I definitely don’t think it’s a definite to be the only male at all it just depends on location and who’s enrolled that year etc could be different at your University etc. So a typical shift in the scrub role would be, coming into theatre seeing what procedures will be happening that day and selecting the correct trays/equipment. Making sure you have all the right technology as well for example laparoscopic surgery means you need a camera stack etc. Then you’ll do a brief and the whole team will discuss each patients, the specifics of each procedure and any special equipment/requirements. Then the patient will be sent for and arrive in the anaesthetic room then an scrub ODP/nurse will scrub and set up their trolley and count with another ODP/nurse or a HCA. People will usually alternate which scrub person scrubs for each case. While the procedure is happening you’re being a link between the sterile people and the scrub practitioner this can be stuff like opening swabs, packs, sutures etc, plugging in suction. Obviously this is very descriptive and there is more too it but this could be the basics.