Chapter 05: Coming to MD Anderson to For Surgical Innovation
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Dr. Burke explains how he came to join MD Anderson. He first explains that a surgeon’s style develops as an amalgamation of those who have trained him/her, but the question is, how does a great surgeon move beyond this training? Next, he explains how he came to MD Anderson from Fort Leavenworth (and sketches his positions prior to that). He explains that he had done all the routine procedures, but he wanted to become more innovative and be in a place where he could “attempt what was not possible.” Dr. Burke recalls that he was the first person in Gynecologic Oncology who had not been trained at MD Anderson. He describes the atmosphere and his recruitment process.
Identifier
BurkeTW_01_20140311_C05
Publication Date
3-11-2014
City
Houston, Texas
Interview Session
Topics Covered
The Interview Subject's Story - The Clinical Provider; The Clinician; Joining MD Anderson; MD Anderson Culture; Evolution of Career; Professional Practice; The Professional at Work; Mentoring; This is MD Anderson; Personal Background; Professional Path; Influences from People and Life Experiences
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Disciplines
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Oncology | Oral History
Recommended Citation
Burke, Thomas W. MD and Rosolowski, Tacey A. PhD, "Chapter 05: Coming to MD Anderson to For Surgical Innovation" (2014). Interview Chapters. 921.
https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/921
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