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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010;139:798-799
© 2010 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Letter to the Editor

They also serve who only stand and wait

Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

The first 20% of the full text of this article appears below.

To the Editor:

I read with great interest, and a degree of nostalgia, Dr Kumar's editorial¹ on the second assistant.

It brought back memories of a time long ago, when I was young and thirsty for learning. I spent 18 months as a Senior House Officer (the most junior member of the surgical team) in Southampton, UK, where my only role in theaters was to harvest a length of vein and then stand next to the surgeon as a second assistant.

Dr Kumar offers great advice on how to make the most of this time.

As he . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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