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how much of being a great surgeon dependent upon your "innate" godgiven talent vs acquired skills through repetition and learning?
i'm curious if surgery is something where there's an established protocol for every surgery (like a cookbook), and then surgeons practice this procedure, and at the end all surgeons pretty much get the same result b/c surgery in itself isnt such a challenge in dexterity and natural ability.
or is surgery something you are just good at, b/c of godgiven talent? for example, are there ever residents who decide to give up on their neuro or ent or vascular career b/c they realize they just arent good enough w their hands and completing their cases?
i havent applied to residencies but i've never heard of programs evaluating an applicant's dexterity or surgical skills, so programs must not think that natural ability is so important...
any comments welcome.
i'm curious if surgery is something where there's an established protocol for every surgery (like a cookbook), and then surgeons practice this procedure, and at the end all surgeons pretty much get the same result b/c surgery in itself isnt such a challenge in dexterity and natural ability.
or is surgery something you are just good at, b/c of godgiven talent? for example, are there ever residents who decide to give up on their neuro or ent or vascular career b/c they realize they just arent good enough w their hands and completing their cases?
i havent applied to residencies but i've never heard of programs evaluating an applicant's dexterity or surgical skills, so programs must not think that natural ability is so important...
any comments welcome.