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Published in: Surgical Endoscopy 10/2012

01-10-2012 | Editorial

You must be the change you wish to see in the world

Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Presidential Address 2012

Author: Steven D. Schwaitzberg

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 10/2012

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Excerpt

I would like to thank the Society for the privilege of serving as your president (Fig. 1). For me, this is but a point on a journey, as I hand the presidential reins to Dr. Melvin. SAGES itself remains a journey I hope to continue with many of you for years to come; there is no actual destination. In partnership with other groups, this journey will help to define gastrointestinal (GI) surgery and surgical endoscopy for the future—a future that YOU will live in. If you have been in practice for a while, you can see the path that led you to where you are today complete with the potholes and wrong turns. I am sure that there were times you could not quite see your way. If you are now just starting out, I am sorry to say that there are no maps; the best you can hope for is a compass. My compass led me on a journey past three particular mentors: two cardiac and one trauma surgeon. …
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Metadata
Title
You must be the change you wish to see in the world
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Presidential Address 2012
Author
Steven D. Schwaitzberg
Publication date
01-10-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 10/2012
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-012-2502-2

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