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Adashek J Patient Saf • Volume 00, Number 00, Month 2016
perseverance, a strong work ethic, decency, and devotion are es- Rock, paper, scissors. Rock, each patient may be someone's
sential. The very same traits my father felt important to instill in rock, their world. Paper, you are entrusted with the degree for
his children. the betterment of your patients. Lastly, scissors, to cut to the chase
One patient of many on a busy night in the ED, but to me, he is and “when you hear hoof beats, think of horses not zebras.”2 A
my rock, my dad. “To the world you may be one person, but to one true trifecta to adopt and remember while continuing my training
person you may be the world.”1 as a future physician.
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Theodor Geisel
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Theodore Woodward
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