My name is Josh Druery and I’m an Emergency registrar based in Sydney, Australia.
My name is Josh Druery and I’m an Emergency registrar based in Sydney, Australia.
I'm passionate about Emergency Medicine and teaching junior doctors. I am fortunate to find my job exciting, satisfying, fulfilling and interesting. It's an enormous privilege.
At the same time, I found my first rotation as an intern in Emergency overwhelming. I didn’t know who to talk to or how best to help and I found myself unable to anticipate the next things to do. The workflow was unpredictable and I felt I was inconveniencing my bosses by asking them for help. All of this led me to feeling stressed out and anxious every shift.
Unfortunately, this experience is not uncommon. Emergency is a chaotic place. It functions completely differently to anywhere else in hospital. It has its own culture, its own workflow and its own rules that are invisible to new players. I created this blog to help demystify things and help you unpack what you experience on shift.
I absolutely love what I do. I hope with a little persistence you discover the satisfaction and reward that Emergency can bring.
None of my writing on this blog was created with any form of AI. All straight from my noggin to your eyes.
If you have any questions or feedback I would love to hear from you!