Student with a Scalpel...

My husband has spent the last month doing a general surgery rotation. I'm not sure what he does between the hours of 5AM and 8PM but I do know that no matter how tired he is when he walks through our door he is beaming. A few days ago he walked in almost bursting with excitement. The residents had had an early morning meeting which left the students alone with the attendings. Kai scrubbed in for a particularly long case, which he had seen the day before, and took the first assistant position across from the surgeon. The doctor walked in drew a line with a black marker handed the scalpel to Kai and told him to get started. Kai was amazed and shocked. Did he realize he had just handed a scalpel to a medical student? Kai didn't say anything. He had watched the surgery closely the day before and knew exactly what to do. He handled the surgery beautifully and the other medical student in the room was silently cheering to himself. After surgery the doctor approached Kai and asked him what year he was in school? When Kai replied he was only a 3rd year, the surgeon said, "You did very well for only a 3rd year." I thought Kai might burst by the time he got home to relay the story and I have to admit I was equally excited for him. This kind of opportunity rarely happens for a student, and for Kai it was a dream come true.