During the early 1950s, I completed 2 years of hospital resident training in general and obstetric hospitals in Sydney, which in those days allowed for very little sleep! As a young graduate I had a desire to experience the responsibilities of patient care firsthand before attempting an extensive program of postgraduate training in orthopaedic surgery in the United States and United Kingdom.
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