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0:00:02 > 0:00:06- It's a new term and the cameras - are back at the School of Medicine.
0:00:08 > 0:00:09- We follow young students...
0:00:09 > 0:00:11- We follow young students...- - I have no idea where I'm going!
0:00:11 > 0:00:13- ..on a unique course.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15- ..on a unique course.- - I'm looking for scrubs.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18- Entering the medical world - for the first time.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21- I'm trying to make sure - the airway is open.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23- I tilt the head back - to let air into the lungs.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27- Facing the crisis - in our health service.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30- Every bed is taken. - It's after the bank holiday.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34- There are people in the corridor. - It's the reality of a busy hospital.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36- Is that alcohol free?!
0:00:39 > 0:00:40- The female ward is full.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43- There's one patient in casualty...
0:00:43 > 0:00:45- ..who can't be brought in - because it's so busy.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50- Treating fatal diseases.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52- Is this patient high risk?
0:00:52 > 0:00:57- After assessment, they've decided - she's at a high risk of dying.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59- Fragile lives.
0:01:00 > 0:01:01- How long have I got?
0:01:02 > 0:01:06- He's been worrying about today since - having the scan a few weeks ago.
0:01:07 > 0:01:08- What's going to happen - with my family?
0:01:09 > 0:01:12- These are the doctors of tomorrow.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14- I can't wait to help people.
0:01:14 > 0:01:15- I can't wait to help people.- - Thank you, boss.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26- Every year, a new generation - of would-be doctors...
0:01:27 > 0:01:31- ..enrols at Cardiff University's - School of Medicine.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33- They are the cream of Welsh schools.
0:01:33 > 0:01:39- On paper, these individuals - are the creme de la creme.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43- They're academically accomplished.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49- They have worked since they were 14 - to get to medical school.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53- Coronary angiography is fabulous - for identifying exactly where...
0:01:54 > 0:01:56- ..there's a problem - with coronary vessels.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59- Any of my friends will tell you...
0:02:00 > 0:02:01- ..I'm so competitive.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05- They even hate - playing Pictionary with me.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07- I'm really competitive.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12- But reaching the academic pinnacle - isn't enough to make a doctor.
0:02:12 > 0:02:18- We're looking for students - with rounded personalities.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- They don't just study.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- They can connect - with all strands of society.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28- Old people and children.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- Able to look into someone's eyes - when they speak to them.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- The university encourages students - to interact with patients...
0:02:37 > 0:02:39- ..from the very first term.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47- Eben is in the Rhymney Valley - to get practical experience.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- ..with the surgical team - at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57- I'm doing a pre-operative assessment - with this anaesthetic record...
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- ..before the next patient comes in.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05- I'll ask her some questions - and run through the procedure...
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- ..and make sure - she understands the risks and so on.
0:03:09 > 0:03:10- So, how are you?
0:03:10 > 0:03:11- So, how are you?- - Good, thanks.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13- Are you feeling OK?
0:03:13 > 0:03:14- Are you feeling OK?- - I'm waiting and waiting now.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16- You've been waiting a while.
0:03:17 > 0:03:22- Her gall bladder is being removed, - a laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- I'll just assess your airway.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- When I go into theatre, - I hope to be scrubbing up.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32- I haven't done that before, - so it'll be a new experience.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- I might get to hold the camera...
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- ..that shows the internal situation - during the keyhole surgery.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- All the best for the operation.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45- All the best for the operation.- - I'll be glad when it's over.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47- I'm sure you will.
0:03:50 > 0:03:56- Down in the theatre, Mrs Allen - is anaesthetized prior to surgery.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58- Are you ready?
0:03:58 > 0:03:59- Hold the mask.
0:04:00 > 0:04:01- And the jaw?
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- The same as you did before - for the other patient.
0:04:06 > 0:04:07- Get a nice seal.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- Thumbs there and there, - and behind the angle of the jaw.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- I'm trying to keep the airway open.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20- My fingers are behind the jaw, - pushing forwards.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25- I'm also tilting the head back - to get enough air into the lungs.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- Currently, everything's hands-on.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- It's a chance to use the skills - we've learnt and practised...
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- ..in a hospital situation, - which is great..
