Do you want a surgeon who is trained in the most elite schools, who comes from privilege and is uber-confdent he knows what he is doing?  That he believes he is the best surgeon in the country or perhaps even on the planet for you? 

Or do you want a confident surgeon and one that knows her stuff, but also one who is confident enough in who she is that she is willing to listen to the nurses when they remind her to wash her hands.  Do you want a surgeon who is good at her job, but so good, she realises surgery is not a one-person show and she is a part of a team, each playing a role, including her. 

Of course, this applies not just to surgeons, but to every area of work.

And so who do you want to be?

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