When Michael Collins decides to become a surgeon, he is totally unprepared for the chaotic life of a resident at a major hospital. A natural overachiever, Collins’ success, in college and medical school led to a surgical residency at one… Read More »Hot Lights, Cold Steel – Michael J Collins, M.D.
Published in 1978, The House of God is a classic but an important read for any pre-medical or medical student. Dr. Samuel Shem takes us on a thrilling journey into his life as an intern at one of the premier… Read More »House Of God – Samuel Shem
Sometimes in medicine the only way to know what is truly going on in a patient is to operate, to look inside with one’s own eyes. This book is exploratory surgery on medicine itself, laying bare a science not in… Read More »Complications – Atul Gawande
In medical school, Matt McCarthy dreamed of being a different kind of doctor—the sort of mythical, unflappable physician who could reach unreachable patients. But when a new admission to the critical care unit almost died his first night on call, he found… Read More »The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly – Matt McCarthy
The struggle to perform well is universal: each one of us faces fatigue, limited resources, and imperfect abilities in whatever we do. But nowhere is this drive to do better more important than in medicine, where lives are on the… Read More »Better: A Surgeon’s Note on Performance – Atul Gawande
What if you’re in surgery and the power goes out? No lights, no oxygen — and your anesthesia stops flowing. It happens constantly in hospitals throughout the world, turning routine procedures into tragedies. Erica Frenkel demos one solution: the universal… Read More »The Universal Anesthesia Machine
Do we lack the surgical touch? In this highly thought-provoking talk, Dr. Carla Pugh (surgeon and educator), discusses whether our medical education systems are falling behind in teaching us the process of perceiving and recognizing objects through the sense of… Read More »Getting A Sense For The Surgical Touch
With USA successfully conducting its first Uterus Transplant, there’s increasing hope for women with uterine factor infertility. A team of surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic performed the procedure on a 26-year-old woman in a nine-hour operation. Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/26/health/first-uterus-transplant/index.html A team of Cleveland Clinic… Read More »Cleveland Clinic Performs First Uterus Transplant In The U.S.
Where commercial mesh is too expensive, researchers say this affordable innovation might improve access to the surgery. Study has revealed that low-cost mosquito mesh will be a good alternative for hernia repair in poor countries. Synthetic mesh is the preferred… Read More »Alternative for Hernia Repair in Poor Countries: Study
The Oculus Rift to be used to train surgeons? Read on to find out more about this unexpected, but possible, collaboration between surgery and gaming technology! Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/281752.php August 2014 saw the first ever “virtual reality operation,” conducted as part of research… Read More »Can Surgeons Be Trained Using Gaming Technology?