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Daphne Chia

7 months

3 months post-PAO!! 🦵🏻 Off crutches (most of the time) 👩🏻‍⚕️ Phased return to work (clinics & theatre time!) 📖 started anatomy teaching 💃🏻 ran a workshop on CST portfolios at @RCSnews WinS Conference with surgical bestie 🩻 osteotomies healing!!!!!

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

In light of the new #CST Portfolio changes, I'm collating a spreedsheet of all free-cheap conferences and courses suitable for FYs and med students. Please reply and RT with any suggestions! Let's make training accessible for all 💪🏻 (1/-)

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

7 months

I paid £650 out of pocket to attend a 2 day Basic Surgical Skills course as a foundation doc. Why do PAs get 2 weeks F2F fully funded course? This looks like a great course for surgical FYs, can this be brought in for docs please?

Richard Fitzgerald 💙 🦀

@r1chardf1tzg3r1

7 months

Why is @RCSnews ✅Training of #PhysicianAssociates in #Surgical Skills ? @TMitchellFRCS @AoMRC @RCSEd @rcpsglasgow @TheBMA @ASiTofficial @bota_uk @asgbi @BritOrthopaedic @the_mdu @MPS_Medical @AvMAuk @PatientsAssoc @whichuk @bmj_latest @bbchealth

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

I've been preparing a CST portfolio since 2018... And they tell us a month before applications that we need to do another exam in January? An exam which isn't surgical, but originally designed for GP applications? It's really exhausting. Maybe time to look at other specialties.

ASiT

@ASiTofficial

2 years

Important updates from @JCST_Surgery with the release of the new 22/23 person specifications

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

1 year

Dinner today - all 3 FY2s at the table planning to move abroad and possibly not come back to the NHS Retention is the problem. Not recruitment.

Steve Barclay

@SteveBarclay

1 year

We are making careers in medicine more accessible by launching the first 200 doctor apprenticeships in the NHS. This is an important step with @NHS_HealthEdEng to grow the workforce and ensure anyone with the ability and passion for medicine can be a doctor.

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

3 years

Me: passed finals! Mum: (super excited) Do you want a new stethoscope to celebrate? We can get it engraved! Me: uh..... I think my current one is enough for now since I'm planning to be a surgeon 😅

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@daphnetchia

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

Huge bottle-necks at CT1 and ST3 selections. So many Doctors who have already completed medical school + years of post grad work who are unable to progress in training. Let surgical SHOs do these lists. We might even get more consultants in 6-8 years if you keep training them!

TimesEditorScotland

@magnusllewellin

2 years

Teams of fast-track surgeons are being considered across Scotland to tackle a shortage of doctors and consultants.

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

Another resource thread for #CST applicants (relevant to any specialty tbh!). Courses on training in teaching, for those who don’t want to commit to a PGCert. Please comment/RT with suggestions. All Drs are involved with teaching- let’s make training in teaching more accessible💪

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

MRCS part A passed... but probably far less important than the MSRA exam (designed for GP applications! Not surgery!) 😥

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

1 year

I've been offered my ideal medical education F3 job. CST offers being delayed means I either decline the MedEd job and hope for a training post, or accept the MedEd ...Maybe 🇦🇺 is the way to go!! The whole process of applying to CST has been a total nightmare

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

1 year

Why is MRCS part A (£580, 3 good months of study) no longer awarded points, but a Masters (£15-£30k, 1 year full time or 3 years part time) is required for full points in teaching qualifications for CST? Please make this make sense 😥

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

As a med student, an ortho SpR told me that there will be some really tough days in FY- but don't let it put out the enthusiasm I have for surgery, because things will get better. I've thought about this alot this year. Really held on to it.

