A resident's surgical skill is judged by their technique and speed. You can't be sloppy, and you can't be slow. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes judge resident skill
The diagnosis was immediate: Masses matting the lungs and deforming the spine. Cancer. In my neurosurgical training, I had reviewed hundreds of scans for fellow doctors to see if surgery offered any hope. I'd scribble in the chart 'Widely metastatic disease - no role for surgery,' and move on. But this scan was different: It was my own. Paul Kalanithi cancerchartdeform share on social
I knew medicine only by its absence - specifically, the absence of a father growing up: one who went to work before dawn and returned in the dark to a plate of reheated dinner. Paul Kalanithi absencedarkdawn Change image and share on social
What patients seek is not scientific knowledge that doctors hide, but existential authenticity each person must find on her own... the angst of facing mortality has no remedy in probability. Paul Kalanithi angstauthenticitydoctor Change image and share on social
The judge said I was a menace to society because I had put crime on a scientific basis. Gregory Corso basiscrimejudge Change image and share on social
In 1858 I received the degree of D. S. from the Lawrence Scientific School, and thereafter remained on the rolls of the university as a resident graduate. Simon Newcomb degreegraduatelawrence Change image and share on social
I think to have the skill set and the ability to physically help others in matters of life and death must be incredibly empowering. Karlie Kloss abilitydeathempower Change image and share on social