RT Journal
A1 Howard JM
T1 INcidents in surgical history
JF Archives of Surgery
JO Archives of Surgery
YR 2003
FD May 1
VO 138
IS 5
SP 563
OP 563
DO 10.1001/archsurg.138.5.563
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.138.5.563
AB 
Friday the 13th has always been a lucky day. A young surgical resident, the only house officer on the professor's busy private service, performs rounds early in the morning, an operation with the professor that takes most of the day, rounds with the professor in the afternoon, and rounds alone in the evening. At 11 PM, the lights would still be on in a certain private room. The resident would drop in to see the patient who had had his kidney removed because of a malignant tumor. The patient would not be asleep, and would seem to enjoy talking to the young man, exploring with him the latter's dreams for the future. His day's work finished, the resident could relax and enjoy the reminiscences and advice of the older man. A sense of camaraderie had evolved between them throughout the past 10 evenings.