Advice For A Young Surgeon

Download or read book Advice for a Young Surgeon written by John C. Hall and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This instructive book is born from the day-to-day experiences of a successful academic surgeon. It is divided into forty-two concise essays containing straight forward pragmatic advice about the development of a surgical career - the topics include 'The life-cycle of a surgeon', 'The half-life of truth' 'Surgical etiquette', and 'Assisting at operations'. The text is easy to read and full of instructive epigrams and parables. It complements the usual surgical texts and details the hurdles that need to be overcome to be become an expert surgeon. It is full of wisdom borne of experience. You will find yourself reading this book again and again as your career progresses.