The Orthom8 newsletter - #0

Welcome edition

👋🏾 Welcome to the first edition of the fortnightly Orthom8 newsletter.

My name is Harry Benjamin-Laing and I am the founder of Orthom8.

I'm very pleased that you have taken the time to sign up to the membership. I look forward to getting to know you all, interacting and hopefully collaborating.

This newsletter is aimed at those preparing for the FRCS examinations but will be useful for those preparing others for the exam. There is only one outcome we are all interested in and that is an Exam PASS 🥳. Let me explain

💬 In this week's issue:

• Newsletter. What are we going to do?
• New website. What progress has been made?

📜 The newsletter will cover common topics in:

• 👵 Adult Pathology
• 🦴 Basic Science
• 👋🏾 Hand Surgery
• 🧒 Paediatric Orthopaedics
• 🚗 Trauma

📖 Covering key anatomy, classifications, approaches and evidence.

🔑 Each newsletter will be short and cover a few key points

🖥️ Including links to useful content on the internet

• The new website is being updated constantly

How to use this website

I always found it confusing knowing how much knowledge I need for each stage. This challenge has lead me to create my own categories. Let me explain There is a balance between learning for exams and learning for your career. Everything you learn for exams will at some point be

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30 Second Buzzwords

Simple concepts in Orthopaedics for Exams and Interviews

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Tales from the Theatre coffee room

Stories shared in the coffee room. Any resemblance to real patients is purely coincidental.

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Orthom8 guide for drawing

The Orthom8 guide to Basic Science drawing for Orthopaedic exams

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Membership

☕ For the price of a cup of coffee. Everybody knows that too much coffee is unhealthy. I’m not anti-coffee but cutting down could have other benefits besides your health. Let me explain Like most of you I have gotten used to paying for exam preparation courses, anything from £50 to

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