Hi Richard!
Yr training - almost 4
When firm intention? SHO ( after BST - ie Oh No!! Where do I go from here -
List of specialties came in handy - don`t even knew where it came from -
paeds surgery seemed like a good idea)

When 1st experience? SHO afer BST - stand alone job
Yes - this is when I thought i would pursue

Other branches? - no not really - thought i would go with the flow and see
what happens

Our only exposure to paeds surgery as a med student was to go traipsing to
GOS for a seminar ....which was cancelled without any notice.after we all
got there .....woops - no disrespect to med school or GOS - one of those
things!!)
Paeds surg has lots of variety , never a dull moment , fascinating field.etc

Thanks Richard

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Lindley" <rmlindley@...>
To: <paediatricsurgerytrainees@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 10:12 AM
Subject: [paediatricsurgerytrainees] Survey - did you always want to be a
paediatric surgeon?


> I'd be grateful for as many replies as possible to this (email me
> with responses)
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> With MMC about to start taking effect, one of my concerns is how
> future paediatric surgeons will enter our profession given the much
> reduced experience as HO/SHO level. This may be an unfounded fear,
> but, for exapmple, for ages I wanted to be a brain surgeon until I
> did paed surg as part of a rotation and loved it.
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> So, answers on an email please:
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> Year of training?
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> When did you form a firm intention to enter paediatric surgery?
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> medical school (or before)
> house jobs
> sho jobs
> spr jobs
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> When was your first expeeince of paed sugery?
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> medical school (or before)
> house jobs
> sho jobs (bst rotation)
> sho jobs (stand alone)
> spr jobs
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> and was this when you decided on paed surgery as a career?
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> Did you seriously intend to enter any other branch of
> medicine/surgery before changing to paed surgery?
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> If so, what?
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> When did you change your mind?
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> What changed it?
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> Any other comments about choice of paed surgey as a career or
> influences on your choice?
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> Thanks very much in advance...
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