A reliable guide for a novice physician on the path to professional mastery. Drawing on his own practice, the author explains what truly matters in becoming a cardiac surgeon and warns against typical missteps that can affect a career.
The purpose of this book is to support a young specialist in their first years in the profession. The author attempts to view clinical residency through the eyes of an experienced surgeon: to help set priorities, highlight key skills, and protect readers from mistakes whose price in cardiac surgery is traditionally especially high. The book will be useful to students interested in cardiac surgery, participants in student scientific circles, clinical residents, PhD candidates, and cardiovascular surgeons at the beginning of independent practice.