Not all heroes wear capes: Sometimes they just speak up in meetings
In medicine, heroism is often framed in dramatic, high-stakes terms: the code blue that saves a life, the pediatric cancer patient who returns to their family disease-free, or the impossible aneurysm that is successfully clipped by the neurosurgeon. But not all heroics come with a life-altering intervention. Sometimes, the most courageous act in a physician’s day happens in a conference room, during a faculty meeting, or after rounds—when someone chooses …
Not all heroes wear capes: Sometimes they just speak up in meetings













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