0:04:39 > 0:04:43- I'm going to listen to both lobes, - up here and down here.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48- I'll also listen to the abdomen - for any air going down.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02- I was listening to the chest - to hear air entering both lungs...
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- ..and to make sure - no air was entering the abdomen.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12- If someone puts the effort in to - teach you, you get so much more out.
0:05:12 > 0:05:17- Days like that are best, - they stimulate interest in a field.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- It's great when a doctor does that.
0:05:19 > 0:05:20- It's great when a doctor does that.- - Yes.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- You get to do all the glamour jobs. - Any questions?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- No, that's great. Thanks very much.
0:05:26 > 0:05:27- Go scrub then.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- I'm going to scrub up now - to go into the operating theatre.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38- Part of the practical experience...
0:05:38 > 0:05:42- ..is learning about cancer's effect - on patients and their families.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- The trainee doctors - get the chance...
0:05:45 > 0:05:49- ..to follow a cancer sufferer - over a period four months...
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- You're a lot braver than I am.
0:05:52 > 0:05:53- I think I'd be more nervous.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- I think I'd be more nervous.- - I'm not a brave person.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59- ..to help them better understand - the psychological effects.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04- I wasn't there on placement - to assist with the decision-making.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- I wasn't there - to follow the doctors...
0:06:07 > 0:06:11- ..but to get to know the patient - and her experiences...
0:06:11 > 0:06:15- ..of one of the hardest things - she's had to face.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- I was truly privileged to see that.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- The practical work - offers students vital experience.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- Third-year Moss - appreciates it immensely.
0:06:26 > 0:06:32- I was born in Manchester but moved - to North Wales and learnt Welsh.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34- I'm glad I did, I enjoy it.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- I'm English...
0:06:36 > 0:06:37- I come from...
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- I come from...- - No, you're Welsh now!
0:06:40 > 0:06:42- An adopted Welshman.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47- Today, Catherine, who has been - diagnosed with bowel cancer...
0:06:47 > 0:06:51- ..is having chemotherapy - at the hospice.
0:06:51 > 0:06:52- Cold hands you've got, Moss.
0:06:52 > 0:06:53- Cold hands you've got, Moss.- - Sorry, warm heart.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57- Basically, I've come to meet you - for the first time.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02- For my oncology project, I'll - shadow you for a couple of months...
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- ..to get to know how you are - and how you get through treatment.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- When I met Catherine, - I was a little bit nervous.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- She's the first patient - in my oncology project.
0:07:13 > 0:07:19- Moss quickly realizes that - Catherine's situation is serious.
0:07:19 > 0:07:25- I've got a growth in my bile duct - which is coming down from my liver.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27- It's very rare.
0:07:27 > 0:07:32- Because of where - this growth is situated...
0:07:32 > 0:07:37- ..in amongst all my other organs, - at the moment it's inoperable.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- With cancer, - diagnosis is difficult.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- Her cancer is malignant, I think.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- There's a chance she won't survive, - that she'll get worse.
0:07:47 > 0:07:53- They're hoping now that the chemo's - going to kill all the cells off..
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- ..and then I'll be able - to have radiation...
0:07:56 > 0:08:00- ..to try and shrink the tumour - so they can try something.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03- But otherwise, it's terminal.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- I think this project is important.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11- When we are doctors, - we will have patients who die.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- We can't help everyone.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- We will be in a situation like this.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- What I really enjoyed - about palliative care...
0:08:20 > 0:08:25- ..was how tender and caring - the doctors there were.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29- You can make a real difference to - people receiving end-of-life care.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- Give them more dignity in death...
0:08:32 > 0:08:38- ..and make a difference at what is - the hardest time of their lives.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- I knew I had something - seriously wrong with me...
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- ..but obviously - it still comes as a shock.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- Everything I ate, I was vomiting.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- All together now, - I've lost five stone in weight.
0:08:51 > 0:08:52- In a short space of time as well.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- In a short space of time as well.- - Short, to lose all that weight.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- Being a part of someone's life...
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- ..especially at such - a difficult time...
0:09:02 > 0:09:06- ..it's a privilege - to be a part of that.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11- I've got a nine-year-old - and I've got no energy for him.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15- A lot of family and friends - have had to do lots with him...
