Editor's comment
2006; Elsevier BV; Volume: 139; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.surg.2005.11.003
ISSN1532-7361
Autores Tópico(s)Diversity and Career in Medicine
ResumoI was recently a visiting professor at the University of Utah, and, as my norm, I reviewed the CVs of the general surgery staff. I noticed one (of many) unique CV—a pilot who had spent time in Kuwait in the early 1990s. So, when I first met him face to face, I greeted him with, “Knowing your interest in flying, I though I'd tell you my philosophy. There are 2 types of people in the world—those that like to fly, and the rest of us NORMAL people.” Indeed, there have been many surgeons who, as pilots, support strongly my philosophy. (By the way, most of the former also own chain saws, a unique, potentially dangerous instrument for a surgeon at home.) After he laughed (they all do because they're so macho), I asked about Kuwait, and we talked a bit. Then he told me he, at age 57, had also been in Iraq and was going back for a second tour. Politics aside (and his are very, very interesting—that is all I will say!), his story had a profound impact on me. His story follows.
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