Imperfect by design: the problematic ethics of surgical training

There exists in academic medicine a core ethical issue that is seldom pursued: trainees are frequently not the best person in the operating room at a given intervention being performed, and yet as a profession we understand a fundamental need to afford them opportunities to perform. Academic centres...

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Authors: Brenna, Connor (Author) ; Das, Sunit (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2021
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2021, Volume: 47, Issue: 5, Pages: 350-353
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