Summary of Michael J. Collins's Hot Lights, Cold Steel

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Book Preview: #1 We were introduced one by one. The chairman of the department, Dr. John Harding, gave a brief history of orthopedic surgery at Mayo, and said we were lucky to be starting in orthopedics now. We were going to spend four years here, two as junior residents and two as senior residents.

#2 I was assigned to be the junior resident surgeon with Dr. Harding. I was scared of making mistakes, and I had a lot of catching up to do. The Saturday Morning Conference was mandatory for all residents.

#3 I was a counterfeit orthopedic surgeon, and I felt completely miserable. I was so ignorant that I was afraid anyone would call on me and ask me complicated questions. I would have thrown myself on the floor and asked them to shoot me.

#4 I was terrified that at any moment the beeper on my belt might go off and a frantic nurse would scream, Doctor, come quickly! Mr. Arnold’s TQF is trans-debilifying on his acute dorsi! His TKA is UTO’d! For God’s sake, hurry! I spent the rest of the day reviewing charts.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Mar 8, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669357070

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Insights on Michael J. Collins's Hot Lights, Cold Steel

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

We were introduced one by one. The chairman of the department, Dr. John Harding, gave a brief history of orthopedic surgery at Mayo, and said we were lucky to be starting in orthopedics now. We were going to spend four years here, two as junior residents and two as senior residents.

#2

I was assigned to be the junior resident surgeon with Dr. Harding. I was scared of making mistakes, and I had a lot of catching up to do. The Saturday Morning Conference was mandatory for all residents.

#3

I was a counterfeit orthopedic surgeon, and I felt completely miserable. I was so ignorant that I was afraid anyone would call on me and ask me complicated questions. I would have thrown myself on the floor and asked them to shoot me.

#4

I was terrified that at any moment the beeper on my belt might go off and a frantic nurse would scream, Doctor, come quickly! Mr. Arnold’s TQF is trans-debilifying on his acute dorsi! His TKA is UTO’d! For God’s sake, hurry! I spent the rest of the day reviewing charts.

#5

I was assigned to cover for Art Hestry, a senior resident, on his first night on call. I was told to call the ortho floor at Methodist Hospital. I didn’t know if we always got people up on the third day after surgery, or if we never did.

#6

I had to make rounds on every one of Dr. Harding’s patients by myself the next morning. I was new, and didn’t know what to do. I threw myself on the mercy of the nurse, and she let me off easy.

#7

I was a resident at Methodist Hospital, and I was in charge of making rounds. It was 4:57 A. M. when I pulled into the parking lot