Behind the Mask: Surgery Is Hard—That’s Why Residents Need This Checklist

1Orthopaedic Resident, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA S. E. Zhang ✉, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 3737 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA, Email: email protected A Note from the Editor-in-Chief: In this quarterly column, fifth-year resident Steven Zhang MD takes us inside his intense training environment at the University of Pennsylvania, where at the end of the busy day, he is often left with more questions than answers. We welcome reader feedback on our editorials as we do on all of our columns and articles; please send your comments to email protected. The author certifies that there are no funding or commercial associations (consultancies, stock ownership, equity interest, patent/licensing arrangements, etc.) that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted article related to the author or any immediate family members. All ICMJE Conflict of Interest Forms for authors and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® editors and board members are on file with the publication and can be viewed on request. The opinions expressed are those of the writer, and do not reflect the opinion or policy of CORR® or The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons®.