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

Knowing full well I should be studying for MRCS or working on publications or writing an award winning essay prize rather than taking locum assisting shifts in theatres 🤡 But still can't really believe someone will pay me. To assist!! To learn!! 🤩

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

2 months into gen surg and I've grown to enjoy making The List 😆 It's key for a safe handover and ward round 🤝🏻 It anticipates the information the reg and cons wants at handover 🗣Most importantly, making The List is the perfect opportunity to sit down and have a tea 😎

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

Do you ever get used to theatre staff +/- anaesthesist asking "and how long more is this going to take?" when you're closing a loooong incision as the most junior member of the surgical team? 😬

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

11 months

"Ortho Surgeon" Daphne 👀

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

3 years

Moved 10,000km, finished 6 years of a degree, had an adventure of a lifetime. Dr Daphy BA (Hons) MB BChir (Cantab)

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

1 year

Super excited to accept my 🌠dream🌠 #MedEd job as an anatomy demonstrator with @CamAnatomy and the plastics department. 8 years in Cambridge and still not ready to leave... (Pictured: first year med student me 📷 Johannes Hjorth)

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

3 years

First set of FY1 nights ✅ Still getting used to reviewing ill patients independently, handling all the bleeps and ringing the med reg for support 😅 At the end received the sweetest card from the final year who's been shadowing 😍 he came for some of the nights (dedication!!)

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

First week of opthalmology going well so far.... ✅ full day clinical induction by consultant ✅ allocated SDT!! ✅ my own clinic room to see patients ✅ weekly theatres ✅ seniors interested to teach (slit lamp, hand held lens etc) Is this what being a trainee feels like 😍

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

10 months

Outcome 6 🙌🏻 Foundation training ✅ Exceptional portfolio ✅

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

Demoralizing to be valued at 30% less than trainees in 2012. Demoralizing to see senior medical leaders on twitter gaslight trainees who speak up and deny that anything is wrong with the current state of training.

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

3 years

I've discovered I really like teaching, and would really like to have medical education as a part of my future career. Any advice from #MedTwitter on how to do this? Can think of F3 as a teaching fellow, perhaps postgrad qualifications, but seems like there is no clear pathway!

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

1 year

4 months of ophthalmology done 👀 Really sad to leave such a great team... Cons and regs were always so keen to teach! Steep learning curve but finally got the hang of slit lamp examinations, volks lens, subtenons blocks and even some 8/0 suturing. Will miss Monday theatre days!

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

11 months

D-0, post PAO. Lots of insight into being a patient: - GAs are really quick - Spinals are a peculiar feeling... - spent 2hrs snoozing in recovery, still woke up whoozy and asking nurses for their name a few times 😂 - Didnt manage to stand with physios today... hopefully tmr 💪🏻

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

1 year

CST rollercoaster continues... delay in interview invites when it was scheduled for today. It's only 2.5 weeks to interviews and we cant give our clinical teams proper notice of which day we'll need off for interviews!

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

10 months

2015: baby med student matriculating into @stjohnscam , crying over the weekly anatomy physiology and biochem essays 2023: examiner for @Cambridge_Uni Clinical School Final MB OSCE 😎 18 year old daphy would not believe it if you told her 😂

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

1 year

CST applications evidence uploading is so unclear!! Are we supposed to upload 1 big document for each of the 4 domains, or upload each piece of evidence separately? Which domain do we tag the index page with?

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

3 years

No AFP offers yet fr Camb or London - but was altogether still an excellent learning experience: 1. Can talk through A-E scenarios in my sleep 2. Learnt to prioritise multiple sick patients (in theory) 3. Can critically appraisal papers 4. Interview practice for ?CST/future jobs!

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

A 6th former said she wanted to become a surgeon, but felt she wasn't (physically) strong enough after watching a medical TV show. She was very relieved when I told her about all the amazing female surgeons I've met! I'll count that as a successful talk 🤝🏻 @WomenSurgeonsUK

Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

Doing a talk for youth volunteers interested in becoming a doctor at @PboroCityHosp tmr!! What would you have liked to know before applying to medicine?

