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The most stressful part of surgery for medical students

James Chang, MD
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June 15, 2015
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As if med students don’t have enough to worry about in the OR.

James Chang is a radiologist and author of Oh Doctor, The Places You Will Go… He blogs at Poor MD and can be reached on Facebook.

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