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Why It’s Hard to Put Patients First | Wendy Dean, MD

The Doctor's Art

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How My Father Reacted to My Ambition to Be a Doctor

From the time I was in high school, that was my goal. And so my nose was to the grindstone. So I went into medical school intent on being an orthopedist. Three years into my general surgery residency, I realized I can't tolerate having so little control over my life. It's still not an easy path for a woman now, but it's way easier than it was.

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