I recently stumbled upon a book that I found really interesting.
Dr. Schein, whose website is even more interesting, seems to have run the gamut of surgical experience, from South Africa to the Bronx to the rural midwest. He also appears to have about 300 journal publications.
I've read about half of the above-mentioned book, which is somewhat limited by outdated recommendations, but still contains excellent clinical and operative pearls. I also read some excerpts from his memoirs, and I'm surprised at how open he is, and sympathized with his negative experience operating in rural Iowa.
One of the more interesting aspects of his storytelling is his abrasive, sometimes-wrong-never-in-doubt approach to medicine, which appeared to be his tragic flaw in small-town Iowa.
I was curious if anyone here had any personal experience with him, or if anyone else is familiar with his work. He just seems like a unique surgical personality that would make a good teacher in the OR.....
Dr. Schein, whose website is even more interesting, seems to have run the gamut of surgical experience, from South Africa to the Bronx to the rural midwest. He also appears to have about 300 journal publications.
I've read about half of the above-mentioned book, which is somewhat limited by outdated recommendations, but still contains excellent clinical and operative pearls. I also read some excerpts from his memoirs, and I'm surprised at how open he is, and sympathized with his negative experience operating in rural Iowa.
One of the more interesting aspects of his storytelling is his abrasive, sometimes-wrong-never-in-doubt approach to medicine, which appeared to be his tragic flaw in small-town Iowa.
I was curious if anyone here had any personal experience with him, or if anyone else is familiar with his work. He just seems like a unique surgical personality that would make a good teacher in the OR.....