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You want to ensure people can do it right 99 percent of time. when we have to fire one of our surgical trainees, it is never because they dont have the physical skills but because they dont have the moral skills - to practise and admit failure.
-Atul Gawande
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You want to ensure people can do it right 99 percent of time. when we have to fire one of our surgical trainees, it is never because they dont have the physical skills but because they dont have the moral skills - to practise and admit failure.
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