July 6, 2009 | In: GENERAL TOPICS
Unlike medical rounds, where in order to "keep up" you need to "one up" by quoting a current (preferably yesterday's) journal article, in surgery, you can flourish by knowing the following references-but you need to know them cold. 1. Mangano DT,...
July 1, 2009 | In: GENERAL TOPICS
Surgery is a participatory, team, and contact sport. Present yourself to patients, residents, and attendings with enthusiasm (which covers a multitude of sins), punctuality (type A people do not like to wait), and cleanliness (you must look, act, and...