Med student tips for when you do SubIs (some dos and don’ts):

🙏 prepare before the OR (if you need help with HOW, ask your resident for advise)

🤓 bring your gloves to the scrub tech and introduce yourself to the team

🛞wheel the pt in and out of the room, and help transfer 🗣 Ask to give presentations on rounds, halfway through - ask for feedback on how to improve

🚫 don’t try and engage in small talk during a difficult case, it’s distracting (don’t worry, we will engage with you I promise)

💉 carry some supplies with you on rounds (lube etc)

I read "Day 1 - A world made for men." by @emmabgo.

Excellent piece, that made me recognize that I inhabit a subspecialized work world that is specifically designed for men.

A thread:

nytimes.com/programs/women… Every time I need to put the cover on the sterile light-handles, I scan the room: “Hi, tall friend! Can you help me?”.

For those of us who work in the operating room (OR), it is immediately evident that the room was designed with a much taller person in mind… a man.