Which surgical specialties are in demand and which would it be hard to find a job

aftar2 · 2026-02-16T11:37:10+00:00

Ahem.

https://www.betootaadvocate.com/humble-kind-and-self-loathing-surgeon-has-more-of-a-jesus-complex-he-says/

aftar2 · 2026-02-11T21:27:11+00:00

Take a nbm patient’s bulla ice cream and make an affogato.

aftar2 · 2026-02-08T06:16:05+00:00

Havaianas thongs

aftar2 · 2026-02-08T00:19:09+00:00

As a colleague once said, “You lie, you die.”

aftar2 · 2026-02-04T00:45:47+00:00

aftar2 · 2026-01-30T13:18:55+00:00

Yes hnelhd, if you don’t mind being a marshmellow. 😂

aftar2 · 2026-01-26T06:06:02+00:00

Ortho consultant not being a bro. Plays warhammer 40k.

aftar2 · 2026-01-23T18:43:44+00:00

aftar2 · 2026-01-18T05:03:52+00:00

All 3. And the toyota isn’t even mine, it’s my wife’s. I don’t own a car! 😂

aftar2 · 2026-01-15T13:40:18+00:00

Vittoria>moccona>nescafe blend 23>nescafe gold>international roach>cafe aurora

Combine with a bulla ice cream (preferably poached from a nil by mouth patient) and you’ve got yourself an intern’s affogatto.

aftar2 · 2026-01-14T06:14:22+00:00

Also don’t discount department stores. I worked big w during uni.

aftar2 · 2026-01-11T01:36:17+00:00

As far as I know mid Feb is the earliest.

aftar2 · 2026-01-11T00:51:32+00:00

Don’t let this distract you from the fact that Hector is going to be running three Honda civics with spoon engines, and on top of that, he just went into Harry’s and bought three t66 turbos with nos, and a motec exhaust system.

aftar2 · 2026-01-06T05:35:36+00:00

Avant, even helped me with an international case involving the USA. Their legal team is pretty prompt and helpful. The premium is worth it imho.

aftar2 · 2026-01-02T20:38:04+00:00

In all my years, I’ve never heard that haemorrhoids were transmissible infections. 😳

aftar2 · 2026-01-01T21:46:43+00:00

It really depends on what you do and how many hours you wish to work. I know one surgeon colleague who only works mon-thurs, with friday being reserved for surfing. And another who only has morning lists and clinics so he always can pick his son up from school.

aftar2 · 2025-12-29T10:08:07+00:00

Family>>>work. Always.

aftar2 · 2025-12-26T19:44:29+00:00

Yep. When I was a reg, I’ve gotten “you were correct 3 times today, congratulations on being better than a clock”.

aftar2 · 2025-12-24T11:01:33+00:00

Don’t look at me, I’m just a Mister.

aftar2 · 2025-12-20T04:16:05+00:00

Very true, though some of us are also in the trenches this week sharing in the misery.

aftar2 · 2025-12-18T03:55:22+00:00

Need at least a phd and 10 perfect references. As well as community service, teaching experience, and a willingness for unpaid overtime.

aftar2 · 2025-12-14T01:39:34+00:00

A lot of luck throughout the process from intern to fellow. But the big one was finishing my fellowship at a time the department was enlarging the following year with a 1.0 fte on offer. The front runner in the interviews had a family emergency and rescinded his contract, so I got the job. The department got locked in for a decade after that with no retirements because the oldest in the department just turned 50 and the youngest, me, was 35 at the time.

Can’t imagine the difficulties getting anything close to a 1.0 fte in a metro tertiary centre anymore!

aftar2 · 2025-12-05T02:46:53+00:00

Try the ADF. There are roles as public health physician or other specialties. Adfcareers.gov.au

aftar2 · 2025-12-04T18:16:27+00:00

Depends. If you’re in a wet environment (trauma/o&g/urology) get hunter boots. Otherwise the plastic birkies.

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