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🎯 The Phone Call That Revealed Everything About Young Surgeons

The phone call came mid-surgery. Young surgeon, struggling with "routine" femur fracture. Two hours in, he realised it wasn't routine. Here's the difference between ambitious and greedy surgeons: Ambitious ones call before starting...
🎯 The Phone Call That Revealed Everything About Young Surgeons
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Dr Biswajit Dutta Baruah

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