Thread:Tooniee/@comment-5278765-20141116151628/@comment-5278765-20141117133421

Well, we know she was chief resident and she was the head of her department when she was really young (though the previous head died unexpectedly at a time when they had no ability to hire someone else, so she kind of got it by default), like had barely finished her fellowship young. Graham is much younger and has less overall surgical experience than she does, even though at the beginning, he had more fetal surgery experience. We've seen multiple times other surgeons praising Arizona's skill, like her winning a prestigious grant, but we've also seen Arizona being willing to step back and not cut and let other people shine, like when she decided against surgery for the kid in Tainted Obligation or when she told Derek she didn't need to make the cut on Andy Michaelson or when she admitted that she was ready for the valvuloplasty. She mastered young what Derek still hasn't: not letting her arrogance get in the way of patient care. If she can't do it, she won't do it. If it's not the best option for a kid, she won't do it.