UWA Surgical Society

𝘜𝘞𝘈 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 proudly presents Its 2nd instalment of Incision 2022 with: 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆 This instalment will introduce you to the highly competitive surgical speciality that Is Neurosurgery! Showing you the long road ahead to become a truely one of a kind surgeon! Look forward to next month’s issue which will be: 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆!

𝘜𝘞𝘈 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 proudly presents Its 2nd instalment of Incision 2022 with: 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗮𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘀 This instalment will introduce you to the highly competitive surgical speciality that Is orhtopaedics! Showing you there’s more to it than just being an “ortho bro” Look forward to next month’s issue which will be: 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆!

𝘜𝘞𝘈 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 proudly presents Its first instalment of Incision 2022 with: 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺 (𝗚𝗦𝗦𝗘) This instalment will introduce you to the first barrier that every successful surgeon has to overcome: the GSSEs. Look forward to next month’s issue which will be: 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗮𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆 !

UWASS is proudly bringing back The Incision! This is our monthly bulletin that will contain high-yield tips for surgery, information on our latest events, and updates on everything surgical at UWA with more to come in the future! You can find all 2021 editions of the Incision here on this page. Edition 1 Edition 2 Edition 3

Issue 7 – Volume 4 – May 2017 by Tobias Richards Consider clothing and wear proper protective gear Make sure to wear closed in shoes and always wear a hair cover/cap as a part of the theatre uniform; some scrub nurses may ask you to wear shoe covers which can be found in the change rooms. Beware – some scrub nurses are strict about this and might kick you out for not complying. Also, it is best

Issue 7 – Volume 4 – May 2017 by Mabel Leow What is the most fascinating aspect of hand surgery?  The scope of hand surgery is very broad. As there are multiple tissue types in the hand, hand surgeons are trained to repair and reconstruct all the tissues in the hand. This includes the bone, joint, ligament, tendon, nerve, blood vessels and skin. We are also trained in microsurgery. The scope and variety of hand surgery

Issue 7 – Volume 3 – April 2017 by Tahnee Bell The day of my first surgical scrub-in held a nostalgia reminiscent of the excitement felt as a child on Christmas Eve. However, the experience was not what I had imagined it being; I was not a fly on the wall shadowing the surgical team, being seen and not heard. Instead I had a hand in an incredibly confronting and memorable experience, one that has provided

Issue 7 – Volume 3 – April 2017 by Nicholas Mattock Few surgical disciplines suffer the burden of patient experience to the same degree as plastic surgery in burns reconstruction. Beyond the immediate and potentially life-threatening implications of burn injury, focus must turn towards functional and aesthetic outcomes – largely the domain of the plastic and reconstructive surgeon. As an exclusively acute presentation, and with a considerable proportion of these individuals being children or young adults,

Issue 7 – Volume 2 – March 2017by Jonathan Tan Motivation and early beginnings Since my high school days in Malaysia, I was keen on a becoming a doctor. My Christian belief was a strong driving force in selecting an altruistic career to help and make a difference in people’s lives. Having an AUSAid scholarship to study medicine in Australia cemented my pathway to reaching my goals. Working in developing nations [The AUSAid Scholarship] is now called the