Month: January 2019

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Dear Pat responds to Not Over It Yet

28 Jan 2019

Dear Pat,   A patient that I had been following for several weeks died a few days ago, and I can't seem to stop feeling upset about it. I talked about it with my colleague and he told me to...

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Gimme Shelter

23 Jan 2019

By Alyssa Brown         “It’s just a shot away, it’s just a shot away,” blared the music in the OR.   There was a flurry of hands and spurts of blood. But I should start at the be...

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Dealing with Bullying

17 Jan 2019

By Hilary Sanfey MB. BCh. MHPE, FACS, FRCSEd (hon) Bullying is a persistent pattern of mistreatment that includes verbal, nonverbal, psychological, or physical abuse and humiliation. The behavior i...

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Successful Grant Application Writing

14 Jan 2019

By Luz María Rodriguez MD, FACS This is the first of a series focusing on the components involved in writing a successful grant application. Surgeons by nature are natural scientists. Our curi...

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Getting There from Here

02 Jan 2019

By Elizabeth Shaughnessy Much is said and written about beginning one’s surgical career; however less so about advancement.   I am always curious about others who advance. How did they get ther...