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

Team work makes the dream work 😍 A real honour to have won the @Cambridge_Uni Outstanding Student Contribution to Education prize with the @camsurgsoc team, @Kiran_96 and Alex! Only possible thanks to two wonderful committees and the surgeons who have helped us all the way 🤩

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

7 months

The anatomy team @CamAnatomy welcomed the first year @Cambridge_Uni medics to the course and dissecting room today. Some students were understandbly apprehensive, many were excited!! Think its gonna be a great year with this team 😎

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

1 year

Merry Xmas and happy holidays! Incredibly lucky to get the time off the to go all the way to Ipoh this holiday. Every moment with my grandma was so precious ❤

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

3 years

So glad to have the @camsurgsoc Surgical Skills Club back running this week! We started this 1.5 yrs ago as we believed in accessible, locally-delivered, regular skills teaching, featuring small group feedback and spaced repetition.

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

Sadly it seems like things aren't looking to great for post-FY training. Demoralizing to see great colleagues fail at getting training posts due to cut-throat competition ratios. Demoralizing to hear CST trainees say that their work is mostly service provision on the wards.

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

3 years

@SamFischer @weareoneEXO He's your biggest hype man 😂 love the new song! Would love to see you guys do covers of each other (Though Korean would be tricky!!)

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

5 months

It's 6 months post Peri-Acetabular Osteotomy 🩼🦵🏻 Made it up Mam Tor - the 516m mother hill of Peak District. Calling this a win 🥳 which peak should I go for next?

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

3 years

Excited for my Cambridge AFP interview next week! Any tips or words of advice from #MedTwitter ?

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

4 months

7 months post PAO X-Ray today - Look at that union!! 🦴🦵🏻🩻 Last week I've started with light jogging. Now I'm signed off to get back to dancing and ice skating 🥰 the 500m walks between the plastics office and A&E (multiple times every on-call) have been useful rehab!

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

5 months

First STU (supervised - trainer unscrubbed) case in plastics theatres yesterday 🤩 Interestingly - I found the overall flow the challenging part of this. Suddenly forgot the name of instruments and dressings 😂

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

This department really wants to convert me into an opthalmologist! They all say its the best specialty... Learnt to do a lateral canthotomy and enucleation with one of the SpRs Rob and the Ukrainian medics students on placement with @CUH_NHS 😎👁

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

6 months

So sad to see @WinS_UCL being shamed and cancelled by Medtwitter. They're medical students trying their best, and they are restricted by rules and regulations out of their control. We shouldn't blame the people with least authority for systemic issues if they've genuinely tried!

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

1 year

First set of T&O SHO weekday and weekend nights done👩‍🔧 Really supportive regs @eoeortho - Learnt to aspirate knees, reduce forearm and ankle # under sedation. Fantastic nursing team who did bloods, cannulas needed for ward pts. Means I had time to be clerking and learning in ED!

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

3 years

No matter how many trotters/bananas sutured: Nothing quite replicates the pressure of closing skin at 5.15pm, under the reg's watchful eye, with anaesthetics hovering and scrub nurses already finished with their count. (thanks everyone for waiting!!)

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

8 months

A really inspiring day at the @RCSnews @WomenSurgeonsUK conference. We covered very important topics and had a real call for action for institutions and individuals. It's an incredible opportunity to be part of the organising group. Thank you to all who made the day possible ❤️

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

10 months

D-3 PAO Cleared for discharge! Long 4.5 hr drive home today with my partner. Armed with ice, analgesia and antiemetics for the trip. Car boot filled with kit from the OT 🚽🚿 So immensely grateful for the care, kindness and attentiveness from the ward team 🙏🏻🙏🏻

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

3 years

Already excited for my last F2 post 🙏 @CambridgeOrtho1 I hope you're not sick of me yet 🤣

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

3 years

Jokes aside- abit nervous that I only have 1 medicine rotation and 3 (!) surgical jobs. Hopefully will have enough time to develop good medicine-ing skills as a FY....

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

3 years

One of the things I find most challenging during on-calls is getting difficult peripheral venous access. I know there's always help available, but would be so good if I could properly learn how to do ultrasound-guided cannulas! And useful skill for most hospital doctors?

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

3 years

Day 2 of Basic surgical skills ✅✅ Great mix of orthopaedics, vascular and laparoscopic skills!

