Surgeons don’t have the luxury of second guessing themselves, esp. neurosurgeons. Among the chief personality traits of surgeons are confidence and decisiveness. (Or as D1’s surgical mentor told her: You can’t hesitate. You have to decide instantly–even if it’s wrong. And you can’t be wrong.)
The stereotype of the arrogant, authoritarian, take charge, I’m-smarter-than-you surgeon has its roots in reality.
Wanna hear some surgeon jokes?
What’s the best way to kill a surgeon?
Make him climb to the top of his ego and jump.
What’s the difference between god and a surgeon?
God doesn’t think he’s a surgeon.
There are 3 doctors in a malfunctioning elevator, a psychiatrist, a radiologist and a surgeon….