Professionalism and the Shift Mentality

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The Halstedian tradition imbued the art of surgery with a deeply rooted sense of responsibility and a powerful work ethic. As apprentice surgeons, junior residents gained reputations for professionalism when they immersed themselves in patient care so deeply and for such long periods that they “owned” their patients. No detail of patient care was so trivial that it could escape the effective intern.

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