A row of expressionless faces greeted me as I was led into the room. “Do you know why you’re here?” was the first question from the Deanery panel. I suppose it was meant as an ice-breaker […]
Category: Junior doctors
Bruno Rushforth: Gagging for it
Why hadn’t I taken the benzos? The thought loomed large as I gagged once again on the flexible tube exploring the lesser curve of my stomach. Instead I’d opted to have the OGD with just an anaesthetic throat spray, and was now regretting having spurned the anxiolytic and amnesic delights of midazolam. […]
Mark Lewis goes west
An interesting week ahead … I was fortunate enough last week to get short-listed to an ST post. A brief phone call Thursday afternoon for an interview Monday, perfectly placed 2 days before the MRCS clinical exam – so today I started my 4 day road trip. […]
Mark Lewis is hoping for an interview
The results of the Great Application Race are starting to filter through, slowly. Sadly I am still waiting to hear any positive responses. […]
Mark Lewis revises his “to do” list
Sorry it’s been a while folks, had my viva this week so I’ve been hiding in a corner with a pile of books until now! […]
Ann Donnelly: Keep on moving
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a short woman in possession of fluctuating curves must be in want of heels. […]
Mark Lewis is working on his CV
With the Great Application Race slowing down to a halt, I wonder briefly if I’ll miss the continual compulsive checking of various deanery websites to confirm the closing dates and the battle to keep track of which ones have already been completed – hmm, probably not!! […]
Ann Donnelly: Synapses and syntax
I look around at four pairs of bright eyes, eager for knowledge, pens poised, and I gulp with nerves. In my post as clinical assistant in neurology, one of my sessions includes teaching medical students. […]
Bruno Rushforth: Blog 2
I’m starting an appreciation society. Not for the new batch of dedicated, keen consultants now facing the threat of shift-work or even redundancy; not for the put-upon middle grades caught in a ‘Groundhog Day’ time loop over contract negotiations; not even for our medical secretaries, deftly managing the daily barrage from irate patients and moody […]
Mark Lewis and the Great Application Race
Week 1 Of the 2008 Great Application Race is Over! No one has any idea who holds the yellow jersey or even if there really is one to win at all! […]