Medical school and residency aren’t places for human growth
The end of my residency and beginning of my practice was the most wrenching experience of my life. I was woefully prepared for the transition. Full disclaimer: I was trained many years ago when residencies were acknowledged brutal demeaning processes. Things have changed considerably, but the psychological passage I endured still holds.
I think my process of becoming a surgeon was fairly typical, with the exception that there was no one …
