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How is it like being a surgeon?
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Sean’s Answer
Being a surgeon is an incredible privilege. Everyday is unique, challenging, and rewarding. The relationships you build with other staff (co-surgeons, operating room staff, nurses) can become as strong as family bonds. The patient-surgeon relationship must be one of the most unique, intense, and special relationships where you have the capacity to be so trusted and truly make an immediate difference in someone's life.
It is hard too. Surgery is a profession, a way of life. It is demanding physically, mentally, and emotionally. It also requires a lot of training to become a surgeon, and even to continue to practice. But, for those of us for whom it is our passion, it is an amazing opportunity to help people while continuing to be challenged and growing personally and professionally each day.
It is hard too. Surgery is a profession, a way of life. It is demanding physically, mentally, and emotionally. It also requires a lot of training to become a surgeon, and even to continue to practice. But, for those of us for whom it is our passion, it is an amazing opportunity to help people while continuing to be challenged and growing personally and professionally each day.
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Richard’s Answer
Clinic: Evaluate patients prior to surgery. Explain the options including alternative to surgery. Follow up with patients after surgery looking for possible complications.
OR: Perform the surgery with a team including scrub techs, nurses and anesthesiologists.
Rounds: Evaluate patients who are admitted to the hospital before and after surgery.
ER: take calls from ER doctors who are consulting for possible surgical admission.
OR: Perform the surgery with a team including scrub techs, nurses and anesthesiologists.
Rounds: Evaluate patients who are admitted to the hospital before and after surgery.
ER: take calls from ER doctors who are consulting for possible surgical admission.