2025-01-11 17:22
When I was a surgery resident I used to overhear phone calls to my attendings from their offices, their families, and the ER. Sometimes it would be over speakerphone; sometimes the circulating nurse would bring the surgeon’s phone over and they would stop what they were doing to talk. As a surgeon now, I don’t take phone calls when I’m operating. No one is a bigger priority than my patient who is on the table and they deserve 100% of my focus and attention. Everyone else can wait.