Dr Alex Cross: Resilience in the Antarctic

Alex is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Prehospital Emergency Medicine working in the Emergency Department in Exeter and as a Trauma and Transfer Consultant and Basics doctor in Cornwall. She has a background in the Army Reserves and in expeditionary medicine. In December 2020 she was the doctor to a small team aiming to traverse the Antarctic peninsula on foot. She discusses her reflections on challenges posed in terms of both personal resilience and resilience within teams.