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Except for very rare congenital conditions, which are unlikely to be encountered during one's training time, watching a procedure should only be complementary to hands on training. Or else the learning curve of a newly appointed consultant is likely to be met accompanied with an unacceptable quantity of complications.
There is an old Greek proverb: "A dog watching a butcher does not a butcher make"
Re: Irrational numbers in surgical training
Repetitio est mater studiorum
Except for very rare congenital conditions, which are unlikely to be encountered during one's training time, watching a procedure should only be complementary to hands on training. Or else the learning curve of a newly appointed consultant is likely to be met accompanied with an unacceptable quantity of complications.
There is an old Greek proverb: "A dog watching a butcher does not a butcher make"
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