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

4 years

@admit_medics The consultant quizzes the team on esoteric neuroanatomy, but the medical student answered it before he could.

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

(Lap chole performed by consultant, I'm assisting) Consultant: "happy to close skin?" Me: "yes!! 🤩" *Consultant descrubs* Me left with med student:

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

A real honour to have been awarded the best oral presentation award 😍 Huge thank you @BPSUtweet @ACTcharity @BSCOS_UK for supporting our study on #CRMO . It's a community effort-only possible because of every clinician who reported cases and completed questionnaires. Thank you.

BSR

@RheumatologyUK

2 years

Dr Spencer Ellis and Dr Peter Bale @pete_bale share a few closing remarks & announce oral presentation and poster awards! Congrats to 🏆 @daphnetchia & 🏆Claire Pidgeon. 👏👏 #CBC22 #PARC22

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

1 year

Struggling to rank CST jobs. Combination of pessimism for surgical training in the UK, and uncertainty over specialty choice. Why is CST still necessary if most posts are "themed" anyway? (Most likely, ST3 bottleneck forces more into trust grade positions)

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

Low cost conferences, courses and teaching programmes suitable for FYs and med students! Now a spreadsheet. Cost should not be a barrier towards entering surgical training. Please reply and RT with any more suggestions 🙌

Low Cost CST Resources

Courses Any suggestions? Please drop me a DM on twitter at @daphnetchia! Name,Organizer,Cost,Date (if applicable),Link Preparing for a Career in Surgery (P4CS) Course,ASiT,0-50,

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

In light of the new #CST Portfolio changes, I'm collating a spreedsheet of all free-cheap conferences and courses suitable for FYs and med students. Please reply and RT with any suggestions! Let's make training accessible for all 💪🏻 (1/-)

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

(Ma)stered Cambridge!! A real treat to be back in person for an in-person graduation 😍 Thank you for the past 6 years - a life changing experience! @stjohnscam

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

Revising liver anatomy in town with excellent company and glorious weekend weather in Cambridge 😎 @CamAnatomy and @InstantAnatomy notes getting me through MRCS prep!

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

Feeling really positive and inspired after a fantastic taster week with @Bham_Childrens HPB/transplant surgery ☀️ Thank you @Eong70 for being an amazing role model and mentor 🙏🏻 And thank you to the liver unit for being so welcoming!! What a brilliant team 😍

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

Surgical team at the doctors mess spring ball (+ an extra psychiatrist!) Thanks for making gen surg such a great rotation 😍😍

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

A fantastic experience at #PReS2022 in Prague, presenting initial results from the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit CRMO (Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis) study @eastpaeds . Thank you @EOE_Foundation for the aspirational study leave! …

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

1 year

8 years here from undergrad student to clinical supervisor. @stjohnscam as beautiful as ever in the spring 🌸

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

10 months

This is my monthly full-time (40hr) payslip June 2022. I studied for 6 years at Cambridge Medical School and graduated 2021. I'm lucky not to have any student loans on top of this.

Bish

@CraggleBhave

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@vardon91 @DrLindaDykes @dnepo @Gasman_J @matthwilliams @BMACymru @TheBMA @DrPhilBanfield It’s actually wild that you’re on £25k. I LITERALLY just don’t believe you. You’d have to show me payslips for me to believe that 😂😂😂

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

1 year

Feeling valued as a trainee today 🤩 Did my first 2 subtenon blocks (under supervision) for today's list. Really supportive consultant and reg who identified the right patients and set out time for this today! (Putting metal things into ppl's eye will take getting used to...)

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

3 years

Missing home alot lately, so I made the quintessential Singaporean breakfast- kaya toast with soft boil eggs 😍 Kaya is an egg custard spread flavoured with pandan leaves! Abit of work to make but definitely worth it!

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

4 years

Presenting early data from @camsurgsoc 's first year of Surgical Skills Club! Thanks @ASiTofficial x @MedAllApp for the lit virtual conference platform 😎 #SurgSummit

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@daphnetchia

10 months

D-5 PAO Rented a wheelchair from the local @BritishRedCross so that I can go for longer adventures! Pain very manageable and off oramorph for now. Still struggling with nausea and constipation... Partner goes back to work today, abit nervous and hoping I wont be too lonely!

