The secrets to a fulfilling medical practice are often paradoxical

“Great interview, darling, but there’s one question you didn’t quite answer.”

My wife is my best coach. She thought the question about a busy orthopedic surgeon not having time to relate to his patients deserved a better response.

My interviewer, a psychiatrist, said he once accompanied a surgeon friend on his Saturday morning round of post-op cases. On the drive home, he challenged his friend with the observation that many of the …

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