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- ..where I used to do.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- I want to go into medicine - because I want to help people.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- But you can't help everyone.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- It's a reality check for me...
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- ..and a chance to learn.
0:09:38 > 0:09:43- Jess and Rhodri are on placement - at Ysbyty Gwynedd's A&E unit.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49- Amid the bustle, they're expected - to assess patients on the ward.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- I was ill two weeks ago.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55- When I got up, - everywhere was spinning.
0:09:55 > 0:10:00- If I went to the toilet, - I'd cross the room and come back...
0:10:00 > 0:10:04- ..and I had to sit down for ten - minutes before I was back to normal.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06- Did you see a doctor then?
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- Did you see a doctor then?- - Yes, I did. He gave me tablets.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15- To stop the trembling, - the vertigo, as you refer to it.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- You doctors and your big words.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21- I forget them - once I'm out of the door.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- Complicated words.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27- I went into medicine to work - with others and to help people.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33- The fact that I have - undergone treatment myself...
0:10:33 > 0:10:36- ..has inspired me - to give something back in my career.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- Since being admitted, - his symptoms have worsened.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44- The consultant - wants to carry out more tests.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47- Good morning, Mr Griffiths?
0:10:47 > 0:10:48- That's me.
0:10:48 > 0:10:49- That's me.- - How are you?
0:10:49 > 0:10:51- I'm in the right place to be good.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53- I'm in the right place to be good.- - You became short of breath.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55- Short of breath, yes.
0:10:55 > 0:10:56- And I'm very anaemic.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- And I'm very anaemic.- - Yes, you're quite anaemic.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- His haemoglobin is just over four.
0:11:01 > 0:11:06- When we looked at his blood tests, - his haemoglobin was very low.
0:11:06 > 0:11:07- I think he was anaemic.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13- The doctors suspect he's bleeding, - but don't know where as yet.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- The question is, - where did all the blood go?
0:11:18 > 0:11:19- That's the problem.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- You haven't seen anything - in the toilet?
0:11:22 > 0:11:23- No.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- Not passing blood with your water?
0:11:25 > 0:11:26- Not passing blood with your water?- - No.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31- He had a blood transfusion - to replace the blood he has lost.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35- But we still don't know - where the blood went.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- He still seems to be bleeding.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41- We're giving him blood, - but he's still losing it.
0:11:41 > 0:11:46- He needs a camera test so we can - identify and stem the blood loss.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- I think you need - a camera test of your stomach.
0:11:50 > 0:11:51- With a gastroscopy...
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- ..we look in the stomach first, - so we'll start with that.
0:11:56 > 0:12:01- He appears to be - bleeding heavily and quickly.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- He's lost a lot of blood, - which is dangerous.
0:12:05 > 0:12:10- The more blood he loses, - the less oxygen he'll have...
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- ..and he's at risk - of becoming hypoxic.
0:12:13 > 0:12:18- That could prove fatal, - so this test is needed urgently.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- Warfarin makes your blood - much thinner.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25- We'll stop it until we know - where you're bleeding from.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29- Probably better - than bleeding to death...
0:12:29 > 0:12:30- ..given that you've lost...
0:12:30 > 0:12:32- ..given that you've lost...- - That's very cheerful, that!
0:12:33 > 0:12:35- Are you a comedian as well?
0:12:35 > 0:12:39- You've lost probably - five or six pints of blood.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41- If we continue, - it won't have a happy ending.
0:12:42 > 0:12:43- Is that alright?
0:12:43 > 0:12:44- Is that alright?- - That suits me fine.
0:12:44 > 0:12:49- When a situation like this arises, - the first instinct is to panic.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- But you know - that's the worst thing you could do.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- You have to take a moment...
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- ..even though - everyone's running around...
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- ..wanting to make sure - that the patient is OK.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06- Take a moment, breathe - and remember what you've learnt.
0:13:06 > 0:13:07- It really helps.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12- We'll try to catch up with you - after you have the camera.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- We'll see what the plan is then.
0:13:16 > 0:13:17- Great.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19- I'll give you the bill then.
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0:13:25 > 0:13:25- Subtitles
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0:13:30 > 0:13:35- Cardiff University's School - of Medicine is one of the UK's best.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- It prepares - the next generation of doctors...
