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The Weight of the Saw

December 3, 2025 • David Macintosh

Reflections on Trust in the Tribe.Chapter 1KimThe leg was heavy in my hands. Heavier than anatomy would suggest, heavier than bone and muscle and skin should weigh. I steadied it while my registrar made the final cuts, and I thought: this is how it ends....

The Ngarra Grant: Investing in a Stronger, Fairer Future for Surgical Care

November 1, 2025 • David Macintosh  •  Indigenous Health & Equity Surgical Education & Training

In Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, the story of health is inseparable from the story of culture, community, and Country. No surgeon working in a modern hospital can ignore this truth. And no health system can genuinely claim to serve its people without investing in...

Introducing Trust in the Tribe — A Novel About What Holds Us Together

October 2, 2025 • David Macintosh  •  TrustAndEthics MedicineAndHumanity

Every community—whether a surgical team, a family, or a circle of friends—runs on one fragile but essential element: trust.Trust in the Tribe is a novel that explores that idea through the intertwined lives of surgeons, their patients, and the people who depend on them. It’s...

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