Surgical training can be compared with a functioning military unit with chain of command, responsibility/accountability relationship, and graduated leadership assignments. Proficiency, commitment, communication, consistency, ownership, relationships, confidence, humility, feedback and evaluation, exemplary behavior, empathy, and humanity are all aspects of leadership. Leadership skills developed in the protected environment of residency are the basis for a successful career.
Keywords: hierarchical; leadership skills; residency.
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