Words you know: complete the sentences

unexpected finding · empower · convert to open surgery · delegate tasks · supervision

• The consultant asked the senior nurse to ____ all routine post-operative tasks to junior staff.
• Good clinical leads ____ their residents to make independent decisions during emergency surgeries.
• Junior doctors require close ____ when performing complex procedures at Boston General Hospital.
• During the operation, the surgeon noted an ____ that required immediate re-evaluation.
• Due to extensive adhesions, the surgical team had to ____ laparoscopy.

Remember: Verb + object + infinitive

• The clinical director let the residents [leave / to leave] early after their shift at Massachusetts General.
• The supervisor made us [repeat / to repeat] the entire patient handover in London.
• The senior surgeon helped me [complete / completing] the research paper at Oxford.
• The department allowed him [to attend / attend] the medical conference in Chicago.

Remember: The future in the past

• Dr. Smith [was going to / is going to] lead the seminar at Stanford, but he fell ill.
• We [were about to / are about to] begin the operation when the power failed in New York.
• The medical team [was supposed to / is supposed to] receive the new equipment yesterday in Boston.
• She [was to / is to] become the new head of surgery in Cambridge.

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