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

4 years

Attempting to register for an online surgical conference, but unfortunately I'm not male, married or graduated.... 😮 Helpfully this is simply an oversight 🤞 but we can do better for diversity in surgery!

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

A weekend well spent at the British National Dance Championships in Blackpool with my team - the XS Latin Formation team 🤩 sneak peak into my life outside medicine 😎

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

Excited and honoured to join this inspirational ans passionate group of Women to be part of the WinS Forum 🙏🏻😍

Women in Surgery

@WomenSurgeonsUK

2 years

The WinS Forum works with teams across @RCSnews as well as external groups and organisations to widen access to #CareersinSurgery . We're happy to welcome Daphne Chia ( @daphnetchia ), Foundation Trainee, to the WinS Forum. 🙌

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

11 months

D-0 On the other side of the curtain. Time to get this hip fixed! 💃🏻

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

10 months

D-4 PAO Made it home! Was a rough journey, never realized how big service stops are... Mostly pain free, but the nausea and constipation is less tolerable (pictured with laxatives) Lots of small adjustmenets to be made at home. Clearing floor space, making things accesssible.

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

5 months

Thanks @camsurgsoc for inviting us! Always great fun with practical skills. So glad to see so much student interest in Surgery, especially ortho and plastics!! @eoeortho

Seb Ho

@Orthopod_Errant

5 months

Teaching Cambridge medical students how to repair the tendons of injured pigs with Plastics (but really Orthopaedics) fellow @daphnetchia ! Now they can walk again!

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

Really inspiring and enjoyable start to the PG Cert with @mededice @MedEdClare . Already building a community of like-minded clinical educators across such a variety of professions, with a cheeky (reflective) drink at the pub to finish the weekend of learning!

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

@MStott88 Lawyers (at least in principle) apply for jobs according to merit- through summer internships and rigorous interviews processes. Do you try believe that the SJT ranks students merit? Is it fair to rank decile within medical school's rather than nationally?

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

1 year

Incredible to see so many aspiring female surgeons in the crowd today!! Thank you @WomenSurgeonsUK for the opportunity to be on the panel and co-speakers @Eong70 @VictoriaPegna @rebgross @nizbuzz for paving the way for #WomenInSurgery

Women in Surgery

@WomenSurgeonsUK

1 year

Standing room only at our #ILookLikeASurgeon session with the WinS Forum. Drop by to hear about their experiences throughout a career in surgery.

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2 years

@WingSum_Lao @OrthopodReg They could have at least given us a few more months notice... I've booked out AL in my next rotation to see family (halfway across the world) and bought flights. Study leave was used for MRCS Part A. Applicants have lives and plans!

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

9 months

Dr Ang's story is a huge inspiration and I am SO excited for her to be speaking at the @WomenSurgeonsUK @RCSnews conference on September 14th!!!

orthohub.xyz

@OrthohubXYZ

9 months

Dr Ang Swee Chai Orthopaedic surgeon, human rights activist & former refugee. If you are looking for something to watch over the weekend that will move and motivate you, this is the episode for you. Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel now:

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3 years

Enjoying the last summer before starting f1 ☀️ generous helping of sun, hiking and camping Guess where we went 😎

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

1 year

First arterial line today 🤩 thanks to the really patient ICU SpR and patient! USS skills 🤝🏻 Hand tying knots

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

1 year

As #CST #ophthalmology and other specialty applications come around the corner again, here is a reminder that you can get good quality training in teaching from HEE for *free* online. Go get that extra portfolio point #MedEd

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

4 years

To counter the #MedStudentTwitter "success bias"... recieved a rejection from @MedEd_Journal today, but with encouraging comments and useful insights from the reviewers- thank you!