0:13:39 > 0:13:42- ..by encouraging - practical experience.
0:13:43 > 0:13:48- In Bridgend, Ainsley is working in - her favourite field, orthopaedics.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51- I love being on placement.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54- It's crucial to get that experience.
0:13:54 > 0:13:55- Oh, yes.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- It does look like the right knee - is taller than the left knee.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- It's a lot more fun - than daydreaming in a lecture.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- What happened - in Love Island yesterday?
0:14:06 > 0:14:08- What happened here?
0:14:08 > 0:14:13- But when you're on placement, - you have to really concentrate.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15- When I stand, I stand like this.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20- If I go up straight, I can't - touch the floor with my heels.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23- It's really weird.
0:14:23 > 0:14:28- I'd feel a lot happier - with a skeletal replacement.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30- Have you had insoles at all?
0:14:30 > 0:14:31- Have you had insoles at all?- - No, nothing.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35- Mr Robinson - is an experienced consultant.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- He offers students - a range of experiences...
0:14:39 > 0:14:40- ..and is a popular teacher.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42- ..and is a popular teacher.- - I've met a lot of doctors.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47- The ones that stand out for me - aren't the really clever ones...
0:14:47 > 0:14:51- ..those who know what's going on - with the blood results...
0:14:51 > 0:14:56- ..but those who focused on - the patient all through the process.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- Doctor-patient relationships - are crucial.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03- That's how I want to be as a doctor.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07- It's now time for Ainsley - to practise her skills.
0:15:07 > 0:15:08- I've taken my learning plates off.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10- I've taken my learning plates off.- - Yes, you've taken the L plates off.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- This is my new office.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17- I'm pretending - to be a doctor for the day.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19- Not long, anyway.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- I'm going to clerk - the patients coming in.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26- Because this is a follow-up clinic - with Mr Robinson...
0:15:27 > 0:15:31- ..the patients already have - long-standing problems.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- This is my massive computer.
0:15:33 > 0:15:39- I'll be able to see - the patients' X-rays and CTs too.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44- Before long, - the first patient arrives.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- I'd rather just get the op over - before I get too old...
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- ..and losing it up here.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- I'll have a look at your X-rays.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58- A couple of years ago, - my mother smashed her feet up badly.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00- The bones all shattered.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05- You want to talk to Mr Robinson - about going for the bad one first.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09- Sorry, the right one first, - then speak about the left one.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14- She really liked the doctor, - not because he fixed her feet...
0:16:14 > 0:16:18- ..but because he listened - and was so patient with her.
0:16:18 > 0:16:19- So understanding.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24- It improved the experience for her, - and that's how I want to be.
0:16:31 > 0:16:37- Back at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr, Moss - spends time with cancer patients.
0:16:37 > 0:16:42- For two months, he's been following - bowel cancer sufferer Catherine.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- I hope I can have radiation...
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- ..to try and shrink the tumour - so they can try something.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- But otherwise, it's terminal.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- Over the weekend, Moss got bad news.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02- I've found out - that my patient has died.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06- It was a shock, to be honest.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11- I was driving home - in the car when I heard.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16- I pulled into the side of the street - and I was a bit emotional.
0:17:17 > 0:17:18- I started to cry a little.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23- I couldn't believe - that she had passed away.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- I saw her last week.
0:17:26 > 0:17:31- She was great, full of life, - wanting to fight the cancer.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36- She had everything - to fight for, with her son...
0:17:37 > 0:17:39- ..but she has gone.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- I don't know - how I feel at the moment.
0:17:42 > 0:17:47- I've got an exam on Monday, - and I need to focus on that.
0:17:47 > 0:17:52- But it's the first time - I've come across the death...
0:17:52 > 0:17:56- ..of someone I've known - since I started on this course.
0:17:59 > 0:18:04- Catherine's death saddens me, - but I want this patient contact.
0:18:05 > 0:18:11- It's a chance for me to learn - how to deal with this and move on.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15- When I am a doctor, - I will be in this situation.
0:18:16 > 0:18:21- It's a bit weird at the moment, - but I'll be OK.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35- Being a good doctor means - helping people through illness.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39- But it also means...
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- ..giving people a dignified death.
