and all the shade thrown at neurosurgery 🧠 all culminate in this…We are rejoined by listeners 🎧 , contributors 🗣️ and now pundits 🎙️ Michael Ahn (Health Education West Midlands) and Dan Lazenby (Health Education North West) as we comment on the whole of last season, and what a season it’s been!We discuss:Capitalism at its worst 💸We won’t get cancelled will we?! 🚫Low key fans in high places 🧐 (proof down below)Acolytes of the knife joining in🤰👁️The best, best thing about surgery 🔪Core memories 💩Pinky / ye olde index haemostasis 🤙The best, worst thing about surgery 🥂Disappointing Asian parents 🫠Everyone gets a bit of love…except orthopaedics…because we don’t wanna admit that we need them… 😅The phantoms and apparitions that are cardiothoracics and neurosurgery🫀The winner 🏅 and loser of this season (with a little help from ChatGPT) 🤖But remember folks…the real winners are the friends we made along the way! 🤝-Go forth my son and cast thy pod! (the deanery’s unofficial endorsement of our activities).https://imgur.com/a/5yWG5FD-You just can't compete with him.... so don't: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny_Kim-We're family here https://www.ted.com/talks/gloria_chan_packer_work_is_not_your_family_jan_2022?subtitle=enEmail us: [email protected]: @NW_surgical (www.twitter.com/NW_surgical)Reddit: u/surgicalcareersNW (www.reddit.com/u/surgicalcareersNW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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