JULY 2012. Doctorate in Obstetrics & Gynaecology complete. Residency is over and my journey is complete! No more long working hours and studying! Time to finally settle into practice and ride off into the sunset with my wife and kids. Well, that fairy-tale idea lasted maybe three months.

Fast-forward almost 15 years and the long hours continue. This time though, I’m good with it, because those long hours have helped restart minimally invasive gynaecology surgery at May Pen Hospital.

We initially started back around 2015, with organised staff training, pushing through the usual start-up resistance and at times hauling in my own equipment just to get things moving. Along the way the Government stepped up and provided a high-definition camera system and some sustainable instruments, allowing the service to slowly grow.