Planning, Luck, and the Revision Hip: When Plan A Needs a Plan F

On December 27, 2007, I was on call as a resident at Rawalpindi General Hospital — now known as Benazir Bhutto Hospital. That evening, the Casualty Medical Officer urgently called me to attend a case of firearm injury in the Emergency Room. I went with my senior resident. When we entered the E.R., there was…

. Why the Best Surgeons Must Be Both Brave and Afraid The ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus used a fascinating word: Ataraxia. He described it as a state of profound calmness — a lucid tranquility free from fear, distress, and emotional chaos. According to Epicurus, this peace could be achieved by avoiding needless anxiety: not fearing…

What the GMC actually wants in your evidence bundle — broken down from the Specialty Specific Guidance for Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery. Unlike the CCT route, the Portfolio Pathway doesn’t track you through a training programme — it asks you to prove, in one go, that you already perform at day-one-consultant level. That means the…

Every medical student reaches a point where the human body starts feeling less like anatomy and more like a cruel memory game designed by sleep-deprived scientists. And then comes the wrist bones. Eight tiny carpal bones sitting in two neat rows — silently waiting to destroy your confidence before anatomy exams. You stare at the…

In super specialities or as some people like to call them sub specialities e.g Orthopaedics, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, etc., it takes a lot of years to be an expert in the field. And as soon as you develop a rapport of a good surgeon or become good at it, its time to die. In super-specialties…

Could Iron Man Even Stand Up? — The Brutal Physics Behind the Suit Every time we watch Iron Man fly across the screen firing missiles, lasers, and sarcasm, one question quietly hides in the background: “How heavy is that thing… and how is Tony Stark not flattened like a sandwich inside it?” Let’s begin with…