The ageing surgeon
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A Mouse Model of Orthopedic Surgery to Study Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction and Tissue Regeneration
Published on: February 27, 2018
1Memphis, Tenn. From the University of Tennessee and the Plastic Surgery Group of Memphis.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
|March 3, 2011
Abstract:
Why do some surgeons retire (or not), and perhaps more importantly, when should some surgeons retire? Interviews were conducted with 21 senior plastic surgeons to determine why plastic surgeons choose not to retire. In an effort to answer the second question (When should surgeons retire?), an analogy is constructed between surgeons and commercial airline pilots.
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