Miriam Khalil @miriam_khalil13 Twitter profile

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Miriam Khalil

3 years

To the young doctor I saw in the hospital m&s buy a Colin the Catepillar cake in a jar and then proceed to eat it standing up with a wooden fork, I really hope it healed whatever horrors Friday gave you 🥲 #medtwitter

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Miriam Khalil

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2 years

Dad gets upset that the med students he teaches make it so obvious they don’t want to be there. What they don’t know is he was up till 11pm learning PowerPoint effects😭I’ve sat in many tutorials where I’m losing the will to live but pls humour him just for the PowerPoint sake😭

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Miriam Khalil

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1 year

How easy is it to actually get Bacillus cereus because I reheat rice like it’s a competitive sport

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Miriam Khalil

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2 years

Consultant today: “you should pick a more female friendly specialty, not surgery” 🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴 - from a doctor who is not himself a surgeon, 2022.

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

Surgeons who draw anatomy on scrap pieces of paper are the people who do that little polite walk-run when a doors being held open for them >>>>

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

What’s a golden rule you live by in medicine?

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

1 year

Name something more humbling to relearn for the 10th time than the coagulation cascade or the brachial plexus 💀

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

1 year

First week of my elective left me feeling like this 🤗🇺🇸 seen lots of incredible surgery, met lots of incredible and talented people, feeling very lucky 🍀

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

A surgeon once said to med students “dip your finger in this urine & then taste it” They watched the surgeon do it. Surgeon: “your turn”. Students copied. S: “this is your 1st lesson. I dipped my index finger but tasted my middle. This is why you must watch first before doing”

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

A beautiful organ, complex in its own ways. I’m sure a lot will always remain a mystery. #drawing #Pencildrawing #sketch #MedTwitter

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

I already have a favourite hospital toilet. Definitely have peaked too early in my medical career.

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

7 months

A med student just starting clinical asked me why so many of the patients were sad. I was confused for a while until I realised they thought SOB was 😭 not shortness of breath 😆 we have all been there, AF meant something different to me for a while too!

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

The urge to get some new specs was real…😧 yes or no?!?

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

1 year

@MBurt34 If 3 is an option I’ll click it too

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

10 months

How my elective is going 🇺🇸👩🏻‍⚕️😁 one golden rule of surgery - eat when you can

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

1 year

I’ve taken exams for many years now. Without fail my dad will still ring me the morning of and the day before to tell me to “read the question carefully before answering”. It’s a golden rule for life too 🤔

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

Great first day #FutureSurgery #FS22 Loads of great talks and all inspiring content! @ASiTofficial innovation summit was 💯

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

7 months

Primary care ☑️ learnt more than I could’ve ever hoped to, and genuinely was one of my happiest placements of this whole journey so far 😌 (don’t worry still set on surgery…) p.s. GPs work incredibly hard 😅

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

God really listened when I put “lover of anything colorectal” in my bio #MedTwitter

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

1 year

That’s a wrap! First oral presentation ✅ A great 3 days and lots of excellent talks! @ACPGBI #ACPGBI2023 #colorectalsurgery

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

3 months

Very busy and exciting conference season coming up. Not usually one to post any of my research / projects on here but I’m extremely excited (and a little nervous) to be presenting @ASCRS_1 annual scientific meeting this summer after many years of hard work!😅🙏🏼

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

It’s a small world and twitter friends can be real! @abbassmohd From 🇬🇧 to 🇺🇸! You’ve made me think colorectal surgery is even cooler than I already thought 😁 @NMSurgery @NorthwesternMed

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

@richlaing ALWAYS!😳 and people who say they’ve never been to the doctor before…also often farmers

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@miriam_khalil13

2 years

@iraqidrphil This is when the credit cards start flying and volume of voices increases 10 notches 🤣🤣🤣

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

After years and years of dreaming of going to the states to do a summer placement the day has finally arrived! Very excited but nervous 🤩😅

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

29 days

A fantastic few days @ASCRS_1 🤩 it’s been a busy but very exciting one, and I hope to be back 🙏🏼 #ascrs2024

