TSRA/TSDA Wellness Webinar Series: Dealing with Complications 

Having honesty and integrity as a surgeon/person should be more important than the potential risks involved in taking on complicated difficult cases. Imposter syndrome is the direct result of gaslighting a patient who you know is suffering and would benefit from surgery but you refuse to do it because of the potential risk. Having integrity means advocating for your patient, taking the time to review scans and following up in a manner that offers them a resolution or at minimum a compassionate action plan that encourages healing & comfort rather than passing the buck and kicking the can down the road. All the surgical skills in the world mean very little if at the end of the day you aren't a good human being.