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Tag: respect

Girls Aren’t Good at Math

By Christina M. Ward, MD I first realized there were different gender expectations at a math contest in 5th grade. After completing a series of tests, I was one of the top six students in the state called up to the stage to receive an award. The emcee announced the finishers in reverse order, pausing before the […]

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Patient Safety Scenario #19: Know Your Team

This essay is the 19th installment of the monthly Patient Safety essays, produced by the Patient Safety Subcommittee of the Ethics and Professionalism Committee. The essays are written in the spirit of the aviation industry’s “Black Box Thinking”: in order to inform and improve our medical safety record, we need to analyze our errors. To read […]

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My Grandfather

By Brett Michelotti, MD The son of Italian immigrants, born in 1926, and part of the greatest generation. He learned the value of hard work by observing his father, a blacksmith, work countless hours to provide food and shelter for himself, his mother, and two other siblings. He understood what it meant to grow up […]

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Humility and Honesty

By Joe A. Rosenbaum, MD I’ve been lucky enough to learn from some outstanding surgeons during my training. Some had a certain area of expertise or an interest where they were on the forefront, performing cutting-edge research. However, one of my fellowship mentors in particular stands out as my biggest role model, and it’s got […]

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My Clinical Lesson

By John Elfar, MD In this era of large competing practices and electronic medical records, there are many patients who do not get the benefit of ever meeting a doctor.  They are often surprised when I introduce myself as they are expecting to meet a mid-level provider. During training, I received sage advice from Dr. John […]

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