“The rationalization is exactly the same. Words like 'temperament' and 'Oh, no! Ohh! How are the patients going to react?.' Aren't we judged by how we treat people? I don't mean as doctors. I mean as people. Especially those who... who don't have the same advantages that we have.”Tagged: Rationalization, Temperament, Patients, Judged, Advantages
“Those are assets. Undeniable assets for any doctor, particularly a surgeon.”Tagged: assets, doctor, Medicine, Surgery
“Yes, he has autism, but he also has savant syndrome - genius-level skills in several areas. He has almost perfect recall. He has spatial intelligence. And he sees things and analyzes things in ways that... that are just remarkable.”Tagged: Autism, Savant, Genius, perfect recall, spatial intelligence
“Well, I... I would love to make you happy, Doctor. I would love to hire someone who never, ever makes a mistake. Unfortunately, God already has a job.”Tagged: Love, make you happy, never makes a mistake, God, Job
“I'm sorry, is this really necessary? Really? A special meeting of the Board of Directors - as much as I love you all - questioning one of my hiring decisions? Did you bother to look up the definition of 'President' while you were skimming the dictionary?”Tagged: Necessary, board of directors, Hiring, President, Dictionary
“You're gonna make me pull rank, I will pull rank. This is my hospital.”Tagged: pull rank, hospital, President
“He doesn't want to be a radiologist. He wants to be a surgeon. That's what we hired him to be. That's what I worked damn hard to hire him to be. Not a glorified orderly.”Tagged: radiologist, Surgeon, hired, glorified, Frustrated
“When you reassure someone, they have to receive it. You have to gauge whether they actually are reassured.”Tagged: reassure, recieved, gauge
“He more than earned the right to be here. He has had to get past people like you and their prejudices every step of the way.”Tagged: Earned, get past, prejudices, every step of the way
“Are you a Chief who wants to be top surgeon, or are you a Chief who wants to be president? 'Cause if it's the latter, take your ego, shove it in a cupboard somewhere, and start acting presidential.”Tagged: chief, Surgeon, Top, President, Ego
“In fact, if he's thinking about something in his own mind, just let him be. I'd appreciate it if people gave me the same courtesy.”Tagged: Left Alone, Courtesy, Mind, Appreciate
“It's your responsibility. You're smart. You should be able to use your common sense. When somebody says something, you should figure out what they really mean. And when things don't go exactly how you expected them, navigate that.”Tagged: Responsibility, Smart, navigate, Common Sense, Figure out
“It's my fault. I should've known you would take what I said literally.”Tagged: Fault, Literally, Mistakes, owning up to it
“A patient died because of something you did. I think it's safe to say the one thing you are not is 'fine.'”Tagged: Patient, died, Death, actions, Medicine
“Dr. Shaun Murphy: I conducted observations, successfully interpreted them, and logged them. Dr. Aaron Glassman: Romance in a spreadsheet. I love it.”Tagged: Science, Observations, Interpretation, recording, Love
“Social interactions will happen again and again and again. It's statistically irrefutable. And if you learn how to get along with people a little bit better, you'll have a fuller life. A happier life.”Tagged: Social Interactions, again and again, fuller life, happier
“I can't always be there. I can't always help you the way you need to be helped. The way you deserve to be helped.”Tagged: Be There, present, helped, derseve, Need