Transformative Gap Year in Australia, with special guest Anton Lambers.
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In this episode, the conversation pivots from light sports banter to a reflective discussion on intentional “gap years” in surgical careers. Sports and arthroplasty fellow Anton Lambers describes spending 2024 traveling Australia’s coast by caravan with his spouse and two young children, occasionally pairing the journey with informal observerships to learn regional practice patterns and work–life strategies. He frames the year less as professional advancement and more as deliberate recovery: sustained co-parenting, deeper relationships with his children, and immersion in outdoor life. Despite worries about stigma and de-skilling, Lambers reports a smooth return to practice in 2025, arguing that structured planning, financial preparation, and clear communication can make extended time away both feasible and professionally non-punitive.
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