A real television doctor
BMJ 2007; 335 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0709312 (Published 01 September 2007) Cite this as: BMJ 2007;335:0709312
- Rebecca Chellaswamy, final year medical student1
- 1University of Nottingham Medical School
What made you want to be a surgeon?
I think I decided I wanted to do surgery in my senior surgical attachment at medical school. All the doctors that I was working with were really nice, and I thought they really seemed to be making a difference to their patients. Working with a good group of people can have a massive impact on your career plans. You start to think, “That person seems happy. I wouldn't mind living my life like they live theirs.” I've since further specialised in laparoscopic surgery.
How do you combine all the different parts of your life?
I haven't found it that difficult. It is quite difficult to take a step back and look objectively at what we do as doctors because it's what we train for and it's all we know. It's basically all I've done since I was 18. …
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