Surgical Judgment: The Skill No One Sees From the Gallery
Technical skill is visible. Surgical judgment often is not. A reflection on confidence, uncertainty, hierarchy, and knowing when to change course in surgery.
How technology, medical information, clinical judgment, and health decisions can support better care without replacing human judgment.
Technical skill is visible. Surgical judgment often is not. A reflection on confidence, uncertainty, hierarchy, and knowing when to change course in surgery.
Modern medicine is increasingly good at detecting abnormalities and delivering notifications. But an alert can reach several clinicians and still belong clearly to no one. Who Owns the Alert? examines the missing step between seeing information and taking responsibility for what happens next.