By Dr Rishi Dhir, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Founder of Let’s Talk Dr Every year, I have the privilege of meeting some of the most talented, hardworking, and ambitious junior doctors in the UK. They all share one common goal: securing an ST3 National Training Number in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery. I still remember how daunting the process felt when I was preparing for my own interviews. The uncertainty, the pressure to perform, and the feeling that a single intervi

How a life-threatening illness transformed by perspective on resilience, orthopaedic education and the power of never giving up.

Residents often ask me "Dr Rishi, what should we do in our last two weeks before the exam- I'm confused about what to do." I often refer to this as the critical period - the so-called "make or break" where you can bolster up your grade from a borderline fail to good pass or potentially self sabotage yourself catastrophically particularly at this point when you feel in limbo- waiting for the exam to come and close to burnout but terrified about taking any break in case you los

Dr Rishi was awarded a postgraduate diploma in medical education at the University of Cambridge for the year 2023/24. This was as a follow up to his earlier achievement in attaining the Postgraduate certificate in medical education. He stated that “ I have been fortunate to gain massive practical experience teaching thousands of students internationally at different levels, both undergraduate and postgraduate all the way up to consultant level which has been incredibly reward

A story of Resilience, Facing Life’s Greatest Challenges, and Transforming Orthopaedic Education. An interview with Let's Talk Dr's -...

Dr Rishi Dhir was awarded the gold medal in July 2020, presenting work on ‘patterns of nerve injury and predictors of motor recovery in...

This post is to give hope to people because I believe we are all capable of passing this exam. I am going to talk about part 1. Nobody...