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

3 years

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

It’s been lots of blue! Chicago has been long but exciting days in scrubs, rivers and pool days! All of the doctors I’ve learnt from have been fabulous and so welcoming 🙏❤️

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

What’s one word you pronounced so incorrectly in medicine for so long that no one understood it? I’ll start, mine was gynaecomastia 🫠

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

What organ should I draw next?! Ideas please 🙏 This pancreas brought me a lot of peace and joy 😁

Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

A beautiful organ, complex in its own ways. I’m sure a lot will always remain a mystery. #drawing #Pencildrawing #sketch #MedTwitter

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

1 year

@leehudson111 🤣 it’s always the weird and wonderful facts that stick. I wish every fact in textbooks could be remembered as easily!

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

1st year med school tips, a🧵: 1) Learn your anatomy WELL & keep going over it indefinitely (you will thank me if you decide to pursue surgery early on) 2) Be open to every specialty you encounter 3) Have escapes from medicine - sports, being social - you will go insane otherwise

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

3 years

Phew, glad for this advice, for a moment there I thought doctors kept patients in hospital so they had people to see on ward rounds #medtwitter

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 months

Great first day @asgbi !! A busy but exciting day and one more presentation left tomorrow ✅ lots of fantastic talks today #ASGBI2024

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

Whoever invented the medical phrase of “exquisitely tender” deserves an award. One of the greatest (but also worst) medical terms. SAU is it’s best friend 🫣

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

3 months

Golden lesson learnt years ago by a great surgeon: “Always suture the skin as neat as you can, even if you’ve had enough of the case by this point, it’s all the patient sees when they wake up & they can’t see how carefully you’ve fixed the inside”

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

@limalimalimaa One has never seen every effect used in one PowerPoint it was an eclectic mix

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@miriam_khalil13

2 years

@timricketts_ Agree, and also pee when you can pee

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

3 years

@diana_ward1 I watched in admiration 🤣

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

1 year

Medicine has ruined so many foods for me: 😩 1. Entamoeba histolytica abscess = anchovy paste consistency 2. Malasezzia furfur = spaghetti and meatballs pattern 3. Klebsiella pneumonia = currant jelly sputum

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

Next time you feel like you’re working hard and can’t see the rewards yet, always remember this: Consistent effort >>>>

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

Do I cut my hair for 2023?! 💇🏻‍♀️ (my hair is at least double this length…)

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

1 year

@callum_a2 Got told off for a hairband on my wrist the other day ~0.2mm diameter :/

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

The colorectal surgeons just hugged each other when the nurse told them their patient had their first bowel movement in 6 days. I’ve never seen such shared joy 😂

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

Another trip around the sun ☀️ with my trusty lucky straw hat. Grateful for all my supportive and loving family and friends (old and new). Also grateful to some of the lovely people I’ve met from twitter over the last few months 😌

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

Day 6 Chicago diaries: The surgeon I’m on rotation with makes everything look so easy. 43 years practising and his hands dance when he operates. I’ve never seen anything like it 🙏🥹

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

3 years

Biro sketchers, any tips?! Much more difficult than pencil in my opinion 😳

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

1 year

@adamcifu I blame the textbooks now adays. It’s like how C psittaci seems common in exam questions and I’m sure it’s not 😂

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

@llsquared79 Love this 🙏 I think at times it’s easy to shift blames / let stress get to you so always important to remember !

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

Brachial plexus and Krebs cycle induce the same feeling. Can’t describe it but if you know you know.

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

@laarhoven_stijn @tugs @SAGES_Updates @ASiTofficial @roux_group @Cirbosque @Augishealth @asgbi @swhst_network

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

1 year

It’s a small world 🌍 a wonderful time and thank you for having me 😊🥰

William T. O'Brien, DO 🧠🩻

@WmOBrienDO

1 year

Had the opportunity to meet up in person with longtime Twitter friend, @miriam_khalil13 , during her visit to Orlando from the UK! Such a wonderful & brilliant person who is destined to be a wonderful & brilliant surgeon! Had a lovely time catching up. Until next time... 😁🩺🤗

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

The table my dad studied for his FRCS at, and now mine to study at. Simple is best.

