The Soviet Union still existed throughout my formative years, along with a vague undefinable miasma of possible war that generated films such as Red Dawn...
I took a picture of my new identity badge and sent it to everyone I knew. In fact, I put it up on Facebook as...
Not long after securing my fellowship in London I was successful at interview for a consultant post at Singleton Hospital, Swansea. The interview took place...
Like most doctors I have read and am a fan of Samuel Shem’s House of God, with my favourite Rule being Rule 10: “If you...
One of the highlights of the medical retina fellowship programme at Moorfields is the Tuesday morning 8am fluorescein round. It is both exhilarating and terrifying....
When I worked as a registrar at Newport many years ago I remember a no-nonsense corneal consultant railing about the way the tragic case of...
I asked to do theatre lists at Moorfields as part of my timetable. The medical retina fellow jobs are a bit odd in that the...
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) runs courses on various medicolegal topics. I would guess people only ever attend these courses if they have an exam...
There is a restaurant in London where dinner is served in the dark. Not dim light or occasional infrequent light, but absolute pitch black darkness....
“And Cain said unto the Lord, my punishment is greater than I can bear. Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face...
The Lakota Sioux people of Dakota have one of the best preserved Native American cultures in the United States and when people think of the...
Election time comes every five years in the United Kingdom. It is usually a time of excitement and trepidation as people wonder what will change,...