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What are the best shoes for surgeons?

Hello all , enjoy this guest post going over different shoe wear options for surgeons! What are the Best Shoes for Surgeons? In the medical world, you spend much of......

Overcoming Obstacles in Residency + Intro to Locums 101

Enjoy this episode on Overcoming Obstacles in Residency + Intro to Locums 101 as Dr. Sonya Sloan  gives us a great talk!  Dr.  Sloan completed her residency at Baylor College......

Choosing an Ortho Specialty, Contracts, Physician Well Being w/ Dr. Atanda

Listen to our episode on Career choices, Orthopaedic Job Contracts, + more  as Dr. Atanda gives us an excellent overview!  Alfred Atanda Jr. is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at the......

Surviving Ortho Intern Year 101 w/ Dr. Kamali Thompson

Happy 4th of July! We know starting residency can be a hard a difficult transition, so we hope to make it painless! In this episode we have a discussion with......

Practice Types, Leadership, Contracts +more w/ Dr. Douglas Lundy

Enjoy this episode on contracts, business, and private practice, as Dr.Douglas Lundy gives us a great talk!  Dr. Lundy is the  new chairman of St Luke’s University Health Network, Department......

Here’s What Med Students Should Know About Orthopedic Plates and Screws: Part 2

In Part 1 of this 2-part post, we went over the form and function of orthopedic screws. However, another common method of internal fixation you’ve surely seen (or will see)......

OrthoStudent Roundtable- ERAS applications, Virtual Interviews, LOR’s + More

Enjoy our first episode comprised of our #orthostudent team!  In this episode, 4th year medical students including Tyler Throne, Jessa Fogel, and Grace Gilbert talk about their experience as a......

Towards Gender Diversity in Surgery – #SpeakUpOrtho

The #SpeakUpOrtho movement exploded on social media as a vehicle for healthcare professionals who have faced bullying, harassment, and discrimination to share their stories. The high rates of abusive behaviors in the field can......

Here’s What Med Students Should Know About Orthopedic Plates and Screws: Part 1

Regardless of the subspecialty you’re rotating on as a medical student, it’s pretty much inevitable that you’ll see fractures fixed with plates and/or screws. While the nuances of orthopedic implants......

Draping for Orthopaedic Surgery 101

Draping can seem like a foreign language or a dance where you know none of the steps. Medical students and new interns often watch from afar as scrub techs, senior......