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Dr. Omar Farooq is a general surgeon at Fort Saskatchewan Hospital in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. He did his MBBS in Punjab Medical College in Faisalabad, Pakistan. He then went on to do his internship at Case Western in Cleveland, general surgery resident at the University of Saskatchewan, and MIS fellowship at McMaster.
In this episode, we hear his experiences as an International Medical Graduate (IMG). Dr. Farooq shares his advice for IMG's on navigating the system, as well as how we could potentially make the system better.
Links:
1. Growth Mindset: https://hbr.org/2016/01/what-having-a-growth-mindset-actually-means
2. https://www.amazon.ca/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/080701429X
In this episode, we hear his experiences as an International Medical Graduate (IMG). Dr. Farooq shares his advice for IMG's on navigating the system, as well as how we could potentially make the system better.
Links:
1. Growth Mindset: https://hbr.org/2016/01/what-having-a-growth-mindset-actually-means
2. https://www.amazon.ca/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/080701429X
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Dr. Ameer Farooq
What is Cold Steel: Canadian Journal of Surgery Podcast?
The podcast dedicated to discussing how surgeons can be the best versions of themselves, inside and outside the operating room. Hosted by surgeons Chad Ball and Ameer Farooq, Cold Steel explores the many facets of surgical life with guests at the cutting edge of surgical science. The official podcast of the Canadian Journal of Surgery.