
I was in the operating room suite waiting for my anesthesiologist to start my case when I saw an opportunity for a teaching moment. I approached the eager young medical student and said, “Let’s learn something about anatomy. Do you think you can draw out this Whipple operation that we are planning to do?” She gave me a puzzled look and inquired: “Draw it? Like, with a pen?” It seemed like a silly question. Then she asked, “Like, on