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Session 62 Dr. Brock Howell is a community-based joint replacement trained Orthopedic Surgeon. We dive in and talk about his path and what you need to know about joints. Brock has been out of Fellowship now for two and a half years. Also, be sure to check out all our other podcasts on MedEd Media Network. [02:00] Interest in Being a Joint Specialist Throughout his third year of clinical training, Brock had no clue as to what he wanted to do. Although he found himself in between medicine and surgery. He knew wanted to go into surgery, just not what exactly in surgery he wanted to do. What he gravitated him towards orthopedics is that it's very tangible when for instance, you see a broken bone. And then it gets fixed. As opposed to things in medicine or GI where you tinker a bit and still have to wait for a result. Hence, there is that sense of instant gratification. As to why he chose joint replacement surgery, he liked that it's not a small surgery so you get to walk away and look at an x-ray and be able