How to Handle Being Wrong as a Surgeon
Every surgeon is wrong sometimes. How to handle being wrong with honesty and grace — and turn it into better, safer practice.
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Wellbeing (page 2)
Burnout, resilience, productivity and life as a surgeon in training and beyond.
47 articles, newest first.
How to Structure a Productive Revision Day
How to design a revision day that balances focus, breaks and recovery so you actually retain what you study.
9 min read
How to Recover From a Bad Day in Theatre
Practical, compassionate ways to process and recover from a difficult or distressing day in theatre.
10 min read
Working Under a Difficult Boss in Surgery
How to survive and even grow while working under a difficult consultant, without losing yourself.
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Learning to Say No as a Surgeon
Why surgeons struggle to say no, the cost of always saying yes, and how to set boundaries that protect you.
8 min read
Parenting Through Surgical Training
The realities of raising a family during surgical training, and how to protect what matters most.
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Keeping Friendships Alive Through Surgical Training
Why friendships fade in surgical training and the small, deliberate habits that keep them alive.
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How to Revise When You're Exhausted
Realistic ways to keep revision moving when fatigue from clinical work leaves you with little in the tank.
9 min read
Comparison, Social Media and the Surgical Ego
How constant comparison — amplified by social media — erodes surgeons' wellbeing, and how to step off the treadmill.
8 min read
Lifestyle and Work-Life Balance by Orthopaedic Subspecialty
How lifestyle, on-call burden and work-life balance differ across the orthopaedic subspecialties, to help you choose well.
9 min read
Perfectionism in Surgery: Strength or Trap?
How the perfectionism that drives good surgery can also corrode wellbeing, and how to hold it in balance.
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Keeping Your Identity and Hobbies Outside Surgery
Surgery can swallow your whole sense of self. Why protecting a life and identity outside the hospital makes you a better, happier surgeon.
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Loneliness in Surgical Training and How to Tackle It
Why surgical training can be isolating and the practical ways to build the connection that sustains you.
8 min read
Coping With the Stress of Complaints and Litigation
How to weather the heavy emotional toll of complaints and litigation, and protect your wellbeing through it.
9 min read
Micro-Learning: Revising in the Gaps of a Busy Day
How to turn the small fragments of a busy clinical day into meaningful, cumulative revision.
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Staying Fit as a Busy Surgeon
Realistic ways to stay physically active and strong when surgical life leaves little time for the gym.
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Beating Procrastination During Exam Revision
Why revision procrastination happens and the practical strategies that actually get you back to the desk.
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Nutrition and Energy for Long Surgical Days
How to fuel yourself for long theatre days and on-calls so your energy and judgement hold up.
9 min read
How to Run an Efficient Ward Round
A good ward round is fast, safe and thorough. Practical habits to run an efficient, well-organised surgical ward round.
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How to Ask for Help Without Losing Confidence
Asking for help is a strength, not a weakness — but surgical culture can make it feel otherwise. How to ask well and keep your confidence.
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Balancing Exam Study With a Full Clinical Job
How to make steady exam progress while working a demanding surgical job — finding study time in a week that has none to spare.
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Surviving Your First On-Call as a Surgical Trainee
The first on-call shift is daunting. Practical ways to prepare, stay safe, ask for help, and get through your first nights on call.
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Burnout and Mental Health in Orthopaedic Surgeons
Burnout affects about half of orthopaedic surgeons and trainees. What drives it, which interventions have evidence and where doctors can find confidential help.
13 min read