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Tag: advice

Early Mentorship Is Crucial

By Todd A. Rubin, MD In the throes of training, whether medical school, residency, or fellowship, the ever so-called “fork in the road” can sometimes seem more like the glass bridge from the 2021 viral Netflix hit Squid Games. Before matriculating to medical school, I was a promising student at Emory University with goals of […]

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Advice at the “Right” Time

By Ronit Wollstein, MD I have a very distinct memory of my husband and I sitting in a completely packed-up house waiting for the movers to come and looking at each other thinking, are we really sure we want to do this? We were preparing to move to a new location after fellowship. For the […]

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Invaluable Surgeon-Surgeon Advice

By Sonia Chaudhry, MD, FAAOS We have all had the experience of asking a colleague about a difficult case and receiving prompt advice. Most often we get technical pearls, but just as importantly, one can point out differential diagnoses to consider, crucial diagnostic workups, equipment to have available, or postoperative considerations, to name a few. If […]

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Continued Mentorship

By Simon MacLean, MBChB, FRCS(Tr&Orth), PGDipCE As hand surgeons, we’re always looking to improve results for our patients. Surgery is an art and pushes us as individuals. Success as a surgeon relies not just on technical expertise but also creative thought; problem-solving, generation of ideas, and a multitude of interpersonal and self-analytical skills. Success as […]

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The Way Things Work

By Anselm Wong, MD As a relatively newer hand surgeon, I have considered very many texts essential for my growth in skill, knowledge base, and techniques.  It is therefore difficult to pick just one book that I would say we all must read over the others.  I still use the same Netter’s I read on […]

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