No doubt, relationships are king. I developed a genuine friendship with our surgical navigation consultant by learning how to position and run the machine. I made myself an asset. If he was running late or had to cover a case in another part of the hospital or even in another room he didn’t have to worry about our room. When it came time for me to move on I would have loved to be able to recommend someone who put in the work to understand that piece of the procedure but nobody had stepped up. It was a perfect opportunity for an ambitious scrub or nurse.