Dealing With Complications As a Young Surgeon

Overview

Journal Arthroplast Today

Publisher Elsevier

Date 2024 Jul 29

PMID 39071839

Authors

Pete Gold

Armin Arshi

Affiliations

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Abstract

Rewarding and honorable, yet challenging and humbling, this is our chosen profession. No matter how robust of a residency and fellowship training we have had or how impactful our mentors have been, nothing can truly prepare us for dealing with complications as new attendings.

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