I don’t believe in jinxes. I don’t think that if I say, “Wow things are going great,” that, suddenly, the whole surgery will fall apart.
That being said, there are some things you don’t want to hear in the OR:
1. Can’t wait to see what we find.
2. Ok let’s give that a try.
3. Why did you say you could do this?
4. What is that?
5. Does anyone see a reason why this would be a bad idea?
These are all things the patient doesn’t want to hear.
These are all things I’ve said this week.
One of the things I love about the OR is that it’s always changing. You do the same case 20 times and the 21st is a completely new set of challenges.
Sometimes anatomy isn’t the same as the textbook. Adhesions, scar tissue, and a whole host of other things force you to change your thinking all the time. Sometimes everyday procedures require new thinking and new ideas.
You may not want to hear some of those things, but what it means is that we are thinking and talking about new techniques, new ways of doing things. We are talking about getting better.
If your struggle with exams, you need some new thinking and some new ideas. A different way to do things.
The Final Step is designed using the ideas of unprompted recall and spaced repetition. Two huge keys to committing facts to memory.
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Brian Wallace
