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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;137:1313-1314
© 2009 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Editorial

Invited Commentary

John Calhoon, MD

University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, Tex

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The article by Dr Kumar on the virtues of being a second assistant and its forgotten benefits is one that struck a helpful and very instructive tone for me. It brought back fond memories of my days as a medical student and junior resident on the surgical services of a number of great surgeons and highly respected physicians with whom I had the honor of working.

Likewise, it brought back memories of some real tyrants and difficult men (I had the misfortune of having no women as mentors) who were to be my role models and subconsciously I admired and wanted to emulate.

In the end, my career choices were most fortunate to bring me to San Antonio, . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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