Summary of the Text This article is written by dr william Nolen, a well- known American surgeon and writer. Dr. nolen reveals to us in his article that he, as a doctor, had gone a long way before he became a surgeon. Then, what qualit ty, according to Dr. Nolen, is essential in the making of a surgeon and at what point of time does a doctor finally become a surgeon?
Summary of the Text This article is written by Dr. William Nolen, a wellknown American surgeon and writer. Dr. Nolen reveals to us in his article that he, as a doctor, had gone a long way before he became a surgeon. Then, what quality, according to Dr. Nolen, is essential in the making of a surgeon and at what point of time does a doctor finally become a surgeon?
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Language points A famous surgeon tells about the importance of self- confidence from his own experience. The Making of a surgeon Dr Nolen
Language Points A famous surgeon tells about the importance of selfconfidence from his own experience. The Making of a Surgeon Dr. Nolen
Language points How does a doctor recognize the point in time when he is finally a"surgeon"As my year as chief resident drew to a close l asked myself this question on more than one occasion 2 The answer, concluded was self-confidence. when you can say to yourself, "There is no surgical patient I cannot treat competently, treat just as well as or better that any other surgeon-then, and not until then, you are indeed a surgeon. I was nearing that point
Language Points 1 How does a doctor recognize the point in time when he is finally a “surgeon” As my year as chief resident drew to a close I asked myself this question on more than one occasion. 2 The answer, I concluded, was self-confidence. When you can say to yourself, “There is no surgical patient I cannot treat competently, treat just as well as or better that any other surgeon” — then, and not until then, you are indeed a surgeon. I was nearing that point
Language points 3 Take, for example, the emergency situations that we encountered almost every night. The first few months of the year I had dreaded the ringing of the telephone. I knew it meant another critical decision to be made. often after had told Walt or Larry what to do in a particular situation, I'd have trouble getting back to sleep. Id review all the facts of the case and, not infrequently, wonder if I hadn't made a poor decision. More than once at two or three in the morning, after lying awake for an hour, Id get out of bed, dress and drive to the hospital to see the patient myself. It was the only way I could find the peace of mind i needed to relax
Language Points 3 Take, for example, the emergency situations that we encountered almost every night. The first few months of the year I had dreaded the ringing of the telephone. I knew it meant another critical decision to be made. Often, after I had told Walt or Larry what to do in a particular situation, I’d have trouble getting back to sleep. I’d review all the facts of the case and, not infrequently, wonder if I hadn’t made a poor decision. More than once at two or three in the morning, after lying awake for an hour, I’d get out of bed, dress and drive to the hospital to see the patient myself. It was the only way I could find the peace of mind I needed to relax