I performed my first pelvic limb amputation during my Community Surgery rotation. I was nervous about performing this procedure. I did not feel at all qualified to be able to complete this surgery and my anxiety grew as the surgery came closer and closer. Yet, as with every other surgery I had done, I knew […]
And Visions of Anatomy Danced in My Head…
This past week, we had our first anatomy practical exam. Walking into the anatomy lab, it was clear that all the joy that used to exist in the world had been sucked out of the room along with the formalin fumes. The perimeter of the room was lined with stoic-faced, lab-coated zombies waiting to be instructed to […]