TY  - JOUR
T1  - SUrgical mentors
AU  - Baker CC
Y1  - 2003/10/01
N1  - 10.1001/archsurg.138.10.1154
JO  - Archives of Surgery
SP  - 1154
EP  - 1156
VL  - 138
IS  - 10
N2  - 
WE ARE currently embroiled in a crisis in health care characterized by critical problems with malpractice, pressures of the 80-hour workweek regulations, and decreasing numbers of young people interested in surgery. As we face these difficult problems, we should reflect upon one of the aspects that makes surgery a great profession, namely, the long tradition of surgical mentorship. As we look forward to the future, I would like to share personal reminiscences of 3 mentors from the 20th century who affected my personal development and growth as a surgeon. Although they came from different parts of the country, they were born in the same decade and their skills as mentors link them in this great surgical tradition.

SN  - 0004-0010
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archsurg.138.10.1154
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.138.10.1154
ER  -