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

4 years

Cheeky trip to London to volunteer at the @RCSnews Cutting Edge Careers event. Taught some very keen 6th form students basic suturing and chatted about life as a medical student 📚 #WideningAccess #Medstudenttwitter

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

@AJWLight Some ST3 portfolios penalize years out (e.g t&o and plastics) Yet the CST portfolio gives points for things which seem almost impossible in 15 months of FY, which may mean people taking f3 to build CV for CST (Masters of meded... usually 2-3 part time isn't it!!!!)

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

10 months

D-7 PAO! Friends have asked if gymnastics made my hips worse. I'm not too sure, does dysplastic hips have better ROM? High level gymnastics certainly accelerated degeneration... Tinzaparin injections are surprisingly sore. Constipation much improved and pain is manageable.

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

3 years

Last placement of med school ✅ Can now write discharge letters ✅ Learnt to hold lap camera ✅ Explored Suffolk coast with surgical wife and twin ✅ Superb team and placement buddy ✅ Had an honestly amazing time for apprenticeship in general surgery at Ipswich 😍

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

5 months

Future Surgery Show with the @WomenSurgeonsUK @PRiSM_Surgery @RCSnews 2 weeks ago! I spoke about fairness and differential attainment CST selections, MRCS and FRCS exams. We need to prioritise this area for research and discussion - People are the future of surgery!

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

3 years

Just because we can make a new event/conference/society, doesn't mean we should. Think about who your audience is, what they want, and what they need. Organizing events should be more about what others can get out of it, rather than what the organizer can get out of it 🤗

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

1. Health Education England approved: Train the healthcare trainer (Future learn course- 25 hours total, free for NHS staff). Thank you @tricia_tay123 (2/-)

Train The Healthcare Trainer - Healthcare Training Course - FutureLearn

Discover how to deliver effective healthcare training and become an expert healthcare trainer with experts from Health Education England (HEE).

www.futurelearn.com

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

3 years

The family at the local asian mart gave me some homecooked food just because... it really tastes like home and I don't deserve this kindness 😭❤

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

COURSES 1. @ASiTofficial Preparing for a career in surgery (P4CS) - free for members 2. @ASiTofficial Foundation skills in surgery (FFS) - free for members (2/-)

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

3 years

Good weather while on placement calls for some outdoor activity 😎

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

I'm preaortic IVC/Iliac vein confluence. Tag yourself 😉

Dr PayItBack

@DrPayItBack

2 years

The tango lessons are really paying off

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

3 years

Really outstanding talk by @OrthopodReg on #HammerItOut at @camsurgsoc ASC. Thank you so much for speaking😍 ✅We need Change rather than Punishment ✅Behaviors which you allow to pass is the standard which you you accept ✅Individual change takes effort everyday.

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

2 years

Excellent resource highlighed at #PReS2022 . Relevant for all interested in paediatric MSK including medical students & doctors on paediatric/paeds ortho placements. Interactive cases, MSK history and examinations skills etc. @pmmonlineorg #PReS2022

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

10 months

Week 3 post PAO ! This past week I... - had my first shower 🚿 community OT installed a bathboard so I can get in! - learnt how to lie prone with PT 🐡 - went to #CTOC conference with lots of help from @Orthopod_Errant - got wheeled around Ely by my mad friends @oodleburger 💨

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

9 months

7 week post-PAO! I've been given the go ahead to wean to 1 crutch at my 6/52 appt 😍 It's been easier physically but difficult emotionally. Being dependent and alone for most of the day gets frustrating 😢 Luckily I've had friends visit and a good friend's wedding to celebrate!

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

11 months

D1 post PAO - challenging night... struggled to stand up with hypotension so couldn't get to a commode 😢 bedpans need a redesign tbh! I felt so embarassed but the nursing team has been so lovely and understanding 😊 - really pleased to get walking on zimmer frame with PT

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Daphne Chia

@daphnetchia

3 years

Kathryn is a 6th form student and gymnastics jr. While discussing alternatives to work experience, I suggested writing an article in BMJ student, to share these ideas with others. So proud of her for making this happen! Mentorship can be done at any stage, even as med students🙏🏻

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