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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;74:1049
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Invited commentary

Martin F. McKneally, MDa

a Department of Surgery and Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1L4, Canada

e-mail: martin.mckneally@utoronto.ca

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Surgical competence is a fundamental and distinctive element of the ethic of surgery. Competence includes knowledge that is timely and appropriate, judgment that is balanced and attentive to the particular circumstances of the individual patient, and technical skill to perform the surgical intervention with a minimum of risk and a high probability of benefit [1]. Residents develop their competence by assuming progressively increased levels of responsibility. Their progress is supervised by surgeons trusted by society to guide and . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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