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Session 5 In this week's episode, Ryan talks with an orthopedic hand surgeon in a hybrid setup. He's in a community-based hospital and program but he has residents he interacts with who rotate through the hospital. He has been practicing for almost two years. Here are the highlights of the conversation with Ragu: When he knew he wanted to be an orthopedic hand surgeon: Deciding he wanted to be an orthopedic surgeon towards the end of 2nd year medical school He chose hand surgery towards the middle of his orthopedic residency after doing some rotations and liking the intricate nature of the hand What led him to orthopedics vs. general surgery: Enjoying the aspect that you focus on the extremities It's a specialty with multiple subspecialties - (ex. sports, joint replacements, shoulder, knee, hand, children) so it gave him a lot of options General surgery is like a primary care field with no cross-correlation for orthopedics. Other specialties he was considering: Anesthesia Radiology EENT Traits