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"Every year, 2,000 young doctors apply for a position at the prestigious London School of Surgery, but only just over 100 are chosen."
Let’s hope they choose those 100, based on merit,
rather than diversity.
"Starting on Monday, 6th September, cameras will follow trainee surgeons as they learn the art of operating on real patients."
Now they tell me it’s an ‘art’ ,
and there was me thinking that it was a skillful science.
In ITV’s new three part documentary series “Surgery School”, cameras follow them as they embark on their first year of surgical training. This Monday, in Episode 1, we meet the first four interns including Rosemary Johns, (here on the right) , the niece of the one and only infamous, Uncle Bernard.
These trainee butchers, sorry - doctors, have studied medicine for five years before deciding to specialise in surgery.
In this first year of surgical training they have to combine busy shifts in A& E, with getting as much experience as they can in the operating theatre, without exceeding the interfering eu’s “Working Hours Directive.”
In this first episode, 26-year-old Rosemary is late for an operation and misses a crucial procedure. (Takes after her Uncle! ). Whilst inexperienced Nicola comes close to tears when a tough start means she cannot finish an operation, and Andrew must decide if he wants to follow in his father's footsteps or whether he is not ‘cut out’ for surgery!
With pale set face and head bent low
The nervous women stands.
“I cannot do the deed!” she cries
And the knife drops from her hand.
“Alas!” she cries, “I must!”
And the knife again she feels,
And as the tears roll down her cheeks
…..The onion then she peels!
I'm sorry Rose, but Uncle Bernard will not be watching.
There are three reasons.
I can't bare to watch 'medical programs,
10:35pm is a bit late for me!
And I don't have a Television.
But for any who do get the blood lust,
the first program is on Monday 6th September.
10:35 pm on ITV1
"Surgery School"
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I won't be watching either. I do know that surgeons are 'selling' their profession to the public. A year or more ago the WI received invitations to attend talks, presumably given to educate rather than seek new new recruits. I don't know if anyone took up the invitation.
ReplyDeleteA bit to gruesome for me too, but I am sure it is nice to know your niece is on TV :-)
ReplyDeletePersonally I love medical programs - frustrated medical career but I'm not good with blood when it's real! Don't know whether I want to know about learners. I like to think the ones who operate on me ( fingers crossed here ) have learnt on someone else !! I want the top notch experienced ones though I realise they all have to learn somewhere
ReplyDeleteI may watch if there's nothing else on, I'll see! Get enough of medical stuff at work.
ReplyDeleteI missed it! I didn't see the post until today. I could watch on the internet though. What a co-incidence. We read here about Rosemary's wedding, then next thing she's on the telly. Things like that never happen to anyone you know, or anyone who knows anyone who knows anyone.....
ReplyDeleteHi everyone. Well as they say, "One man's meat is another man's poison."
ReplyDeleteWe all have our likes and dislikes.
Medical books and programs are not my 'cup of tea'. :(
Actually we have two doctors in the family and a retired SRN. At least they don't practice on me!
Adrian was telling me the programs were sort of 'scripted' and they were not allowed to say things they wanted to say on camera.
What you see, is not what you get! It's a sham.