This paper establishes the collective professional opinion of 100 surgeons regarding the value of drawing, which plays a thriving role in current surgical practice. The utility of this skill transcends merely documenting visual information, allowing surgeons to quickly visualise simplified, dynamic representations of reality. This paper is the first to document the prevalence of drawing amongst surgeons, substantiates an informed professional opinion supporting this practice, and demonstrates widespread enthusiasm for further training in these skills.

The Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine recently invited me to contribute an article about my medical illustration. It's the first time I've had anything official published about my approach, and I was honoured to be asked to contribute some thoughts behind the scenes of what I do!