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@miriam_khalil13

2 years

@davidnnaumann Student gets into medical school “I’m going to be a doctor!” The response: “If you pass the next five years” 💀💀

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

I remember when I was little I’d do everything in my power to try and stop my dad going to operate when he was on-call. Tying his shoe laces together, hiding his glasses, car keys, ID badge, you name it😭hope I wasn’t the only kid that just couldn’t wrap my head around the job?!

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

Hate to say it but a full 3 year BSc is very different to an intercalation year &it’s upsetting it’ll get zero credit now. The SHEER number of references learnt off by heart for long long essay exams still haunts me after 6/8 yrs at uni. 3yrs +5yrs med school should be credited💔

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

Me to patient: “Hello *name* do you remember I came to see you yesterday?” Patient: *opens eyes* “ah yes, yesterday your hair didn’t look such a mess” *closes eyes* 🙃

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

1 year

@DocxLu 🤣🤣I would be greeted with the finest array of Arabic curse words aka the few words I do know

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

12 days

Same place but one year on! So great to be back with @WmOBrienDO 🇺🇸😁👩🏻‍⚕️👨🏻‍⚕️twitter connections can end up making the world a smaller place than you think! Always a lovely time, hopefully back to this wonderful place soon 😁

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

1 month

It’s been an amazing #ascrs2024 so far!! Incredible talks and great to catch up with old friends and make new ones 😁 excited to poster present tomorrow 😅 @ASCRS_1

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

@steveduckett Even the saddest of scrawls are worth more than the person who drew them ever thought! I’ve kept every single sad scrawl drawn for me over the years, each one has taught me something I once could never wrap my head around! 🙌🏽😊

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

Functioning but not pretty. What makes you feel like this charger in the nhs? 🤣

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

My dad: “I have a present for you” Me getting excited. The present:

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

3.5 years ago…tb to where it all started. I never knew my interest in my final year project would lead me to love colorectal surgery😅 guilty of getting caught up in the next stage, next exam to pass etc, but it’s good to step back and see how far you’ve come!

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

Shoutout to the junior doctor on the ward round who carried the COW (computer on wheels) cause the wheels were broken. It was seamless as if the stand was levitating, quite the show, consultant didn’t notice a thing 😂 #MedTwitter

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

3 years

Whenever we eat out at a restaurant my dad always switches plates with my mum if his dish is better and she prefers it. He always convinces her he prefers her order and then after tells me he didn’t. This is what I now use as my measure of love 🤗

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

Do the people who tuck in their scrub tops also drink double espressos and pretend to enjoy the taste 😵‍💫

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

First day new hospital. Finish the day to find my car gone from where I parked it. 15 mins later I’ve finished freaking out to clock that I’ve exited the hospital the opposite side to this morning (in my defence it looks the same). I’d parked in an entirely different carpark🙃

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

I’ve seen doctors run for one of two things: 1) Crash calls 2) Pizza deliveries when on-call

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Miriam Khalil

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2 years

He looks worried hope someone checked up on him 🫣

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

GPs are actually superhero’s, consultation, investigations and management in 10 mins and I spent 10 mins trying to convince a child not to bite my hand 💀

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

Imagine hitting the tuning fork on the patient rather than the table 😭💀IMAGINE

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

@DrSeanMon Also very true! But equally medicine isn’t a virtual world and sometimes I worry about gaps in people skills when so much of the job is speaking to people, I think a hybrid mix of both aspects is needed for sure though!

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

3 years

From work to wedding! 💃🏻🥂 nice to wear something aside from scrubs for the first time in a long time!!

