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When Michael Collins made a decision to become a cosmetic surgeon, he was totally unprepared for the chaotic life of the resident at a significant hospital. A natural overachiever, Collins' success in college and medical college resulted in a operative residency at one of the most respected medical centers on earth, the famed Mayo Medical center. But in comparison to his fellow residents, Collins felt limited and unprepared. All too soon the euphoria of start his career as an orthopedic resident provided way to the sensation he was a counterfeit, an imposter who got infiltrated a population of brilliant surgeons. This history of Collins' four-year operative residency traces his surge from an anxious but clueless first-year resident to accomplished main resident in his last year. With unmatched humor he recounts the disparity between people's perceptions of the doctor's gorgeous life and genuine: a succession of run-down cars that are towed to the junkyard, long weekends moonlighting at rural nursing homes, a family that grows much larger every year, and a laughable income.