“I was tired of being in the operating room teaching people. I think that is a mistake. You need be taught beforehand, some level of expertise so that they understand; that breast flap on the mastectomy is going to be about 1 cm of thickness. And it’s going make a line just above the breast tissue, and how do you find that line, and how do you create tension, and counter tension, or traction, or counter traction."
David R. Farley
During his career at Mayo Clinic, Professor David R. Farley has taught and trained more than 300 general surgery residents. He made his own test called the "Farley test" to find out whether trainees were ready to participate in his team.
