Hot Lights, Cold Steel: Life, Death and Sleepless Nights in a Surgeon's First Years
- Dr. Micheal J. Collins
It is a book by Dr. Micheal J. Collins and talks of his experiences gained in the Orthopedics Residency.
The story is special and we need to preserve all the experience mentioned . His experience, exciting, thrilling, disappointing at times and at other, mind numbing for what just happened and how he feels about it. The narration is as dynamic and emotions- provoking as though we are reading fiction. Yet, the whole course of story is so real in experiencing. It is really relatable for the medical students as such is let me mention here, I feel like it is a must read !
Just a few days back, when we were having a session on instruments used in ENT surgeries, I don't know from where the conversation arise but I got especially conscious when the conversation sounded like, "Why do you think its called a cold surgery?"
Well, the answe was , that since no heat use is involved in it. We just use the instruments. Then it struck me. It's the Cold Steel that's been used!
The realization gave me goosebumps !
To conclude, I loved the experiences I got to know and have heard this master peace repeatedly and it never fails to being back the thrill.
Thank you.
- by Antra Kumar
Second year, MBBS
I'm glad to have come across so many books which are memoirs of Doctors during their initial years of practice & residency! Adding each masterpiece I come across in 'To Read'!
ReplyDeleteA specialist at work, always intriguing to read. Obviously a lot to learn....
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