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

First day of general surgery block 🤩 surgery gods have answered, waking up excited everyday 🙏

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

3 years

As a med student I’m lucky to see a lot of patients. A lot I forget but some stick. A patient asked me a few weeks ago in a&e foods he should avoid re his high blood sugar. This evening I bumped into him in Costco. We were both in line for pizza and icecream😃 #medtwitter

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

1 year

I feel like sometimes as medics we’re conditioned to be neutral/robotic at times to remain professional, but the fact both myself & the midwife I was with (who has delivered 905 babies) cried at a birth out of happiness for these parents made me remember the why again🤗

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

@drkellyallen Water you sinking aboat?

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

8 months

@MBurt34 Must be able to press 3x speed

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

Live footage of my neck in theatre when all the surgeons scrubbed are 5ft11 or taller and I’m trying to see what they’re doing🙂

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

3 years

Saw this and gave it a go! @Georgia_Layton Great challenge, I’d love to see more people try it too! #tomatochallenge #suture #surgery @Suture_UK Here’s my first attempt (gradually got better but definitely not easy! 😅):

Georgia Layton

@Georgia_Layton

3 years

I read something about tomatoes being ideal simulated delicate tissues (like coronaries). Can’t remember where but thank you. Can confirm tomato skin is fragile +++. Practice getting the tension across knot without tearing the skin Highly recommend it surgical trainee friends

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Miriam Khalil

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3 years

My review of inside one tin of @UKCelebrations : 6x maltesers 6x galaxy caramel 6x galaxy 13x snickers !!!! 12x mars !!!! 12x Milky Way !!!! 8x bounty 7x twix Absolute scandal when everyone knows maltesers are top tier. Sort out your tin spread asap 💀

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

I’m sorry but I am that person and it’s reached that stage of the year:

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@miriam_khalil13

2 years

It’s amusing sometimes in theatre when there are only male surgeons. Last time all 4 scrubbed surgeons were standing on stools. Myself and the female anaesthetist noticed and she suggested lowering the table. I’ve never seen 4 people simultaneously look so enlightened 🤣

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

6 months

@OGdukeneurosurg They teach you A officially and then every surgeon says to hold it like B or don’t hold it 🤣

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@miriam_khalil13

1 year

@becker_rad 😳😔

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@miriam_khalil13

2 years

Patient told me the best piece of advice after 65 years married is to weigh up everything before you say it. She said she’s telling me this because she couldn’t do it personally but it would be good if others could 🤣

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

nothing fancy nothing challenging #sketching

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@miriam_khalil13

10 months

@JamesTGallagher Horrifying and upsetting :(

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@miriam_khalil13

1 year

@marinasoltan_ “It’s made of pigs wee” please don’t say my school was the only school to say this 🤣

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

A morning of playing relaxing jazz tunes 🎶 it’s been too long since I last played! Something that brings a lot of happiness to me 🎺

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

My dad has a list on his notes app on his phone that he adds all the complicated words he comes across with their definition & learns them off by heart 🥹he speaks two languages but he always says even after over 40yrs here he can still improve & I wish I always thought like this

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

3 years

I asked my dad some questions about bowel obstruction earlier. This is the textbook he insisted on using alongside his explanations to me. It’s over 3000 pages. 2 hours later we’ve reached the pathophysiology.

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

@andrewhallortho @bota_uk @WISScotland Thank you for the support 🙏 It’s upsetting because 95% of the male surgeons I’ve met are so supportive! But it takes one negative comment to go back to a view once upon a time 😩

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

11 months

The level of concentration a surgeon reaches when they close their eyes and feel the exact anatomy they need for their next step is a level of concentration to emulate one day😌🥹

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@miriam_khalil13

1 year

@MBurt34 Paediatrics 😊

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

2 years

Went to the dentist today because I cracked my retainer in my sleep grinding my teeth. He said the strength of my jaw is like “the mandible of a cow”. And now I know why I did medicine not dentistry.

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Miriam Khalil

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4 months

Consultant told me he got more comfortable with 2 things in medicine with experience, the first being going back to ask patients questions he forgot to ask the first time. The second being having less hair.

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Miriam Khalil

@miriam_khalil13

3 years

American textbooks go above and beyond to provide good content #USMLE

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7 months

@timricketts_ Med student

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