--- In paediatricsurgerytrainees@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Lindley"
<rmlindley@b...> wrote:
>
> I'd be grateful for as many replies as possible to this (email me
> with responses)
>
> 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.
>
> So, answers on an email please:
>
>
> Year of training? 2
>
> When did you form a firm intention to enter paediatric surgery?
>
> medical school (or before) Y
> house jobs
> sho jobs
> spr jobs
>
>
> When was your first expeeince of paed sugery?
>
> medical school (or before) Yes; Elective in Mumbai
> house jobs
> sho jobs (bst rotation)
> sho jobs (stand alone)
> spr jobs
>
> and was this when you decided on paed surgery as a career?
Yes
>
> Did you seriously intend to enter any other branch of
> medicine/surgery before changing to paed surgery? No
>
> If so, what?
>
> When did you change your mind?
>
> What changed it?
>
> Any other comments about choice of paed surgey as a career or
> influences on your choice?

Regards

Yatin
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>
>
> Thanks very much in advance...
>
> Richard
>