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Surgeons: How to stop yourself ending up on the operating table
by Mark Hughes
Rates of musculoskeletal problems amongst surgeons are high, especially amongst those performing laparoscopic surgery. In the context of open su...
Just started core training or a run-through/residency post?
by Mark Hughes
This time of the year marks the regular rotation of postgraduate trainees in the UK. Many groups have been in the previous post for longer than ...
Lockdown resources for the surgical trainee
by Mark Hughes
In many healthcare settings, there has been a concerted effort to free up hospital beds for patients with COVID-19 and to enhance critical care ...
Time for quality adjusted training years?
by Mark Hughes
Many health professionals will be familiar with QALYs: quality-adjusted life years. QALYs assume health to be a function of the length of life a...
The shape of surgical training – more distortion to come?
by Mark Hughes
eoSurgical is run by surgeons, for surgeons. Its founders have worked their way through various UK training programs during the last decade, initi...
Surgical training in Scotland – a new balance between training and service delivery, enhanced by improved trainer-interactions and embedded simulation
by Mark Hughes
Surgery is considered a ‘craft’ specialty, demanding a combination of theoretical knowledge, manual dexterity, and wisdom/experience. The barber su...