0:18:42 > 0:18:47- The sooner you learn that, - the better.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51- I run through the thoughts.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- I want to make a difference - to people's lives.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- But the reality is, - you can't help everyone.
0:18:58 > 0:18:59- People will die.
0:19:00 > 0:19:05- Palliative care teams are incredible - in the way they deal with people.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06- Really amazing.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- Even when the end is near...
0:19:10 > 0:19:14- ..they change - the aspect of treatment...
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- ..and it gives patients - a new spirit.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- Death is an inexorable part of life.
0:19:21 > 0:19:22- Everyone will die.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- We want to ensure - that the students understand...
0:19:27 > 0:19:29- ..that the people they see...
0:19:29 > 0:19:34- ..are someone's fathers, sons, - grandmothers, daughters.
0:19:35 > 0:19:40- You want to ensure that a patient's - death is good for them too.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43- People only die once.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55- Back in the Rhymney Valley, - for the first time...
0:19:55 > 0:19:59- ..Eben is about to join the surgical - team at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- Mrs Allen - is undergoing keyhole surgery...
0:20:03 > 0:20:06- ..to remove her gall bladder.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12- Doctor Evans, - your assistant is ready.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13- How are you doing?
0:20:13 > 0:20:14- How are you doing?- - Good, thank you.
0:20:14 > 0:20:19- I got the opportunity - to help out in surgery.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- A gall bladder removal.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- If you can hold that for me...
0:20:26 > 0:20:28- This also moves the camera around.
0:20:29 > 0:20:30- Try and keep that still.
0:20:31 > 0:20:32- Keep that facing up.
0:20:34 > 0:20:40- You have small pincers, and the - screen shows the internal situation.
0:20:40 > 0:20:45- You can see how they - move their hands, small pinches...
0:20:46 > 0:20:48- ..how they use different tools.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52- When I went home, - it had blown my mind, incredible.
0:20:58 > 0:20:59- You're holding the gall bladder.
0:20:59 > 0:21:00- You're holding the gall bladder.- - Am I?
0:21:00 > 0:21:01- You are, yes.
0:21:02 > 0:21:03- If you let go, Tom...
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- Go underneath there, - underneath it...
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- Look at the screen, - you've got the camera, lovely.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12- You put the gall bladder in the bag.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- You put the gall bladder in the bag.- - Wow! Exciting!
0:21:18 > 0:21:20- The operation has just finished.
0:21:20 > 0:21:25- I helped by holding the camera - while they removed the gall bladder.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31- I've never done anything - like that before.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36- It was a great experience, - and I feel very privileged.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40- We're currently suturing - the keyhole surgery incisions.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47- It was a strange feeling, - seeing inside someone with a camera.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49- I got used to it fairly quickly.
0:21:50 > 0:21:55- It's certainly stimulated - my interest in surgery.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58- It was great to be so hands-on.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02- You don't usually get - opportunities like that.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- They don't come along often, - so I made the most of it.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09- Put your needle in there - and come out just on the tip.
0:22:09 > 0:22:10- Right.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14- I've just helped - to suture up one incision.
0:22:14 > 0:22:20- They also used a kind of glue - to close the smaller incisions.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- It was my first suturing - on a person.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- I've only practised - on plastic dummies.
0:22:28 > 0:22:29- That was cool.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- Thank you so much. - It's been brilliant.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37- A future surgeon in the making.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39- A future surgeon in the making.- - That was a great experience.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42- I loved having a go at that.
0:22:42 > 0:22:43- It was great.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46- It was great.- - I remember you coming home that day!
0:22:46 > 0:22:50- This is where the gall bladder - was attached to the liver.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- That's where the cystic duct - comes out there.
0:22:54 > 0:22:55- Fantastic. Thank you.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- Is it a privilege to be a doctor?
0:22:58 > 0:22:59- Yes.
0:22:59 > 0:23:00- Yes, it is.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02- Yes, it is.- - Yes.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06- We joke about the stress - of being a doctor...
0:23:06 > 0:23:10- ..but it is a privilege, - we have to remember that.
0:23:11 > 0:23:17- It'll hit us very quickly how lucky - we are, how special this job is.
0:23:17 > 0:23:18- Yes.
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