In my experience
Every one in a hospital is FULL of IN DEPTH Knowledge, including PATIENTS :)

Doctors should learn to tap the knowledge from each of them

Of Course
They may not know the Structures under Gluteus Maximum or 7 causes of Cough in Mitral Stenosis https://twitter.com/Akshay10988194/status/1246498094130159617
But
That does not mean their knowledge is limited

Doctors shoud learn from every one

Learn Every day,
Learn from Every One
Not just books, Not just patients, Not Just teachers, Not just PGs, Not just students. In a Hospital, every one has something to teach.
The Staff Nurse, The OT Assistant, The LGS, the X Ray Technician, the CT Scan Technician

I have learnt from every one

Many of the OT Staff would have assisted the same surgery with your professor as well as his professor. And their knowledge would be invaluable
Once I had completed the evacuation of Hematoma and waiting for the hemostasis. The OT Assistant, a senior man about to retire was standing behind me. The anaesthesiologist asked me when i will close and I replied. The OT Assistant told me “மூடுங்க சார், ஒன்னும் ஆகாது”
(Close it Sir, Nothing will happen) in a casual manner
. I jokingly said “சரி, க்ளோசர் தான்” (OK Let us Close) He pointed to the base, Sylvian Fissure, Sinus and said “இங்கல்லாம் ப்ளட் வந்தாத்தான் சார் வெயிட் பண்ணனும் மீதி இடத்துலலாம் ஒன்னும் பண்ணாது”
(Wait only if there is blood in these areas. You can close if there is ooze in other areas) and then told me a list of surgeons starting from Prof BRM to my Immediate Senior and said that these surgeons wont mind Surface ooze and that those patients had all been fine post op
He does not know the names of Sagittal Sinus or Sylvian Fissure

But
Knows that bleeding in those areas are bad

What is this Knowledge ?
Superficial Knowledge or Indepth Knowledge

This is actually in depth knowledge
The other realisation that day was

Every one in the hospital observe what you do
and
Also correlate that with the Outcome of the patient :)

This is why Ratings are useless
Ask the Theatre Nurse, OT Assistant or Post op Nurse as to who is the best surgeon
It was 40 years of Experience in One Line
This is just one example

Same way, every one, has something to offer.
You should be like a sponge absorbing the *Correct* knowledge from every one in the hospital
(I waited for fifteen minutes, and then closed. Later I got the point clarified from my teachers and it was right. Now I follow this)

Books are needed
Journals are needed
Online Fancy Courses are good

But
Doctor who
learns from Everyone
learns every day
shines more
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