Great resources. Was an incredibly competitive year for neurosx this year, so many stellar candidates- similarly my colleagues and I are always open to chatting with anyone who went through the process and may not have gotten the optimal result- send a message anytime
To find your own “enough”
Enough is the right amount
More isn’t better
Enough differs between domains and over time
You might set one or two world changing, obsessive, pursuits at a time.
Aim high, but be intentional
You can cause great suffering unless you ... 3/
First, they will say
You are valued because you
show up early, stay late
internalize the ideas and ideals of others.
So keep up the good work.
But
(they don’t tell you this part)
You can hurt the people you love most
and drive yourself to ruin
unless you learn … 2/
Weekly thread 🧵:
It’s the end of another academic year, and medical students everywhere are graduating.
If I could speak to my younger self, I would give a very different address.
It’s not easy to write.
It wouldn’t have been easy for me to hear.
Here goes… 1/
We are thrilled to welcome David Paoloni and Rami Hatoum to the McMaster Neurosurgery family. Congratulations to you both, we can’t wait to work with you in July! #CARMS2022#nsgy
Most Canadians respect Terry Fox and War Memorials. Most Canadians don’t steal from food banks. Most Canadians would never wave a swastika and if they saw one, they would take it down. And most Canadians are vaccinated. I consider those people to be the true patriots.
Trucker convoy’s protest signs on Terry Fox statue in Ottawa spark outrage, donations to foundation - My mom died of cancer and I cannot find the right words to express how vile I think this is. https://t.co/fhnH2CJmtr
Starting tonight! If you are an applicant in the 2022 neurosurgery CaRMS match, you don’t want to miss this opportunity to meet our excellent group and learn more about what makes the McMaster program excellent. We look forward to meeting you!
Covid-19 has had a huge impact on medical trainees and the ability for students to explore surgical specialties. This led Dr. Cenic to create VivoSurgery, a live virtual surgery opportunity. This week was our first successful craniotomy class, led by Dr. @BillyHWang and team
Excellent sponsored skills session today with our residents, working on perfecting our drilling techniques with the latest technology. Ended the day with some healthy competition - the task being to drill away the eggshell while keeping the membrane intact! #MacNSx#neurosurgery
Tune into @cbcwhitecoat to hear our very own Dr. Sheila Singh discuss the diagnostic delays with pediatric brain tumours due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A devastating but important conversation to shed light on - thank you @sheilasinghlab
Excited to share our paper in @TheJNS on the quality of life and satisfaction in surgical versus conservative treatment of nonsyndromic children with #craniosynostosis (1/5)
https://t.co/jPcC4XNOSo