Making the Cut…
I’ve just read a book, Making the Cut: A Surgeon’s Stories
I think I can cross surgical specialisation off my list too. Very depressing read from my point of view about the hours and commitment. Appears to be a LOT of pain for incommensurate gain, but that’s probably just me being lazy. Having said that, I’m not sure it was so much the hours that frightened me off but the end product; the sort of people that are attracted to surgery (or maybe it’s what happens to you after the training process) are unappealing. Having said that, the book was well…more I think I can cross surgical specialisation off my list too. Very depressing read from my point of view about the hours and commitment. Appears to be a LOT of pain for incommensurate gain, but that’s probably just me being lazy. Although I’m not sure it was so much the hours that frightened me off but the end product; the sort of people that are attracted to surgery (or maybe it’s what happens to you after the training process) are unappealing.
Overall, the book was well written and very easy to read - I felt I had a good sense of the author’s personality and style as well as his journey/growth as a person through the somewhat chronological ordering of the book.
