Orthom8 newsletter #6

👋🏾 Welcome to this edition of the Orthom8 newsletter.

My name is Harry Benjamin-Laing and I'm the founder of Orthom8.

I'm very pleased that you have taken the time to sign up to the membership. I look forward to getting to know you all, interacting and hopefully collaborating.

This newsletter is aimed at those preparing for the FRCS examinations but will be useful for those preparing others for the exam. There is only one outcome we are all interested in and that is an Exam PASS 🥳.

• The website is being updated constantly with fresh new content!

Are you coming up to the FRCS exams in the next 12 months or just want to get organised early? Here's a few things you might be interested in.

1:1 Coaching

🎯 Get FRCS-Ready with 1:1 Coaching (2-Session Kickstart) Feeling overwhelmed with FRCS prep? Whether you’re struggling to structure your study, getting anxious about the viva, or just want a clear plan of attack — this focused 2-session coaching package is designed to get you back in control. We’ll work together

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🔥 HOT VIVAS 🔥

The Fly-on-the-Wall Guide to Passing the FRCS Orth Viva By Nik Sharma & Harry Benjamin-Laing Fellowship-trained Consultant orthopaedic surgeons, educators, and creators of animated surgical learning that changes the way you think about exams. 🎬 What Are HOT Vivas? HOT Vivas is a first-of-its-kind animated learning series that brings the FRCS viva

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FRCS Orth Revision Planning - Ortho M8

🧠 Strategic Planning Build a realistic, high-yield revision framework Identify your strengths, gaps, and exam timeline Tailored advice on which courses, books, and question banks will give you the biggest return

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FRCS Viva Preparation Session - Ortho M8

Technical tips to optimise your exam performance

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How to use this website

I always found it confusing knowing how much knowledge I need for each stage. This challenge has lead me to create my own categories. Let me explain There is a balance between learning for exams and learning for your career. Everything you learn for exams will at some point be

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Orthom8 Guide to Basic Science Drawing for Orthopaedic Exams

The Orthom8 guide to Basic Science drawing for Orthopaedic exams

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Over the years, many of you have asked about the mindset behind Orthom8 — the discipline required to sit exams, the resilience needed to keep going when progress feels slow. I’ve started writing about those foundations in a separate project called Average Black Surgeon: Confessions from a Life Misunderstood. The opening chapter, The Long Game, reflects on what training for and running a marathon taught me about surgical training, endurance and refusing to quit. If you’re interested in the thinking behind the work, you can read it here:

The Long game
What a marathon taught me about endurance beyond preparation — and why surgical training has its own version of mile thirteen.

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☕ For the price of a cup of coffee. Everybody knows that too much coffee is unhealthy. I’m not anti-coffee but cutting down could have other benefits besides your health. Let me explain Like most of you I have gotten used to paying for exam preparation courses, anything from £50 to

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